Calendar of global rock climbing festivals
The events featuring in the calendar and map view below have been selected by the UIAA Rock Climbing Working Group to appear on the UIAA’s annual calendar of rock climbing festivals worldwide. The main criteria being that the festivals are open to international climbers. To submit your festival for consideration please email UIAA News.
Melloblocco is an international bouldering meeting which in Val Masino finds one of the most interesting and evocative places in the Alps for climbing on granite, from blocks to large walls Location: Val Masino & Val di Mello, Lombardy, Italy Website: https://www.melloblocco.it Overview Melloblocco is one of the world’s largest outdoor bouldering gatherings, attracting hundreds...
Flash Foxy originated to empower women climbers and offer a virtual space to connect over climbing, being outside together, and building community. The inaugural Women’s Climbing Festival in 2016 helped establish an alternate climbing space in real life that did not center cisgender men. The climbing community is not static and Flash Foxy has adapted...
The Hvar Climbing Festival is a growing international climbing gathering that highlights the limestone sport climbing of Croatia’s Adriatic islands. 4–7 June 2026 Hvar Island, Croatia (festival base around Jelsa) Overview A relatively new festival on stunning sea cliffs such as Vela Stiniva and Lučišća. Ideal for enjoying a relaxed festival atmosphere. Climbing has been...
The Petzl Frankenjura Climbing Festival is one of the largest climbing gatherings in the German-speaking world. Hosted in the village of Königstein, the festival celebrates the historic pocketed limestone climbing of the Frankenjura with several days of climbing, lectures and community events. Location: Königstein, Bavaria, in the Frankenjura climbing region, Germany Registration: The festival fee...
Oh My Bloc is a bouldering festival, held in Milly-la-Forêt (France), aiming to inform and educate climbers who are as passionate as we are about climbing in an environmentally-friendly way. We’re delighted that the passion for bouldering is contagious, and in a magical forest, we have to adapt our gym routines to a shared and...
The BMC have announced that its next International Summer Meet will take place on: 13-21 June 2026 Llanberis, North Wales, UK This meet will once again bring together climbers from federations around the world for a week of shared adventure, cultural exchange, and community building. Federations will be invited to nominate participants, with places available...
The 3rd edition of the Climb Angola Festival will be held from 24 July - 3 August 2026. The event features an amazing 10 days of climbing, highlining, route development and camping in Serra da Leba, Angola. The festival will feature a bolting workshop, film screenings, live music, cultural events, and more. A dedicated guidebook...
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