Listing is alphabetical by country for 2016-2017 (last updated October 2016) |
Australia |
Batemans Bay , NSW |
Rock n' Roll |
10-13 March 2017 |
Australia |
Albany, WA |
Canoeing WA's Sea Kayak Symposium |
2017 dates? |
Australia |
Windsor, NSW |
Hawkesbury Canoe Classic |
29 Oct 2016. 2017 dates? |
Canada (British Columbia) |
Vancouver Island |
Pacific Paddling Symposium |
2017 dates? |
Canada (New Brunswick) |
Saint John |
Atlantic Paddle Symposium (organized by Paddle Canada) |
Defunct? |
Canad (Bay of Fundy) |
Southwest Nova Scotia |
Bay of Fundy Sea Kayak Symposium (organized by Paddle Canada) |
22-25 Sept 2017 |
Canada (Bay of Fundy) |
Tangier, Nova Scotia |
Atlantic Canada Sea Kayakers' Meeting (organized by Coastal Adventures) |
2017 dates? |
Canada |
Palmer Rapids, Ontario |
National Sea Kayak Symposium (organized by Adventure Kayak magazine) |
Defunct? |
Canada |
Ontario |
Rossport Island Sea Kayak Symposium |
Defunct? |
Canada |
Ontario |
Rossport Islands Sea Kayak Festival |
Defunct? |
Canada |
Ontario |
Georgian Bay Storm Gathering |
Defunct? |
Catalonia |
See Spain |
Chile |
Valdivia |
Simposio de Kayak Pacifico Sur (organized by Pueblito Expediciones) |
Defunct? |
Denmark |
Aalborg |
DGI Landsstævne |
29.06-02.07.2017 |
Denmark |
Jutland |
DGI-Jutland Havkajak Winter Festival |
2017 dates? |
Denmark |
Roskilde |
DGI-Lejre Havkajak Symposium |
2017 dates? |
Finland |
Tulliranta |
Hanko Sea Kayak Gathering |
2017 dates? |
France |
Brittany (Bretagne) |
www.ckmer.org |
Various, all year |
France |
Brittany (Bretagne) |
Brittany Kayak Festival
www.kayakdemer.eu |
Defunct? |
Germany |
Prora on Rügen |
Salzwasserunion's Seekajakwoche |
2017 dates? |
Greenland |
Qaqortoq |
Greenland National Kayaking Championship |
2017 dates? |
Ireland |
Rathdrum, Wicklow |
ICU Paddlefest
www.cani.org.uk |
2017 dates? |
Ireland |
Baltimore? |
Irish Sea Kayaking Association Symposium (ISKA Symposium) |
2017 dates? |
Ireland |
|
Irish Sea & Surf Symposium |
Defunct? |
Ireland |
Inishowen? Moville? |
Inishowen Sea Kayak Symposium organised by www.inishadventures.com |
2017 dates? |
Italy |
Genoa and other locations |
Events organized through Canoaverde |
Various, all year |
Italy |
Sicily |
Sicily kayak tours Events organized by Maremotu) |
Various |
Mexico |
Ensenada |
Baja Kayak Fest (organized by Aqua Adventures) |
2017 dates? |
New Zealand |
Ponui Island |
KASK (Kiwi Association of Sea Kayakers)* national forum
*Today, Canterbury Sea Kayak Network may be a better starting point |
03-05 March 2017 |
New Zealand |
near Auckland |
Coastbusters Sea Kayak Symposium |
Now on hold |
New Zealand |
|
International Kayak Week |
2017 dates? |
Norway |
|
Neptun Kajakk symposium |
2017 dates? |
Norway |
Hordaland |
Padlefestivalen |
2017 dates? |
Norway |
East of Oslo |
Kanalfestival |
2017 dates? |
Norway |
|
Rullefestivalen organised by Kajakkspesialisten |
2017 dates? |
Norway |
Near Sandefjord |
Bølgefestivalen (= Wave Festival) |
07-09.0ct 2016. 2017 dates? |
Norway |
Fredrikstad |
Fredrikstad Kajakk |
Various |
Norway |
Stokkøya |
Qajaq-treff |
2017 dates? |
Norway |
|
Rangøysamlinga |
2017 dates? |
Norway |
Near Sandefjord |
Telemarkspadler'n (marathon) |
2017 dates? |
Scotland |
See UK |
Spain (Catalunya) |
Cap de Creus |
Pagaia Symposium |
2017 dates? |
Spain (Catalunya) |
Llanca |
www.pagaia.cat |
Various, all year |
Sweden |
Fjällbacka? |
Kajakkorienteringen (marathon) |
2017 dates? |
UK (Channel Islands) |
Jersey |
Jersey Sea Kayak Symposium |
2017 dates? |
UK (Cornwall) |
Falmouth |
Sea Kayaking Cornwall Symposium (organized by Sea Kayaking Cornwall) |
8-16 Oct 2016. 2017 dates? |
UK (Dorset) |
Studland |
Qajaq Games (fun events based on the Greenland Games of the Inuit). Entry forms from ukqajaq at gmail.com |
2017 dates? |
UK (Isle of Man) |
Isle of Man |
International Training Weekend (organized by Adventurous Experiences) |
2017 dates? |
UK (Isle of Wight) |
Isle of Wight |
Isle of Wight Sea Kayak Symposium |
2017 dates? |
UK (Kent) |
Hythe |
Seapoint & South East Kayak Symposium |
2017 dates? |
UK (N Ireland) |
See Ireland |
UK (Scotland) |
Tayvallich |
Mid-West Symposium (organized by Kari-Tek) |
2017 dates? |
UK (Scotland) |
Isle of Skye |
Scottish Sea Kayak Symposium |
Next in 2018 |
UK (Scotland) |
Glencoe |
Traditional Kayak Meeting |
Defunct? |
UK (Scotland) |
Shetland Islands |
Shetland Sea Kayak Symposium
(organized by www.shetlandcanoeclub.co.uk)
|
2017 dates? |
UK (Wales) |
Anglesey |
Anglesey Sea Kayak Symposium |
2017 dates? |
UK (Wales) |
Anglesey |
Anglesey Storm Gathering Symposium |
2017 dates? |
UK (Wales) |
Pembrokeshire |
Stackpole Sea Kayak Festival (organized by Sea Kayak Guides) |
Defunct? |
USA (California) |
Various |
Traditional Arctic Kayaks Symposium (TAKS, organized by Shaman Kayaks) |
Defunct? |
USA (California) |
San Francisco |
Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium
or Paddle Golden Gate |
26028 Jan 2018 |
USA (California) |
San Diego |
Southwest Paddle Fest Symposium (organized by Aqua Adventures) |
Defunct? |
USA (California) |
Santa Cruz |
Santa Cruz Paddlefest (organized by Kayak Connection) |
2017 dates? |
USA (Carolinas) |
James Island County Park, Charleston |
Charleston Outdoor Fest |
21-23 April 2017 |
USA (Carolinas) |
Charleston |
East Coast Paddlesports & Outdoor Festival sponsored by Sea Kayak Carolina |
2017 dates? |
USA (Delaware) |
Rehoboth Bay |
Delmarva Paddlers' Retreat |
30 Sept - 08 Oct 2017 |
USA (Florida) |
Yulee, FL |
ACA Florida Canoe Symposium |
2017 dates? |
USA (Florida) |
St Petersburg, FL |
Florida Gulf Coast International Sea Kayak Symposium (organized by Sweetwater Kayaks) |
24-26 Feb 2017 |
USA (Georgia) |
Tybee Island |
ACA Paddlesport Week (organized by Sea Kayak Georgia) |
20-27 Oct 2016. 2017 dates? |
USA (Maine) |
Bath. ME |
Mid Coast Sea Kayak Rendezvous |
2017 dates? |
USA (Maryland) |
Annapolis, MD |
Mid Atlantic Kayak Festival (organized by Potomac Paddlesports) |
Defunct? |
USA (Michigan) |
Lake Michigan |
Qajaq TC |
2017 dates? |
USA (Michigan) |
Grand Marais |
Great Lakes Sea Kayak Symposium |
19-23 July 2017 |
USA (Michigan) |
Munising, MI |
Ladies Of The Lake (organized by Downwind Sports) |
2017 dates? |
USA (Michigan) |
Big Blue Lake |
WMCKA Symposium |
2017 dates? |
USA (Michigan) |
Munising |
Gales Storm Gathering |
2017 dates? |
USA (Minnesota) |
Duluth, MN |
Two Harbors Kayak Festival |
29-30 July 2017 |
USA (Minnesota) |
Lake Carlos State Park |
The Gathering
www.qajaqmn.org |
2017 dates? |
USA (New York) |
Croton-on-Hudson |
Hudson River Greenland Kayak Festival |
2017 dates? |
USA (New York) |
Manhattan |
Annual Manhattan Circumnavigation |
2017 dates? |
USA (Oregon) |
Pacific City |
Lumpy Waters Symposium |
07-09 Oct 2016. 2017 dates? |
USA (Vermont) |
Lake Champlain |
Vermont sea kayak tours (organized by True North Kayak Tours) |
Various, summer |
USA (Virginia) |
Kiptopeke, VA |
Kiptopeke Sea Kayaking Symposium (organized by Cross Currents) |
2017 dates? |
USA (Washington) |
Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend WA |
West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium |
Defunct? |
USA (Washington) |
Seattle |
New Year's Challenge (organized by Paddling Dynamics) |
Defunct? |
USA (Washington) |
near Seattle |
South Sound Traditional Inuit Kayak Symposium (SSTIKS) |
2017 dates? |
USA (Washington) |
Port Angeles |
Port Angeles Kayak Symposium (organized by Olympic Raft & Kayak) |
Defunct? |