Event calendar
Sanctioned grip contests, championships, and record breakers worldwide. Past events drop off automatically once they wrap.
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26 on the calendar
October 1-24, 2026 · Multi-venue worldwide
The 14th King Kong meet, run across worldwide venues on the Wrist Wrench, Thumb Blaster, Grab Ball and Little Big Horn.
Event details ↗October 17, 2026 · Gym IronGrip, Providencia, Santiago, Chile
The fourth round of Chile's 2026 ranking series, doubling as the country's King Kong venue on the four King Kong lifts.
Event details ↗October 18, 2026 · Steel Beach Gym, Oakville, CT, USA
A one-day contest on Rolling Thunder, Little Big Horn, Hub, 1.5" pinch and the 4" Grenade.
Event details ↗October 24, 2026 · Liberty Performance Training, Phoenix, AZ, USA
A Halloween grip-and-strength event pairing a max Saxon bar deadlift with an odd-object-to-shoulder gauntlet.
Event details ↗October 25, 2026 · The Grip Shed, Aughton, United Kingdom
A Halloween contest themed "Year of the Fingers", with five finger-strength events.
Event details ↗November 1, 2026 · Dominus CrossFit, York, United Kingdom
The biennial WHEA grip world championship, entered by national qualification, on the 3" Saxon bar, Hub, Little Big Horn, an Inch dumbbell medley and a 2" farmers hold.
Event details ↗November 7, 2026 · Nemesis Grips HQ, Carp, ON, Canada
A 20-athlete, four-event contest (3" blob, 1" thumb crimp, UFH, Eric's Axle) where the top third of each class qualifies for the 2027 Canadian Nationals.
Event details ↗November 7, 2026 · Pain Free Strength, South Molton, Devon, United Kingdom
A five-event contest including a 65mm axle, the Devon pinch block and the Horne Top.
Event details ↗November 14, 2026 · GEvolution Fitness, Augusta, ME, USA
A five-event state championship (dynamometer, Blockbuster, Grandfather Clock, Napalm rolling handles, medley) scored strongman-style.
Event details ↗November 14, 2026 - December 12, 2026 · Multi-venue worldwide (finals in Wyalusing, PA)
The 2026 Napalm Nightmare world meet, spanning worldwide venues and closing at the home venue in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania.
November 14-15, 2026 · The Grip Shed, Aughton, United Kingdom
A year-end record-breaker weekend where each athlete picks three lifts to take world-record attempts on.
Event details ↗November 15, 2026 - December 31, 2026 · Online
An online cash-prize contest on Fat Gripz, Grandfather Clock and 3" pinch block deadlifts, submitted by video, with winners announced on New Year's Day.
Event details ↗November 21, 2026 · The TOP Strength Project, Pawtucket, RI, USA
A Halloween-themed grip contest in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, moved from its original October date to late November.
Event details ↗November 29, 2026 · Lincoln Lifting, Lincoln, United Kingdom
A UK qualifier for the Arnold armlifting championships on the Rogue axle deadlift, 60mm Saxon bar and a vertical bar medley.
Event details ↗December 5, 2026 · Nemesis Grips HQ, Carp, ON, Canada
The women-only final round of the 2026 Feather Crush series: 2.25" Crusher, 1" thumb crimp, 3" blob and an Inch dumbbell medley.
Event details ↗December 6, 2026 · Old School Iron Gym, New London, CT, USA
A holiday grip contest with top-three awards in each weight class and spectator fees going to a local dog rescue.
Event details ↗December 12, 2026 · The Grip Shed, Aughton, United Kingdom
The fifth Christmas fancy-dress grip contest, run over five events.
Event details ↗December 12, 2026 · Fit4Life 24|7, Frankfort, KY, USA
A four-event grip contest (one-hand Napalm, two-hand Napalm pinch, anvil, Hercules hold) held alongside Kentucky's Strongest Man.
Event details ↗December 12, 2026 · Per Aspera Strength, Shawnee, KS, USA
The second Midwest Grip Championship and an Arnold 2027 qualifier: nunchuck grip deadlift, 3" axle, IronMind Block and Silver Bullet hold.
Event details ↗December 12, 2026 · Phalanx Strength and Recovery, Peoria, AZ, USA
An Arnold 2027 armlifting qualifier on the Rogue axle, 3"x4" Saxon bar and Grandfather Clock, with bonus record events.
Event details ↗January 16, 2027 · Spokane, WA, USA
An Arnold 2027 qualifier with max-weight axle, Saxon bar and Grandfather Clock deadlifts.
Event details ↗January 23, 2027 · LiftVT, Williston, VT, USA
A five-event winter contest: grippers, one-hand axle, Euro pinch, double mini Inch pinch and a Monkee Grip deadlift ladder.
Event details ↗January 30, 2027 · Stoneham, QC, Canada
A grip contest near Quebec City with a 30-competitor cap, featuring timed sledge and blob events.
Event details ↗January 30, 2027 · Van Demon Fitness, Mornington, TAS, Australia
The sixth Tasmanian Hobart Hoist, a four-event contest that qualifies entrants for the 2027 Australian Grip Sport Championship.
Event details ↗March 4-7, 2027 · Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH, USA
The Armlifting USA championship on the Arnold Sports Festival stage, fed by the winter qualifiers; the armlifting session day within the festival is not yet published.
May 1-2, 2027 · CrossFit Closer, Kanata, ON, Canada
A two-day, eight-event Canadian national championship for qualified Canadian residents, with results entered into the GSI database.
Event details ↗Most recent first
September 19, 2026 · The Strength Edge, Calgary, AB, Canada
The GSI Western Canada Regional Championship in Calgary, run on a rising bar with a 25-competitor cap.
September 12, 2026 · Black River Falls, WI, USA
A first-edition grip contest in Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
Event details ↗September 12, 2026 · Saffell Performance Training, Bethesda, OH, USA
The eighth Eastern Ohio Grip Challenge, run as the GSI Midwest Regional Championship in a last-man-standing format.
September 5, 2026 · Used Gym Store, Hickory, NC, USA
A memorial grip contest in Hickory, North Carolina whose entry fees are donated in full to the Sundin family.
August 29, 2026 · Mountain Main Performance, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
The GSI Rocky Mountain Regional Championship in Colorado Springs, mixing reverse strongman scoring with a rising-bar last-man-standing.
Event details ↗August 22, 2026 · Klimat 2.0, Ottawa, ON, Canada
The GSI Central Canada Regional Championship, run on Nemesis Grips implements plus a blob medley in Ottawa.
Event details ↗August 22, 2026 · Titan Barbell, Stoneham, MA, USA
The GSI Northeast Regional Championship, held at Titan Barbell near Boston.
August 15, 2026 · Dungeon Strength RX, Auburn, WA, USA
The GSI Pacific Regional Championship, held near Seattle in Auburn, Washington.
Event details ↗Results are entered in the GSI and Armlifting USA databases; this page tracks the schedule, not placings.