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World Orienteering Championships 2027

Veszprém – Hungary

Come and compete, cheer and spend your holiday in the former European Capital of Culture, at Lake Balaton, at the „Hungarian Sea”!
Have you ever been in Veszprém? Come and enjoy the city!
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In 2027, Hungary will host the World Orienteering Championships for the third time.

After Zalaegerszeg (1983) and Miskolc (2009), this time Veszprém will be the centre of the world’s biggest orienteering event.

44th World Championships in the history of the sport.

The World Orienteering Championships in 2027 – as always in odd-numbered years – will crown world champions in the forest competition formats, in middle- and long distance and relay.

This is an excellent opportunity for spectators, fans, families, groups of friends for a sporty summer holiday, for an unforgettable vacation at Lake Balaton.
Combine holiday, leisure and sport! Get an experience of a lifetime!

Hungary and the Lake Balaton offers a whole host of extraordinary programme ideas for all ages and all types of holiday-makers!

Get to know us, get to know the Veszprém-Balaton region!

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PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

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13-18 July 2027

  • Day 0: Opening Ceremony
  • Day 1: Middle Distance Qualification
  • Day 2: Long Distance Final
  • Day 3: Rest day
  • Day 4: Middle Distance Final
  • Day 5: Relay
Hungaria Cup (WOC Tour 2027)

The spectator race of the world championships.

As a fan, you can compete on the World Championships’ terrains alongside the sport’s greatest athletes!

We will organise a race with full of variety for spectators, fans and amateur orienteers. For beginners and amateurs there will be easy courses with simple orienteering, for the seasoned pros there will be challenging courses. At the Hungaria Cup (WOC Tour 2027), anyone can get to know orienteering and take the first steps towards joining the ranks of the world’s stars. Participants of the WOC Tour can run in the beautiful areas of the Bakony – Balaton – Balaton-Highlands and Veszprém for 6 days. The courses, the terrains, the extra events all offer something special for you.

Date of the spectator race: 13-18 July 2027

During the 6 days of the Hungaria Cup (WOC Tour 2027), the competitors can run on courses in Veszprém, at the beach of Lake Balaton and on terrains of the World Championships.

  • 3 days on WOC 2027 terrains
  • 2 days in Veszprém, in forest and in the medieval old town
  • 1 day on the shore of Lake Balaton, in Balatonfüred
Watch the short movie below from a Hungarian Championship in 2024, staged by the organiser club of WOC 2027!
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HOLIDAY

Spend your holiday in the Veszprém – Balaton region

Veszprém, also known as the “City of the Queens”, is one of the most charming cities in Hungary, with 1000 years of history and heritage.
It’s steeply winding, charming streets come alive, especially in the summer – the city has a bright past, present and future.
Veszprém, together with the Bakony-Balaton region, was the European Capital of Culture in 2023 as a coherent experience region.
Visitors to the region can not only swim in Lake Balaton, but also enjoy the rich cultural programme on offer every year. Veszprém is a festival town with a significant cultural heritage in its past and present. The Gizella Days, the VeszprémFest, the RozéRizling Festival, the Auer Classical Music Festival, the StreetMusic Festival make the warm summer days hot and cosy.
Come and enjoy the festivals with us in 2027 in Veszprém during the Hungaria Cup (WOC Tour)!
PRE-EVENTS

Road to WOC 2027

We will offer for the WOC and Hungaria Cup (WOC Tour) competitors several training and preparation opportunities in the coming years.

Every year, the organiser Veszprémi Honvéd Sport Club will organise several international orienteering events related to the World Championships for you!

Come and join our events in 2025-2026-2027!

Already in the years leading up to the WOC 2027 event, there are more orienteering events waiting for you!
You can get to know Veszprém and terrains similar to WOC 2027 terrains in each of the competitions. You’ll learn about the skills of the organisers, the style of mapping and course setting.

Come and join us, get the perfect preparation!

2025

  • 20-21 September 2025:
    Hungarian Sprint & Sprint Relay Championships, WRE – Veszprém
  • 22-24 September 2025:
    Forest training camp on WOC 2027 relevant terrains – Veszprém

2026

  • 6-7 June 2026:
    Hungarian Middle Distance & Relay Championships, WRE – Veszprém
  • 8-10 June 2026:
    WOC 2027 Training camp – Veszprém
  • October 2026:
    Honvéd Cup, WRE – Veszprém
  • October 2026:
    WOC 2027 Training camp – Veszprém

2027

  • April 2027:
    Honvéd Cup, WRE
  • April 2027:
    WOC 2027 Training camp
  • June 2027:
    WOC 2027 Selection Races
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Orienteering

Our passion is orienteering

The Hungarian Orienteering Federation (MTFSz) was one of the founding members of the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) in 1961, and has given the sport great athletes such as the first non-scandinavian world champion in 1972, Sarolta Monspart who was later elected one of the 12 most recognised athletes in Hungary, or the double world champion from 1991 and 1995, Katalin Oláh. The goals of the Hungarian Orienteering Federation are to continuously host high-level orienteering competitions in Hungary. In foot orienteering since 2016, European Youth Orienteering Championships (EYOC), Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC), World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC) and World Masters Orienteering Championships (WMOC) have been organised in Hungary, with the European Orienteering Championships in August 2024 as the most recent highlight. The process is ongoing, as Hungary will host the World Trail Orienteering Championships in 2025 and WOC in 2027. International events in their home country provide a great motivation for our competitors.

ORGANISER

Veszprémi Honvéd Sport Club

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The Veszprémi Honvéd Sport Club (VHS), that organises WOC 2027 and the Hungaria Cup (WOC Tour), was founded in 1964.
It is one of the oldest and most successful orienteering clubs in Hungary. It has organised many international orienteering competitions and Hungarian national championships over the years.
The club had already provided top runners for the 1983 World Orienteering Championships, and we hope to have more club members competing at WOC 2027.
Our talents:
  • 3x Junior World Orienteering Championships gold medallist, Rita Máramarosi,
  • WOC and EOC participant Dominika Mérő,
  • Our club provides a steady stream of talented athletes in the junior and youth national teams of Hungary. We can be extremely proud of the glittering medals from EYOC and JWOC by our young athletes.
Our mission is to educate children to get experience “for life”, our aim is that they not only achieve success in sport, but also find their way of calling in other areas of life.
Partners

Our cooperation partners

The Municipality of the City of Veszprém, University of Pannonia in Veszprém, the Hungarian Orienteering Federation and the Veszprémi Honvéd Sport Club are collaborating to prepare, promote, facilitate and host the World Orienteering Championships in 2027, in Veszprém.
The Campus of University of Pannonia will host the central accommodation of WOC 2027.
The University of Pannonia is one of Hungary’s leading higher education institutions. It offers courses in the fields of humanities, economics, information technology, education and social- and natural sciences.
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