Blue Lake Multisport Festival

Blue Lake Multisport Festival

Saturday, 24 January 2026 to Sunday, 25 January 2026

Blue Lake / Lake Tikitapu, Rotorua

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The Blue Lake Multisport Festival from 24 to 25 January 2026 is Rotorua's longest running triathlon and multisport event.

The event is a two day, all ages, all abilities festival of swimming, biking and running events that is run annually on Auckland Anniversary weekend.

Events include: Reverse Aquathon, Open Water Swims, Kids Triathlons, a Taster Tri and the main event - the Sprint Tri.

The event is organised by the Rotorua Association of Triathlon and Multisport Inc. (also known as "RATS").

Organiser

Rotorua Association of Triathlon & Multisport

Distances/Events

Saturday:
Reverse Aquathlon: 5K Run + 800m Swim
Open Water Swim: 750m & 2K

Kids' Triathlons: (Swim + Bike + Run):
4-7 yrs: 100m + 1 lap + 1K
8-10 yrs: 100m + 2 laps + 800m
11 yrs+: 200m + 3 laps + 1.6K

Sunday Triathlons: (Swim + Bike + Run):
Taster: 400m + 8K + 3K - solo/team
Sprint: 750m + 16K + 5.5K - solo/team

Location map

This event is based at Blue Lake Reserve, Tarawera Road in Rotorua.

Please note: the map location may be approximate. Refer to the event website for start lines and course maps.

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This listing was last manually checked on 1 September 2025.

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