The Yorkshire and Humberside Orienteering Association are pleased to invite you to South Yorkshire over the 2025 Easter Weekend for the Jan Kjellström International Festival of Orienteering. The Festival will, as usual, consist of three individual days of races, all of which are World Ranking Events, culminating in the Relays on Day 4. Additionally, Days 1 and 2 will see TrailO competitions taking place within a short distance of the main Arenas. In addition to the main orienteering races, JK25 will feature Festival Fun: a range of activities open to both competitors and spectators, including biathlon orienteering and a climbing wall!

With the Sprint in Sheffield City Centre, and the Middle & Long races only a few miles further north, competitors will be able to base themselves in or near Sheffield, with the option of using public transport to reach the events, and allowing time to explore the vibrant city of Sheffield and South Yorkshire's cultural gems. Whilst the Relays are on the southern fringes of Leeds, they can still be reached within an hour's drive from Sheffield, and are conveniently close to major transport links making for an easy homeward journey.

Entries open in December 2024, but in the meantime we have provided a taster of what to expect from each of the areas, and other handy information to enable you to book Accommodation. We very much hope you will join us in South Yorkshire in the spring for JK25!

-  Jacky Dakin, JK Coordinator