Minneapolis Boulderfest 2026

Boulderfest celebrates community & climbing. It’s an electric, all-day festival that brings people of all ages together for climbing, live entertainment, music, food trucks, raffles, open rounds, and shared connection—now culminating in an all-new Grand Finale in St. Paul. Learn more.

 

🎟️ Reserve your spectator ticket now for our Boulderfest Grand Finale in St. Paul on October 24th (choose as an add-on option to your Minneapolis Boulderfest ticket or register directly on the event page) & watch top competitors from across the country go head to head with a 35K cash purse on the line!

 

WHAT'S HAPPENING:

 

1️⃣ COMMUNITY COMP 🧗

Boulderfest is an all-levels climbing competition. Whether you’ve been climbing for years or it’s your first comp, you’ll find something fun and challenging to climb! The routes are the absolute best of what Bouldering Project and our setting team have to offer. It’s an incredible experience to climb and to watch others climb!

 

2️⃣ PRIZES 🎁

Everyone who competes has a chance to win awesome prizes! Each boulder topped = one raffle ticket entry. Each community session is followed by a raffle with incredible prizes from our sponsors and local brands!

 

3️⃣ OPEN FINALS 🏆

The entire day culminates in an electric Open Finals competition. Come and watch the best athletes from the Open category compete for the cash purse! The top climbers from the Open Finals will move on to our all-new Boulderfest Grand Finale in St. Paul.

Local Cash Purse (Per Division):

1st Place: $1,500

2nd Place: $750

3rd Place:  $375

 

St. Paul Grand Finale Cash Purse (Per Division):

1st Place: $10,000

2nd Place: $5,000

3rd Place:  $2,500

 

4️⃣ ALL DAY PARTY 🎉

Each session has a live DJ, and the whole day is filled with fun activities. From local vendors, games, great food and more, there's something for everyone! Watch Open Finals full of intense competition, MCs, & lights in an event that you won't want to miss.

 

5️⃣ VOLUNTEERS 🙌

We would love for you to be involved! Sign up to volunteer and get fully immersed in the energy, fun, and community. SIGN UP HERE

 

6️⃣ YOUTH & FAMILY ROUND OR YOUTH RULES❗

The Youth & Family round is a recreational-level comp for individual youth (age 13 or under) or families that would like to compete together! Families compete as a group to earn raffle tickets for a special youth & family round prize raffle. Groups will receive one raffle ticket for each boulder topped by at least one person in their group.

 

To register:

If your youth (age 13 & under) is competing alone, purchase the "SINGLE YOUTH" ticket.

Families may also compete as a group (minimum 1 adult, 1 youth - max 4 participants).

If you are a family group first purchase the "GROUP TICKET" - this ticket is inclusive of 1 adult and 1 youth (age 13 & under).

If you need to add additional participants to your group, purchase the "ADDITIONAL PARTICIPANT" ticket - you can add up to 2 additional participants to your group.

 

‼️ HOW TO SELECT YOUR DIVISION ‼️

Each division has specific color circuits eligible for points:

• Recreational: Yellow, Red, Green (V0-V2)
• Intermediate: Purple, Orange, Black (V3-V5)
• Advanced: Black, Blue, Pink (V6-V8)
• Open: Blue, Pink, White, Mint (V8+)

 

When considering which division to select, choose the division that matches with your growth zone. For example:

• "I generally climb purples/oranges/blacks. I can flash most oranges.” > We recommend Intermediate.
• When trying your hardest, are you able to complete 10 black boulders in 1 climbing session? > We recommend Advanced.
• Can’t send 10 black boulders in 1 climbing session? > We recommend Intermediate.
• Climbing predominantly blue, pink, and white? Register for the Open category.

Not familiar with our circuit colors? Here's a quick guide:

• Recreational (yellow, red, green; V0-V2)
• Intermediate (purple, orange, black; V3-V5)
• Advanced (black, blue, pink; V6-V8)
• Open (blue, pink, white, mint; V8+)