Event Schedule

Event for beginners through advanced; beginners and non-members are welcome; free beginner instruction will be available

3 hr/6 hr Score-O GPS course using the MapRun smartphone app; do-it-yourself course anytime in March & April (Not a BAOC event)

TENTATIVE EVENT — Standard 7-course event for beginners through advanced orienteers; beginners and non-members are welcome; free beginner instruction will be available

Sprint Camp returns for its 20th edition, with a new format that will include a Sprint WRE on Saturday, and a KO Sprint WRE on Sunday, and plenty more (entry deadlines: Feb. 28, March 7)

National championships for NJROTC high-school students; NO PUBLIC RACES (entry deadline: Feb. 16)

NRE & championship sanctioning approved; Sprint: updated map of University of Maryland; Middle: updated map of Bowie State University; Long: new map of Bacon Ridge (entry expected to open in Jan.; details TBD)

Standard 7-course event for beginners through advanced orienteers; beginners and non-members are welcome; free beginner instruction will be available.

(Continues from March) 3 hr/6 hr Score-O GPS course using the MapRun smartphone app; do-it-yourself course anytime in April (Not a BAOC event)

Popular annual event; three sanctioned NRE races; 2026 OUSA Junior Nationals; Friday PM Middle-distance at Hueston Woods State Park; Oxford, OH; Sat-Sun two-Day Classic at Mounds State Rec. Area, Brookville, IN (entry details TBD)

Standard 7-course event for beginners through advanced orienteers; beginners and non-members are welcome; free beginner instruction will be available

Popular annual event; Saturday: Middle courses in the morning, Team Relay in the afternoon; Sunday: Classic courses (entry details TBD)

Event for beginners through advanced; beginners and non-members are welcome; free beginner instruction will be available

2 hr/4 hr Score-O GPS course using the MapRun smartphone app; do-it-yourself course anytime in May & June (Not a BAOC event)

Tentative NRE event; probably Middle-distance courses (details TBD) — note the annual Billygoat event is the next day

Tentative event; annual, extra-long course (details TBD) — note 1-day NRE the previous day

TENTATIVE EVENT — Event for beginners through advanced; beginners and non-members are welcome; free beginner instruction will be available

(Continues from May) 2 hr/4 hr Score-O GPS course using the MapRun smartphone app; do-it-yourself course anytime in June (Not a BAOC event)

Events in WA (by COC & EWOC) and OR (by MTHD); hoping to hold four NRE events, and possibly four non-NRE events (details TBD)

Warm-up event for nearby 5 Days Italy event; night Sprint, Long, & Middle (entry deadline: May 31)

Annual international championship event for juniors; also see "JWOC 2026 O-Tour" June 30 to July 5

One Sprint, three Middle-distance, one Long (entry deadlines: March 31, June 15)

Five "public races" (Sprint, Long, Long Middle, Middle, Long) in conjunction with the JWOC competition; full class categories (reg. opens Jan. 1)

4 hr/8 hr Score-O GPS course using the MapRun smartphone app; do-it-yourself course anytime in July through September (Not a BAOC event)

Public races in conjunction with WOC: Public races in conjunction with WOC: Prologue Sprint, Long, Sprint, 2 Middle-distance, Sprint, "extra" Sprint or Middle (entry deadlines: Jan. 15, March 31, May 31)

We have another never-done-before mystery theme celebrating the classic vibes of San Francisco, from Ghirardelli Square through classic neighborhoods. Teams of 1-5 use a custom map to find checkpoints. Preregister for lower fees. (Not a BAOC event)

Annual world championships; also see "5 Days of Italy"

"Barebones" Middle, Long, & Sprint (July 25-27); Canadian Orienteering Championships Sprint, Middle, & Long (July 31-Aug 2) (entry opens mid to late January; details TBD)

Tentative event; likely Middle, Classic, Long, and Sprint events; possibly new maps (details TBD)

(Continues from July) 4 hr/8 hr Score-O GPS course using the MapRun smartphone app; do-it-yourself course anytime in August & September (Not a BAOC event)

4 days at venues around the Bend, Oregon area; at least one day will be an NRE (details TBD)

Annual competition for those over 35 years of age; Sprint Model, Qualification, & Final; Forest Model & Qualification; Middle Final; Long Final; "public races" available (details TBD); (entry deadlines: Jan. 31, April 30, June 30)

(Continues from August) 4 hr/8 hr Score-O GPS course using the MapRun smartphone app; do-it-yourself course anytime in September (Not a BAOC event)

Exciting Sprint location (awaiting approval); Middle and Long at Domaine Saint-Bernard (Mont-Tremblant) (approved); new maps; social and fun events (details TBD; registration opens in Jan.)

Friday Corn Maze (recreational and competitive courses); Saturday & Sunday = 2-day sanctioned National Ranking Event (NRE) serving as the 2026 OUSA Masters National Championships (entry details TBD)

3 hr/6 hr Score-O GPS course using the MapRun smartphone app; do-it-yourself course anytime in October & November (Not a BAOC event)

Middle-Fest; possibly a Long and/or Relay; details TBD

(Continues from October) 3 hr/6 hr Score-O GPS course using the MapRun smartphone app; do-it-yourself course anytime in November (Not a BAOC event)

Friendly competition between BAOC, GCO, LAOC, NAV-X, SDO, & Truckee; everyone is welcome; Saturday Sprint & Middle, Sunday Long (details TBD)

Tentative dates for SAOC; location & details TBD

Tentative dates for NAOC in the U.S.; biennial event that alternates between the U.S. and Canada; location & details TBD