Edinburgh Big Weekend 2026

Welcome back to Edinburgh for the biggest weekend of the year.  Expect lots of fun and fantastic racing around Edinburgh from the 23rd January to the 25th January 2026.

Get entered now and find some provisional details of each race below.

Friday 23rd January

Night event at Braid Hills

As the sun sets on Scotland’s capital, it’s lights on and away as the biggest Fight with the Night kicks off the weekend. Expect fast and furious racing on a brand-new map of a night-O classic – Braid Hills Golf Course. Go head-to-head in a mass start and prepare to be bamboozled by a twist which will have you putt-ing your orienteering first. If that’s not for you, then ease yourself into the weekend with a true technical challenge that will surely get your brain and legs well warmed up.

Saturday 24th January

Urban round Edinburgh Central & ceilidh

Big Weekend is coming back to the streets of Edinburgh for the first SOUL of 2026. Running in the footsteps of champions, look forward to fast paced racing, mind boggling route choices and a brilliant day out in this iconic city. If the steps aren’t hard enough, make sure to get your tickets for the ceilidh in the evening featuring a live band, haggis (not live unfortunately) and lots of fun.

Sunday 25th January

Classic on the Seat & Pollock sprint

Continuing the tradition of Big Weekend, we will once again be returning to Holyrood Park for the first SoSOL of the year. Prepare yourselves to face the sheer slopes of the seat, grapple with the gorse and come back having conquered Edinburgh Big Weekend 2026. If you’re still not satisfied, we will also be holding a sprint round Pollock Halls. Enter either race or hats off to those who can do the double.

See you there!
– Joel, Cat & James