Outdoormix Festival
The Outdoormix Festival 2025 will take place from 6-9 June in Embron, Haute Alpes, France. Programme Website -- This event has been selected as one of the profiled Rock Climbing...
ROCK CLIMBING
The UIAA is proud to reward those who promote responsible rock climbing. Ever since its foundation in 1932, the UIAA has supported and developed mountain sports and rock climbing in parallel with its commitment to protecting the environment in which they are practised. High mountains, big walls, bouldering, ski mountaineering, ice climbing and rock climbing; these are all activities in the DNA of the UIAA and run in parallel to its commitment to sustainable practices.
The UIAA Rock Climbing Festival Award, ran from 2015-2019 on a continental rotation. In 2024, with its identification as one of the federation’s seven Strategic Priorities, the commitment to rock climbing was reinforced. This includes first steps: creation of a calendar of rock climbing festivals (see below), guidelines for rock climbing festivals and potentially the return of the Award itself.
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.
12 events found.
Climb Namibia Festival
The 2nd edition of the Climb Angola Festival will be held over nine days in Serra da Leba from 6-15 June. And this year, they are collaborating with the community...
Oh My Bloc 2025
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....
Hvar Climbing Festival
The Hvar Climbing Festival in Croatia will be held from 19-22 June. Website -- This event has been selected as one of the profiled Rock Climbing festivals approved to appear...
Base Camp Festival
Welcome to the UK’s' friendliest outdoors festival'. The 2025 edition will be held from 4-7 July. Come and share your love of the outdoors with other like-minded folk at Base...
International Climbers Festival
Presented by Landers local climbing organization, WyoClimbers, is the longest running climbers’ festival in the United States!! Since its inception in 1994, the Fest has always been about celebrating the...
Tout à Bloc
Tout à Blocs is the must-do bouldering competition of the summer. 21-26 July 2025 | l'Argentière la Bessée - Hautes Alpes. An unique concept, mixing amateur and pro, offering high quality and climbing time....
SLCA Climbing Festival
The 12th edition of the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance (SLCA) Festival will be held on 23 August. Proceeds make a positive impact and fund fixed anchor maintenance, climbing access trail...
Suru Fest
The 2025 edition of the Suru Fest, winner of the 2019 UIAA Rock Climbing Festival Award, will be held in Ladakh, India from 25 August - 7 September. Website The...
BMC Gower Festival
The BMC Gower Festival is an annual event. The 2025 edition takes place from 5-7 September. The new venue is at a Scout Centre nearer to Swansea. This is a...
Valle Orco Climbing Festival
The climbing event of Ceresole Reale is back, in Valle Orco, at the foothills of the Gran Paradiso National Park. The 2025 edition takes place from 25-28 September. The event...
Siurana Climbing Festival
Experience three days of activities and clinics led by athletes, mountain guides, instructors, climbing developers, photographers and equipment specialists, along with climbers from all over the world, to celebrate sport...
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Past Winners
Details on the past winners of the UIAA Rock Climbing Festival Award can be found here.
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