Stara Zagora is hosting a series of sports tournaments on October 17 and 18, 2026, featuring karate, orienteering, futsal, swimming, basketball, and football.

The city of Stara Zagora will host a series of sports events on October 17 and 18, 2026, according to the Municipality press center. The lineup includes tournaments in karate kyokushin, orienteering, futsal for hearing-impaired people, swimming, as well as basketball and football matches supported by the municipality.

Karate, Orienteering and Futsal Events

The sports weekend begins on Saturday, October 17, at 11:00 a.m. at the Ivan Vazov sports hall with the Stara Zagora Cup karate kyokushin tournament, featuring around 200 children aged 10 to 14. At 14:00 on the same day, the Sarnena Gora Cup orienteering competition starts and continues into Sunday, October 18, attracting over 250 participants across various ages, including an open category for beginners. Also starting on October 17 at 14:00 is the Peti Oktiomvri traditional futsal tournament for hearing-impaired individuals, featuring eight teams from Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Stara Zagora, Dupnitsa, and Shumen.

Swimming, Basketball and Football Fixtures

The fourth edition of the Beroe international swimming competition begins on October 17 at 15:00 at the Municipal Swimming Pool, gathering hundreds of swimmers across different age groups. Additionally, on Saturday, Beroe hosts Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the second round of the National Basketball League at 15:30 at the Stara Zagora sports hall, while the Beroe football team plays Ludogorets at 18:00 in the 1/16-finals of the Bulgarian Cup.