World Athletics Cross Country Tour 2026–27: the calendar
By AthRecs Editorial · 3 min read
From Lidingö to Eldoret, follow the season across 23 currently listed meetings in 10 countries. Here are the dates, venues and tour levels, with the next meetings first and any unsettled details clearly marked.
Calendar checked on 9 November 2026. World Athletics currently lists 14 Gold, five Silver and four Bronze meetings for 2026–27. Six listed dates have passed and 17 are still ahead, including one meeting whose date needs confirmation. This page will be updated as the official schedule changes.
The next listed meeting is Sparkassen Cross Pforzheim in Germany on Saturday 14 November, followed by Cross Internacional de Soria in Spain on Sunday 15 November. Both organisers confirm those dates. Cáceres has conflicting January dates in two official calendars; the qualification is shown in the January table below.
November 2026: the next meetings
November takes the tour through Germany, Spain, Zambia, Italy and the Netherlands. Pforzheim and Soria open the next weekend, while Cinque Mulini and Atapuerca share 22 November. Atapuerca's wider programme runs over 21–22 November; 22 November is the tour date.
Kansanshi is listed by World Athletics for Monday 16 November. That is the published date; an additional organiser confirmation is still awaited.
| Date | Meeting | Venue and country | Tour level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2026 | Sparkassen Cross Pforzheim | Pforzheim · 🇩🇪 Germany | Gold |
| 15 Nov 2026 | Cross Internacional de Soria | Monte Valonsadero, Soria · 🇪🇸 Spain | Gold |
| 16 Nov 2026 | Kansanshi National Cross Country Championships | Solwezi Independence Stadium, Solwezi · 🇿🇲 Zambia | Bronze |
| 21 Nov 2026 | Broken Hill Man — The Mud Test | Kabwe Golf Club, Kabwe · 🇿🇲 Zambia | Gold |
| 22 Nov 2026 | Cinque Mulini | San Vittore Olona · 🇮🇹 Italy | Gold |
| 22 Nov 2026 | Cross Internacional de Atapuerca | Experimental Archaeology Centre, Atapuerca · 🇪🇸 Spain | Gold |
| 29 Nov 2026 | Carsolina Cross | Aerocampo di Prosecco, Trieste · 🇮🇹 Italy | Bronze |
| 29 Nov 2026 | International Warandecross Tilburg | Tilburg · 🇳🇱 Netherlands | Silver |
Sources: World Athletics: current Cross Country Tour calendar · Pforzheim organiser · Soria 2026 regulations · Cinque Mulini organiser · Atapuerca organiser
December 2026
Four meetings are currently listed in December, with Chepsaita and Venta de Baños at Gold level, Amurrio at Silver and the Sylvestercross in Soest at Bronze.
| Date | Meeting | Venue and country | Tour level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2026 | Chepsaita Cross Country | Chepsaita, Eldoret · 🇰🇪 Kenya | Gold |
| 20 Dec 2026 | Cross Internacional Venta de Baños | Venta de Baños · 🇪🇸 Spain | Gold |
| 27 Dec 2026 | Cross Internacional de Amurrio | Amurrio · 🇪🇸 Spain | Silver |
| 31 Dec 2026 | Intersport Sylvestercross | AV Pijnenburg, Soest · 🇳🇱 Netherlands | Bronze |
Sources: World Athletics: current Cross Country Tour calendar
January 2027: one date awaiting confirmation
The Gran Premio de Cáceres needs a further confirmation before travel plans are made. World Athletics lists 11 January with the venue to be confirmed. Spain's athletics federation, RFEA, lists 10 January at Aceituna for the same LVI edition. The calendar below preserves that disagreement rather than choosing a day without sufficient evidence.
| Date | Meeting | Venue and country | Tour level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 or 11 Jan 2027 — awaiting confirmation | Gran Premio de Cáceres de Campo a Través | Venue awaiting confirmation; RFEA lists Aceituna · 🇪🇸 Spain | Silver |
| 17 Jan 2027 | Elgoibar Cross Country — Juan Muguerza Memorial | Mintxeta circuit, Elgoibar · 🇪🇸 Spain | Gold |
| 24 Jan 2027 | EnergyVision CrossCup de Hannut | Stade Lucien Gustin, Hannut · 🇧🇪 Belgium | Gold |
Sources: World Athletics: current Cross Country Tour calendar · RFEA: LVI Gran Premio de Cáceres
February 2027
The latest World Athletics calendar includes Albufeira on 7 February and lists the Sirikwa Classic on 27 February. An older official calendar snapshot showed 13 February for Sirikwa; the current listing is 27 February. These are the latest dates checked on 9 November, with later changes still possible.
| Date | Meeting | Venue and country | Tour level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 2027 | Cross Internacional das Amendoeiras em Flor | Açoteias cross-country course, Albufeira · 🇵🇹 Portugal | Gold |
| 27 Feb 2027 | Sirikwa Classic | Lobo Village, Eldoret · 🇰🇪 Kenya | Gold |
Sources: World Athletics: current Cross Country Tour calendar
Earlier in the season: September to 8 November 2026
The opening part of the published calendar is retained here so the whole season can be followed in one place.
| Date | Meeting | Venue and country | Tour level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2026 | TCS Lidingöloppet | Lidingö · 🇸🇪 Sweden | Gold |
| 18 Oct 2026 | Cross Internacional Zornotza | Amorebieta-Etxano · 🇪🇸 Spain | Gold |
| 1 Nov 2026 | Cross Internacional de San Sebastián | San Sebastián racecourse · 🇪🇸 Spain | Silver |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Cross della Valsugana | Parco Segantini, Levico Terme · 🇮🇹 Italy | Bronze |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Cardiff Cross Challenge | Llandaff Fields, Cardiff, Wales · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Silver |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Cross Internacional de Itálica | Itálica archaeological site, Santiponce, near Seville · 🇪🇸 Spain | Gold |
Sources: World Athletics: current Cross Country Tour calendar · World Athletics: Itálica race report · Welsh Athletics: Cardiff Cross Challenge
Race programmes, entry and watching
Each row is a meeting, which can contain several races. Use the organiser's current programme for senior, junior, masters and open-race distances, entry conditions and local start times. A tour listing does not mean that every race on the programme is open to anyone, or that every start is over the same distance.
Broadcast details belong to the individual meeting too. Check its official viewing information close to race day, including any country restrictions. Where you are travelling, confirm the final venue and timetable with the organiser before booking.
Sources: Soria: category and entry conditions · Pforzheim: programme and viewing information
Quick answers
When is the next World Athletics Cross Country Tour meeting?
As checked on 9 November 2026, the next listed meeting is Sparkassen Cross Pforzheim in Germany on Saturday 14 November 2026. Soria follows on Sunday 15 November.
How many meetings are on the 2026–27 calendar?
The official calendar checked on 9 November lists 23 meetings in 10 countries: 14 Gold, five Silver and four Bronze. The list remains subject to additions and changes.
When does the listed calendar finish?
The latest listed meeting is the Sirikwa Classic in Eldoret, Kenya, on 27 February 2027. That is the end of the dates currently published, rather than a claim that no further meetings can be added.
Is the Cáceres meeting on 10 or 11 January 2027?
That date is awaiting confirmation. RFEA lists 10 January at Aceituna; World Athletics lists 11 January with the venue to be confirmed.