Enjoy 7 days of competitive orienteering races in Alberta, Canada.
Canadian Orienteering Championships
Western Canadian Orienteering Championships
Two World Ranking Events plus
Four Canada Cup Events
Find your start lists on the day-by-day details page and please consult the bulletin for all information about locations, parking, and other logistics.
Registration deadline for the TCP fundraiser relay event is August 18.
Latest news
- Photos from the WCOC weekendCheck out some amazing professional photos from the forest component of the WCOC weekend in Beaver Lake. See if you can spot yourself! https://www.amazon.ca/photos/share/RdNu8h0KHy4l4TMGCu1P05YH4APgzKH6m1yXRzSpMLI
- Update: no metal studs allowed at WCOC sprintA small oversight in the bulletin: please note that at the WCOC Sprint, shoes with metal studs or spikes are strictly forbidden.
- WCOC Sprint – updatesUpdated Bulletin – Aug 15, 2025 The uncertainty introduced by construction at the WCOC Sprint venue has meant that several items needed to be finalised at the last minute. Please see the revisions to the Bulletin for the WCOC Sprint event below. We appreciate your patience. Parking, facilities, & washrooms A note on mapping of… Read more: WCOC Sprint – updates
- Correction: directions to Central Staging AreaThe directions to the COC Middle / Long Parking in the bulletin are incorrect. Correct directions are as follows: From Sherwood Park: Head south to Wye Road. Then turn east and continue along Highway 630 east. Stay on this highway (630) for about 35 km. Turn North onto Range Road 200 just as Highway 630… Read more: Correction: directions to Central Staging Area
The 2025 Canadian Orienteering Festival will be held from August 15-24 2025 in Alberta. It will consist of 7 days of orienteering activities starting with the Western Canadian Orienteering Championships in the Red Deer area and wrapping up with the Canadian Orienteering Championships held near Edmonton. We are very pleased to announce two events – the Middle distances in each championship – will be World Ranking Events!
Stage 1: Beaver Lake/Red Deer
Western Canadian Orienteering Championships
| Friday August 15 | Model Event |
| Saturday August 16 | WCOC Middle Distance (WRE) |
| Sunday August 17 | WCOC Long Distance |
| Monday August 18 | WCOC Sprint |
Stage 2: Beaver Hills (Blackfoot Cooking Lake Provincial Park)
Canadian Orienteering Championships
| Tuesday August 19 to Friday August 22 | Sass Peepre Junior and Family Skill Development Camp |
| Thursday August 21 | Team Canada Program Fundraiser event |
| Friday August 22 | COC Sprint |
| Saturday August 23 | COC Middle Distance (WRE) |
| Saturday August 23 | COC Banquet and TCP Silent Auction |
| Sunday August 24 | COC Long Distance |