Event schedule
FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT
Klaperjaht Offroad Festival 2026 takes place from 7 to 9 August 2026 in Laguja, Nõo Parish, Estonia.
Alongside the main off-road competitions, the festival offers a wide range of activities, challenges and entertainment for visitors of all ages. Whether you come to cheer on the competitors, test your own skills, enjoy live music or spend an adventurous weekend with family and friends, there is always something happening across the festival grounds.
The programme includes recreational competitions, team challenges, children’s activities, evening concerts, the traditional Klaperjaht Disco and several attractions that allow visitors to experience the off-road spirit for themselves.
Some activities require advance registration, while others are open throughout the festival whenever the attraction’s start point is operating. Participation fees, age limits and specific rules are listed below.
Bring your team, your family and your sense of adventure — Klaperjaht is not only a festival to watch, but one to take part in.
From 8:00 a.m. – On-site registration opens
11:30 a.m. – Enduro starting order and competitors’ briefing
12:00 p.m. – Enduro start
2:30 p.m. – TR1 starting order and competitors’ briefing
3:00 p.m. – TR1 start
Recreational competitions, including geocaching and tug-of-war, will take place after the TR1 class has finished.
Approximately 7:30 p.m. – Awards ceremony
Around 8:00 p.m. – Concert begins
11:00 p.m. – End of the programme and start of quiet hours
9:00 a.m. – TR2 starting order and competitors’ briefing
9:30 a.m. – TR2 start
12:00 p.m. – TR3 starting order and competitors’ briefing
12:30 p.m. – TR3 start
After 3:00 p.m. – Recreational competitions begin, including the all-comers’ modern off-road heptathlon, the winchmen’s extreme run and other activities
Approximately 7:00 p.m. – Awards ceremony
8:00 p.m. – Concert begins, followed by a disco
In addition to the scheduled competitions, festival visitors can take part in the following activities:
Touring Adventure
Blind Driving Challenge – requires a navigator and a blindfolded driver
Off-Road Vehicle Kiiking – competitors must drive onto a large swinging platform and try to keep the vehicle balanced for as long as possible
All-Comers’ Off-Road Circuit – adventurous off-road vehicle owners can test their skills and attempt to set the fastest lap on a marked course
Olympic Rings Challenge – a precision-throwing competition in which rings must be thrown onto poles positioned at different distances and levels of difficulty
All these activities are available on all three festival days whenever the attraction’s START point is open.
The best performers in each activity will receive prizes during the main awards ceremony at the end of each competition day.
FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT
Klaperjaht Offroad Festival is not only about competition vehicles and demanding courses. The programme also includes entertainment and activities for families, children and visitors who want to take part themselves.
Young festival visitors can enjoy a dedicated children’s area with several activities, including a driving track with small electric off-road vehicles.
The organiser reserves the right to make changes to the programme.
EVENING CONCERTS
Friday, 7 August 2026
On Friday evening, Plaan G will perform classic rock music inspired by the 1980s.
Saturday, 8 August 2026
Saturday’s concert programme will feature well-known songs by popular Estonian rock artists, including Hendrik Sal-Saller, Jaagup Kreem and others. The evening will also include comedy and light-hearted entertainment.
The programme will be followed by the traditional Klaperjaht Disco.
OFF-ROAD RECREATIONAL COMPETITIONS
Information about prizes will be available at the festival.
GEOCACHING CHALLENGE
The geocaching challenge for all festival visitors will begin on Friday after the competition races.
All teams that have registered by 4:00 p.m. on Friday may participate.
Up to ten teams can register through the festival website, with space for an additional ten teams to register at the event. If there is particularly strong interest, the organisers may increase the number of participating teams.
The activity coordinator will give all teams their starting instructions at the same time.
Participation Requirements
A team may consist of two to five members.
Each team must include at least one adult.
The adult team member is responsible for any minors participating in the team.
Each team must appoint a captain and provide a telephone number for communication between the team and the activity coordinator.
Each team must have at least one smartphone with internet access and QR-code scanning capability.
Team members must not be under the influence of alcohol, narcotics or psychotropic substances.
The use of these substances during the competition is strictly prohibited.
Participants must complete the course on foot. Walking, jogging and running are permitted.
Teams may use navigation devices, applications and any other legal tools that help them achieve the best possible result.
The participation fee is €20 per team.
TUG-OF-WAR
The tug-of-war competition between teams and racing stables will begin on Friday after the geocaching challenge.
All teams that have registered by 4:00 p.m. on Friday may participate.
Participation Requirements
Each team consists of six competitors.
All participants must be at least 18 years old.
There are no gender restrictions.
A maximum of eight teams may participate.
Each competing pair will have up to three pulls.
The first team to win two pulls advances to the next round.
The competition follows a knockout format with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final.
Team members must not be under the influence of alcohol, narcotics or psychotropic substances.
The use of these substances during the competition is strictly prohibited.
Participation in the tug-of-war competition is free of charge.
SATURDAY RECREATIONAL COMPETITIONS
The recreational sports programme will begin after 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
ALL-COMERS’ MODERN OFF-ROAD HEPTATHLON
Competing for a Five-Person Hot Tub Provided by Sannaline
The off-road heptathlon is a team competition involving three male and two female participants.
The competition consists of seven different events testing speed, accuracy, strength, coordination and teamwork.
Each event has its own scoring system, similar to the scoring used in traditional heptathlon and decathlon competitions. The full scoring system will be displayed on the festival information board.
The team achieving the highest total score will be declared the winner.
The participation fee is €100 per team.
Teams must register by 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Registration is also available through the festival website.
Competition Events
Tyre Change – timed team event
Off-Road Vehicle Pull – timed team event
“The Winchman’s Ten Items” Relay Race – timed team event
Shackle Push – individual event, with team results added together
Stone Throw – individual event, with team results added together
Olympic Rings Precision Throw – accuracy and skill event, with team results added together
Tyre Rolling – timed team event
WINCHMEN’S EXTREME RUN
The Winchmen’s Extreme Run begins with a mass start and follows the endurance course located within the festival centre.
The course includes water obstacles and is approximately one kilometre long.
The winner may claim the €100 cash prize displayed at the finish line. Additional special prizes will also be awarded to the best competitors.
Participants must register by 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Registration is also available through the festival website.
Participation Requirements
Winch operators and navigators from registered endurance racing teams may participate free of charge.
The participation fee for other festival visitors is €10.
All participants must be at least 18 years old.
There are no gender restrictions.
Competitors must not be under the influence of alcohol, narcotics or psychotropic substances.
The use of these substances during the competition is strictly prohibited.
MASSAGE BUS
A massage bus will also be available in the festival centre.
Qualified massage therapists will help restore tired muscles and get visitors moving comfortably again after a long day of racing, walking and festival activities.