EKF Calendar 2026 / EKF Calendar 2027

EKF Calendar 2026

    JANUARY

_{January 16/18}    

              Grand Prix Croatia. Rijeka (Croatia)

                  Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite – kata; Para karate / kata

 

    FEBRUARY

_{February 6/8}

              EKF Cadet, Junior and U21 Championships. Limassol (Cyprus)

                  Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21 / kumite-kata

_{February 27/March 1}

              Balkan Championships for Seniors and Veterans. Banja Luka (Bosnia & Herzegovina)

                  Categories: Seniors, Veterans / kumite – kata

 

    MARCH

_{March 20/22}   

              46th Grand Prix Slovakia. Bratislava (Slovakia)

                  Categories: Cadets, Juniors,U21 kumite – kata; Para karate / kata

_{March 28/29}   

              55th International Tournamente Golden Belt. Cacak (Serbia)

                  Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite – kata; Para karate / kata

    APRIL

April 3/5

          International Bosphorus Cup, Istanbul (Turkiye)

                  Categories:Cadets, Juniors, U21 / kumite – kata – Para karate / kata

April 10/11

              Nordic Karate Championships (Only for members of NKF), Tartu (Estonia)

                  Categories: Cadets, Juniors, Seniors / kumite – kata; Para karate / kata

April 18/19

              BH Sarajevo Open. Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

                  Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite-kata; Para karate / kata

 

    MAY

May 16/17

              Trophy of Serbia – Danube Cup. Novi Sad (Serbia)

                  Categories: Cadets, Children  / kumite – kata – Para Karate/ Kata 

May 20/24

              EKF Senior Championships. Frankfurt (Germany)

                  Categories: Seniors / kumite – kata; Para-karate / kata

May 29/31

              Balkan Championships for Children. Serbia

                  Categories: Children / kumite – kata

May 27/29

              Georgia Open 2026. Tbilisi (Georgia) 

                  Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite – kata; Para karate / kata

 

    JUNE

June 6/7

              Bohemia Cup. Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic)

                  Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite – kata; Para karate / kata

June 12/14

              Black Sea and Caspian Countries Karate Championships. Istanbul (Turkiye) 

                  Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite – kata; Para karate / kata

June 19/21

              Polish Open. Bielsko-Biala (Poland)

                  Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite – kata; Para karate / kata

 

  AUGUST

August 22/24

              Turkish Open Karate Tournament. Istanbul (Turkiye)

                  Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite –kata – Para Karate / Kata

August 29

              Basel Open Masters 2026. Basel (Switzerland)

                  Categories: Cadets, Juniors, Seniors / kumite – kata 

 

    SEPTEMBER

 

September 5/6

              BH Banja Luka Open. Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

                  Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite – kata; Para karate / kata

September 8/11

              EUSA Combat Championships (only Universities), Tirana (Albania)

                  Categories: Seniors / kumite – kata

September 11/13

              29th Budapest Open. Budapest (Hungary)

                  Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite – kata; Para karate / kata

September 25/27

              Croatian Karate Open. Rijeka (Croatia)

                  Categories: U12, U14, Cadets, Juniors / kumite – kata; Para karate / kata

 

    OCTOBER

October 9 / 11

              Small States of Europea Karate Championships (Only for SSEKF members). Valleta (Malta) 

                  Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite – kata

 

    NOVEMBER

 

November 6/8

              Balkan Championships for Cadets, Juniors and U21. TBC

                  Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21 / kumite – kata

November 15

              Hungarian Open Grand Prix. Budapest (Hungary)

                  Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite – kata; Parakarate / kata

 

EKF Calendar 2027

 

    JANUARY

_{JANUARY 15/11}    

Grand Prix Croatia. Rijeka (Croatia)

Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite – kata

 

    FEBRUARY

_{FEBRUARY 5/7}

EKF Cadet, Junior and U21 Championships. Yerevan (Armenia) 

Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21 / kumite-kata

_{FEBRUARY 12/14}

47th Grand Prix Slovakia. Bratislava (Slovakia) 

Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite – kata

_{FEBRUARY 26/28}

Balkan Championships for Seniors and Veterans. Craiova (Romania) 

Categories: Seniors, Veterans / kumite – kata

 

    MARCH

MAY 24/28

EKF Senior Championships. Marseille (France) 

Categories: Seniors / kumite – kata; Para-karate / kata

 

    APRIL

_{APRIL 10/11}   

56th International Tournament Golden Belt. Cacak (Serbia) 

Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite – kata; Para karate / kata

APRIL 16/17

Nordic Karate Championships. Pajulahti (Finland) 

Categories: Cadets, Juniors, Seniors / kumite – kata; Para karate / kata

 

APRIL 24/25

International Bosphorus Cup. Istanbul (Turkiye)

Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite – kata

    MAY

MAY 1/2

XVII International Kyiv Open Cup. Kyiv (Ukraine) 

Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite – kata

MAY 7/9      

Sofia Open Karate – “The President’s Cup”. Sofia (Bulgaria) 

Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21 / kumite – kata; Para karate / kata

 

MAY 15/16

Trophy of Serbia – Danube Cup. Novi Sad (Serbia) 

Categories: Cadets, Children  / kumite – kata – Para Karate/ Kata

MAY 28/30

Balkan Championships for Children. Sofia (Bulgaria) 

Categories: Children / kumite – kata

 

    JUNE

JUNE 11/13

Bohemia Cup. Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic) 

Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite – kata; Para karate / kata

 

  AUGUST

AUGUST 28/29

Basel Open Masters 2027. Basel (Switzerland) 

Categories: Cadets, Juniors, Seniors / kumite – kata

 

    SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER 3/5

International Turkish Open Karate Tournament. Istanbul (Turkiye)

Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite – kata

SEPTEMBER 10/12

30th Budapest Open. Budapest (Hungary) 

Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite – kata

 

    OCTOBER

OCTOBER 1/3

Croatian Karate Open (Croatia)

Categories: U12, U14, Cadets, Juniors / kumite – kata; Para karate / kata

 OCTOBER 8/10

Irish Open 2027. Dublin (Ireland)  

Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite – kata; Para karate / kata

OCTOBER 15/17

Polish Open. Bielsko-Biala (Poland)

Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite – kata; Para karate / kata

 

    NOVEMBER

 

NOVEMBER 5/7

Balkan Championships for Cadet, Juniors and U21. (Albania)

Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21 / kumite – kata

NOVEMBER 6/7

Dutch Open for Youth 2027. Almere (Nethlerlands)

Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21 / kumite – kata; Para karate / kata

NOVEMBER 20/21

Hungaria Open Grand Prix. Budapest (Hungary)

Categories: Cadets, Juniors, U21, Seniors / kumite – kata; Parakarate / kata

 

    LONG TERM PLANNING 

              2028

– EKF Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships: Spain

– EKF Senior Championships: Podgorica (Montenegro)