There are numerous meetings and contests worldwide where one can meet fellow knife- and axe-throwers. (If you know of any meeting, please send us an email.)
The largest event in Europe has so far always been the Big Throwers Meeting / European Championship.
For many competitions, the 
standard European Knife and Axe Throwing Rules are used.
Do have a look at the photo impressions in our reports on past meetings.
If you are interested in "throwing" a meeting in your country, or are just curious, join the Eurothrowers mailinglist.
The association European Throwing Club "Flying Blades" (Eurothrowers) is a central sports throwing source. Among other things, they published a best-practice handbook on how to organise throwing competitions. To find more sports community websites, turn to our knife throwing web directory.
A well-researched history of the worldwide development of our throwing sport has been written by Goryachkin (available in Russian only).
This calendar is about knife throwing, and axe throwing - that is, tomahawks and other small axes.
Double Bit events, where axes with two blades are thrown, are listed separately below.
2026
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Due to the consequences of covid and Russia's war, there will be no World Championship in 2026. Read about the World Championship 2026 / 2027.
- 14th to 15th of March 2026, Amicale 2026, Dieffenbach-au-Val, Alsace, France
Organised by the club La Pointe Y Est;
Details
- 17th to 19th of April 2026, The Good the Bad and the Aces 7, Buggy Barn Museum, Blanco, Texas, USA
Organised by Melody Joy Valerious Thomas;
Details
- 25th to 26th of April 2026, Championship of Sarthe, Changé, France
Organised by Le Mans Habilis;
Details
- 26th of April 2026, Axtolino spring competition, Grünenmatt, Switzerland
The club Axtolino built its ranges in a sawmill, and is holding a competition in knife throwing, axe throwing, and double bit throwing. Reduced registration fee for participants ready to lend a hand in the organisation!
Only certain throwing knives and throwing axes are legal in Switzerland. You might want to print out the official leaflet (also available for axes) to present it to officials.
Details
- 1st to 3rd of May 2026, Norfolk Flingers Competition, Costessey (near Norwich), UK
Organised by the Norfolk Flingers;
Details
- 2nd of May 2026, Spring Competition, Beaver City, Strážek, Czech Republic
Organised by Dušan Dvořák of the W-Club; The western town of Beaver City is halfway between Brno and Prague;
Details
- 14th to 16th of May 2026, French Championship, Vitré, Bretagne, France
Organised by the club Les Lames de L'Hermine, under the umbrella of the Féderation Nationale Sport en Milieu Rural. Non-french participants will most likely be rated separately.
Details
- 15th to 17th of May 2026, brokenfeatherpalooza, Berwyn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Organised by Joe Darrah and Natalie Murray;
For Details contact Natalie or join the event's facebook group;
- 23th of May 2026, 10th Slovakian Championship in Knife and Axe Throwing, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
The Slovakian national Championship is again going to take place in Fort Geronimo.
Details
- 23rd to 25th of May 2026, Alnasca Challenge, Brione (Verzasca), Ticino, Switzerland
Competitions in double bit, axe throwing, knife throwing, and no spin knife throwing. Organised by Alnasca Throwing Knife and Axe.
Only certain throwing knives and throwing axes are legal in Switzerland. You might want to print out the official leaflet (also available for axes) to present it to officials.
Details
- 29th to 31st of May 2026, Precision and Games Knife and Axe Throwing Weekend, Louth near Lincoln, UK/England
Organised by John Taylor and Spencer Kennedy;
Details
- 6th of June 2026, Grand Prix of the W Club, Kamenice, Czech Republic
The traditional cup of the Western Club. The W Club is an active member of the EuroThrowers, and in 2013 held the European Championship. Events are in traditional western disciplines like archery and whip cracking, and of course knife throwing and axe throwing.
Location is the Western Town "Stonetown" (halfway between Praha and Brno).
Details.
- 13th to 14th of June 2026, Puukkofestivaalit, Kauhava, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
Full details in Finnish, some in English;
Ask Toni in English;
- 26th to 28th of June 2026, Blade Throwers Championship, Hradec Kralove, Giant Mountains, Czech Republic
Organised by the club Blade Throwers; Follows UKAT rules; Many details in English;
Details
- 26th to 28th of June 2026, Soulthrower Open, Arboga, Sweden
Organised by Marcus Pehart;
Details
- 17th of July 2026, North Carolina Knife & Tomahawk State Championship, Richfield, North Carolina, USA
Creative and wild event organised by Ichiban Kunai, Chris Davy and Destiny Behringer;
Details
- 23rd to 25th of July 2026, UKAT Competition, Carpi, Italy
Organised by Compagnia del Coltello;
Details and registration in the competition's facebook group.
- 7th to 9th of August 2026, Seventh Open Throwing Championship of Poland, Gąski, Masurian lake district, Poland
Organised by the BNIT club;
- 21st to 23rd of August 2026, KATTA UK National Championships, Louth near Lincoln, UK/England
Biggest KATTA event in the UK, again organised by Back2Bear;
Details will come up in the KATTA UK calendar;
- 12th of September 2026, Czech Championship in Knife and Axe Throwing, Beaver City, Strážek, Czech Republic
The western town of Beaver City is halfway between Brno and Prague;
Details
- 12th to 13th of September 2026, Open d'Alsace, Dieffenbach-au-Val, Alsace, France
Organised by La Pointe Y Est, under the umbrella of the Féderation Nationale Sport en Milieu Rural;
Details
- 13th of September 2026, Axtolino autumn competition, Grünenmatt, Switzerland
The club Axtolino built its ranges in a sawmill, and is holding a competition in knife throwing, axe throwing, and double bit throwing. Reduced registration fee for participants ready to lend a hand in the organisation!
Only certain throwing knives and throwing axes are legal in Switzerland. You might want to print out the official leaflet (also available for axes) to present it to officials.
Details
- 18th to 20th of September 2026, dangerfest, Pierceton, Indiana, USA
Organised by Brandon Danger Dillon and Alisha, ask them about details;
- Double Bit competitions
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Double Bit means that axes with two blades are thrown using both hands. The Swiss Double Axe Throwing Association offers a good event calendar.
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18th of April 2026, 10 years of Basiläxt, Muttenz, Switzerland
Double bit throwers meeting organised by the club Basiläxt;
Read the leaflet of the Swiss police on axes and transport them in a locked box;
Details
- 4th to 6th of June 2026, Asgard Cup in Double Bit Throwing, Laubach, Germany
Organised by the Asgard Throwers;
Details
- 18th to 20th of June 2026, Open Slowenian Championship in Double Bit Throwing, Kocevje, Slovenia
Organised by the club Sekirachi;
Details
- 26th to 28th of June 2026, UK Double Bit Championship, Thirsk, England
Organised by the Axemore Axe Throwing Club;
Details
- 13th to 16th of August, German Championship in Double Bit Throwing, Kesselbach, Hessen, Germany
Organised by the Doppelaxtwerfer Mittelhessen;
Details
- 30th of July to 2nd of August 2026, 4th Double Bit World Championships, Bollnäs, Sweden
Details
- 18th to 20th of September 2026, Swiss Championship in Double Bit Throwing, Rohrdorf, Switzerland
Organised by the club Les Lanceurs du Nord;
Read the leaflet of the Swiss police on axes and transport them in a locked box;
Details
- With virtual events, you can take part from your home - filming your throws, and uploading the video for verification. Rick Lembergs Aim Games focus on the fun aspect of the sport, with regular challenges that help you grow your throwing skills.
- Country-specific calendars of knife throwing and axe throwing events:
Italy: Scuola Italiana Lancio Coltelli ed Asce (several local chapters), Associazione Lanciatori Sportivi Italia
Switzerland: Schweizer Werfer Vereinigung
France: Calendrier Rencontres de Lancer, and Couteau Country Club
Czech Republic: Clubs Naja and W-Club
England and USA: The KATTA UK calendar includes important USA events. Find even more US meetings in Melodys calendar.
Russia: Comprehensive list by Ivan Dolgikh at Metatel.su
; also at Iron Century club
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Keep an eye open if the invitation mentions UKAT. The UKAT rules differs from the standard rules you expect, for example in the axe distances, possibly the target shape, and in that true no-spin is not allowed in rotational events.
- Please contact us if you want to organise an event yourself.
- Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date.
To promote the exchange between axe- and knife throwers, in 2001 the European Throwing Club Flying Blades (Eurothrowers) started the "Big Throwers Meeting / World and European Championship". This event has since been established as the both the central annual competition and relaxed and friendly meetup for throwers from all over Europe and the world, and is assigned to a different country each year.
If you are interested in organising the event in the future, please do not hesitate to contact us.
In September 2008, representatives from 4 European countries negotiated a common set of competition rules. After a revision in 2010, those are used in most international European competitions:
Standard European Knife and Axe throwing rules
There are 5-10 meetings each year in Europe. For only a handful of them we have reports/pictures collected here.
- The next World Championship was moved to 2026/2027 due to the pandemic and war. Rules 2022
- German Open Championship Knife & Tomahawk in Mengerskirchen (September 2019) - results and group photo
- 19th Big Throwers Meeting / World Championship in Knife Throwing and Axe Throwing in Newark/England (August 2019)
- 18th Big Throwers Meeting / World Championship in Knife Throwing and Axe Throwing in Rýmařov/Czech Republic (August 2018)
- 17th Big Throwers Meeting / European Championship in Knife Throwing and Axe Throwing in Alsómocsolád/Hungary (September 2017)
- 16th Big Throwers Meeting / World Championship in Knife Throwing and Axe Throwing in Maniago/Italy (July 2016)
- 1st Rigac Cup in Alsómocsolád, Hungary (September 2015) - Reports and photos by the organiser and by Russian and Czech participants
- 15th Big Throwers Meeting / World Championship in Knife Throwing and Axe Throwing in Huthwaite, England (August 2015)
- 14th Big Throwers Meeting / World Championship in Knife Throwing and Axe Throwing in Callac, France (August 2014)
- 13th Big Throwers Meeting / European Championship in Nivnice, Czech Republic (September 2013)
- 1st Swiss Knife Throwing Meeting, Hölstein, Switzerland (September 2013)
- 12th Big Throwers Meeting / European Championship in Forni Avoltri, Italy (September 2012)
- Sixth Martial Arts East-West Open, Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 2012)
- 11th Big Throwers Meeting / European Championship in Herrischried, Germany (September 2011)
- Fifth Martial Arts East-West Open, Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 2011)
- 10th Big Throwers Meeting / European Championship in Rome, Italy (September 2010)
- Silver Knife Competition, Moscow, Russia (June 2010)
- Thrower Meetings in Russia, Summary 2009
- Ninth Big European Throwers Meeting, in Villeflambeau, France (September 2009)
- First May Throwers Meeting, Kacice, Czech Republic (May 2009)
- Eighth Big European Throwers Meeting, in Chomutov, Czech Republic (September 2008)
- First Ranch throwers meeting in St. Roman, Austria (July 2008)
- First French Knife Throwing Championship near Marseilles, France (June 2008)
- Eighth Midsummer Throwers Meeting in Pottenstein, Germany (June 2008)
- Thrower meeting with 100 participants, Moscow, May 2008
- Seventh Big European Thrower Meeting, Erlangen, Germany (September 2007)
- Third Thrower Meeting in Pullman City, Germany (August 2007)
- Thrower meeting (many events) in Kladno, Czech Republic (May 2007)
- First Big Throwers Meeting in Grenoble, France (September 2006)
- Sixth Midsummer Throwers Meeting in Pottenstein, Germany (June 2006)
- Second Big Thrower Meeting in Pullman City, Germany (October 2005)
- Fifth Midsummer Throwers Meeting in Pottenstein, Germany (June 2005)
- First Thrower Meeting near Marseilles, France (April 2005)
- First Big Thrower Meeting near Bayonne, France (October 2004)
- First Thrower Meeting in Pullman City, Germany (June 2004)
- Fourth Midsummer Throwers Meeting in Pottenstein, Germany (June 2004)
- Third Big Throwers Meeting in Müncheberg/Berlin, Germany (August 2003)
- Third Midsummer Throwers Meeting in Pottenstein, Germany (June 2003)
- Second Big Throwers Meeting in Müncheberg/Berlin, Germany (August/September 2002)
- Second Midsummer Throwers Meeting in Pottenstein, Germany (June 2002)
- First Big Throwers Meeting in Müncheberg/Berlin, Germany (September 2001)
- First Midsummer Throwers Meeting in Pottenstein, Germany (June 2001)
- Knife and Axe Throwing kick off meeting in Kinsau, Germany (June 2001)
- For the early years starting in 2001, find more reports and pictures on our German site
KnifeThrowing.info
