CrossFit sets 2027 Open dates as 2026 season continues
CrossFit locked in the 2027 Open for Feb. 18, 25 and March 4, giving affiliates and athletes a fixed runway before the 2026 season fully closes.
CrossFit HQ set the 2027 CrossFit Open for Feb. 18, Feb. 25 and March 4, 2027, placing the sport’s next season checkpoint on the calendar while the 2026 CrossFit Games were still unfolding in San Jose, California. The dates keep the Open on its familiar three-week rhythm, a timing decision that matters for affiliates building class plans and athletes mapping their first serious training block of the year.
The 2027 schedule lines up closely with the structure CrossFit used for 2026. That season’s Open ran from Feb. 26 to March 16, 2026, with registration opening Jan. 14 at 5:00 p.m. The weekly workout announcements were set for Feb. 26 at 8:00 p.m. at Moffett Air National Guard Base, March 5 at 8:00 p.m. at CrossFit Black Edition in Cascais, Portugal, and March 12 at 7:00 p.m. at Wodapalooza Miami. By keeping the Open to three Friday-style releases, CrossFit is signaling continuity more than a reset, even as the broader season keeps stretching from the Open into Semifinals and then the Games.
That continuity matters because the Open remains the biggest participatory event in the sport. CrossFit says there are more than 13,000 gyms in more than 150 countries, and CrossFitDataLab pegged 2026 Open participation at 379,235 athletes from more than 150 countries. Its guide on the 2027 season also estimated that roughly 15% to 20% of those competitors were first-timers, a reminder that the Open still functions as both a qualifying stage and a gateway for new athletes into the competitive side of the sport.
CrossFit’s 2026 Games overview placed the season finale at July 24-26 in San Jose, with the Games presented by Air National Guard. Against that backdrop, the early 2027 Open announcement does more than fill in a few dates. It gives affiliates a planning anchor months before registration, and it gives athletes a clear target for when the next build begins, even as the current season was still being decided.
A separate social-media post fueled speculation that the CrossFit Games could move to Europe in 2027, with Dave Castro and Laura Horvath mentioned in that conversation, but CrossFit has not made that move official. For now, the concrete message is the same one the Open schedule has sent for years: the season is already moving, and the next start line is fixed.
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