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Buffalo Stampede Festival

Name: Buffalo Stampede Festival
Start: 2026-03-27
End: 2026-03-29
Location: Bright

Bright, Australia • 27-29 Mar 2026

Buffalo Stampede Festival

The Buffalo Stampede Festival is a series of sky running and trail running events held in Bright and Mount Buffalo, Victoria. The festival is produced by SingleTrack Events and is scheduled for 27-29 March 2026 at Pioneer Park Recreation Reserve, 64/72 Coronation Ave, Bright VIC 3741. The event regularly draws over 3,000 trail runners from Australia and overseas.

Race distances and formats cover a wide range and include solo and team options. Distances offered include:

100 km solo or team
100 km team relay
42 km SkyMarathon
20 km SkyRun
10 km Twilight
152 km Ultra Slam
72 km Grand Slam
5 km Family Trail
2 km Junior Trail

Course routes use trails around Bright and Mount Buffalo. Specific course features mentioned include a 100 km route from Bright to the Horn on Mount Buffalo, sections on the top of Mount Buffalo and in the National Park, a loop that passes Mystic and Clearspot, Bright's climb up Emily's Spur, MTB trails in Mystic Park, and sections through the Buckland Valley. The festival also offers stage combinations where runners contest multiple races over the event weekend. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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Race information

Website

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152 km

Ultra Slam 152km

100 km

Buffalo Stampede 100km

100 km

100k Team Relay

72 km

Grand Slam 72km

Marathon

Skymarathon 42km

20 km

Skyrun 20km

10 km

Twilight 10km

5 km

Family Trail 5km

Kids Trail 2km

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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