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Calendar of Events, 2026


Registration for programs and membership for 2026 is now open - click "PROGRAMS" or "JOIN US"

Local meets are held approximately every second Wednesday from May to September. In addition, the Yukon Orienteering Association hosts the Yukon Orienteering Championships, the Don't Get Lost (Learn To Orienteer) Clinic, and training opportunities.

For the Wednesday night local meets registration generally opens at 6:00pm.

** ALL MEET SEASON PASSES (now $50) include YOA organized Local Meets, the Yukon Championships, and the Mini-Rogaine. It does NOT include outside events (WCOC, COC, NAOC) or YOA Programs.

Click here for information on the Canadian Orienteering Festival 2027.

January 2025

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2

OC Learning Summit (2 days)

1

OC Learning Summit (2 days)

1

Canada Day !

27

COF 2027 fun events TBD

26

COF 2027 fun events TBD

2

Fun Event (COF 2027) or do laundry (not fun)

5

WCOC Long (COF 2027)

4

WCOC Middle (COF 2027)

3

TCP Fund raiser (COF 2027)

3

Sass Peepre junior camp (3 days)

2

Sass Peepre junior camp (3 days)

1

Sass Peepre junior camp

1

COC Banquet tentative

1

COC/WCOC Relay (COF 2027)

30

COC Long (COF 2027) - click NEXT in upper right to go to July

29

COC Middle (COF 2027)

28

"Midnight" Canadian Orienteering Championships Sprint (COF 2027)

9

Event Sept tent 14

30

Yukon Champs - Long (tent)

29

Yukon Champs - Middle (tent)

26

Yukon Champs - Sprint

12

Event 10

29

Event 9

25

Canada Orienteering Festival July 25 - Aug 3

15

Event 8

1

Canada Day Event !

17

Event 6

3

Yukon University

13

First Forest event

20

World Orienteering Week event - Mount Mac

2

City Race '26: Chase

25

City Race '26: Prologue

18

Night O (note later start time) - tentative

10

Don't Get Lost (Family)

9

Don't Get Lost (Adult)

26

Recreation Expo

27

YOA programs start

16

YOA Annual General Meeting

31

Test event

27

Adventure Run/Score O moved to October 4, 2025

12

WOC 2025 Relay

10

WOC 2025 Long Distance

9

WOC 2025 Middle Final

8

WOC 2025 Middle Qualifier

16

Yukon University - July 16

9

Whitehorse Nordic Festival (Snowshoe O - guided and self start versions)

4

Adventure Run and Score O

20

Copper Ridge

19

Night O - Granger (note later start, Friday night)

10

War Eagle Sep 10

15

Canadian Orienteering Festival (COC, WCOC)

6

Hillcrest Aug 6

30

Long Lake SE - July 30

6

Sage Stomp XL Kelowna

2

Local Meet, 2025-07-02, Mt. McIntyre

24

Spring O Festival - Score O and Line O and more

18

Local Meet / Yukon Championships - long

11

Local Meet / Yukon Championships - sprint

4

Local Meet / Yukon Championships - middle

21

Local Meet / World Orienteering Week

17

World Orienteering Week - see link right

10

Registration for 2025 programs and membership opens.

10

Learn to O (City of Whitehorse). Pre-registration and payment required - see link right.

7

Local Event

4

City Recreation Expo (YOA has a table)

30

Urban Sprint event

28

YOA Programs start

6

Annual General Meeting (AGM) 7pm. Pizza at 6:30pm

25

Ski-Orienteering (Ski Club lead organizer)

9

Learn to O

4

City Recreation Expo

2027 Canadian and Western Canadian Orienteering Championship embargo map.

Training in or exploring the marked area is forbidden until the championship ends. Travel is limited to paved roads and urban facilities; do not enter the forest. Any exception requires written permission, and violations will lead to disqualification.
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