Bavarian Orienteering Festival
5 to 9 May 2027

5 Days Urban Orienteering: 2x urban long distance, 1x Sprint, 1x double sprint, 1x middle distance, 1x 3 person sprint relay

For 2027 we want to go a step bigger – for all fans of urban orienteering- The Munich O Fest becomes the Bavarian O Fest, meaning 5 days of non-stop orienteering action in Bavaria’s 2 biggest cities.

5-7 May 2027 Nuremberg

Wednesday: Sprint in the afternoon
Thursday (public holiday in Germany): Long distance race through the old city including city walls and castle.
Friday: Double sprint
On Friday afternoon, transfer by train from Nuremburg to Munich with Germany’s fastest regional express (1h 36min) or in 1h 14min by ICE hight speed train.



8 – 9 May 2027 Munich

Saturday: Middle distance and 3 person sprint relay
Sunday: Munich O Fest, run through the historic old city with Marienplatz, Frauenkirche, Sendlinger Tor and Feldherrnhalle.
Price giving ceremony for the overall winners Bavarian O Fest.

We are still working out the exact details of the Bavarian O Fest and I expect a few small changes to the published schedule, however the 2 main events, the long distance runs through Munich and Nuremburg are confirmed!




We will publish more details to the planned runs in the coming weeks, so please visit our website from time to time.

There will of course be an overall ranking with prices and a price giving ceremony for the first 3 of all categories.

All competition areas are easily reached by public transport. Both Nuremburg and Munich have an excellent U Bahn (Tube/Subway) system and a U Bahn stop is always close by. Nobody wants to drive through Munich of Nuremburg by car and then has to search for a limited parking space. For the journey from Nuremburg to Munich, there are some great ticket options, such as Bayernticket or Deutschlandticket. We will publish an advisory for the most suitable tickets later on this page.




Orienteering Tops and Sprint Singlet

The Munich O Fest design is available in a classic orienteering shirt version as well as a sprint singlet version. The design and samples are below. We tested some samples, made a few small changes to the design, and you can now order the shirt from our webshop, pay and collect it up at the event, then proudly show off that you were orienteering in Germany's most beautiful city! We always print a few extra shirts for impulse buyers, but pre-ordered shirts are cheaper than the shirts for sale during the event.

Stanja, our designer, combined the best of Munich on the shirt: the colours, black and yellow, represent Munich; the Münchner Kindl (Munich Child) searches for its checkpoint with a pretzel and compass; the Munich skyline which features the Olympic Tower, Frauenkirche (Cathedral of Our Lady), the Chinese Tower in the Englischer Garten, the Victory Gate, and the City Hall tower. The specially designed pretzel font, complete with salt crystals, finishes off this eye-catching design!




The Munich O Fest 2026 is OVER!!!

Thank you to all those participants who travelled from afar to come to Munich. We are proud to have hosted runners from all over Europe and the world!

Unfortunately, there were a few last-minute changes to the courses due to construction and closed underpasses. That's just how it is with city orienteering events in a major city like Munich. I think we found the best possible solution: we cancelled the affected section and quickly assigned 2 helpers.

We've received several inquiries about the TIMEOUT sections and have, of course, removed the relevant sections affected by the construction AND the two tram crossings from the results. We've published a short example on the results page.

Lukas took some fantastic photos, which you can download via the links below. All results, split times, and live updates are also online.
I hope our efforts were worthwhile and that you enjoyed your weekend in Munich. We would love to organize another Munich O Fest, in the near future, and perhaps we'll have the pleasure of welcoming you back to Munich then.

All the best,
Peter

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