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Europeans 2027 · 1–4 July
Large group photo on the grass in front of the red gazebos and the feather flag with the association's logo, green hills and houses in the background, blue sky.

Partners and supporters · EKC 2027

In 2027, Europe plays Kubb here.

1–4 July 2027 · San Pietro in Cariano, Valpolicella. This is the first time the sport's European Championships will be held in Italy, and we're the ones organising them. Under the patronage of the Comune di San Pietro in Cariano.

Let's talkEuropeans 2027

The question everyone asks

What is Kubb? In twenty seconds.

  1. 1Two teams, a lawn eight metres by five, wooden throwing sticks.
  2. 2You knock down the other team's kubbs, then finally the king: topple it too soon and you lose.
  3. 3Children, adults and older people play together: the rules take ten minutes to learn.
The rules, properly explained
A player in a light T-shirt leans forward and throws a stick low over the grassy pitch; in the background terraced vineyard hills under a blue sky.
III ValpoKubb, Marano di Valpolicella, 2025.

Where we stand

This isn't just a plan on paper.

A calendar of events running since 2023, a national team competing at the European Championships, and a European title. All of it done by volunteers, with whatever we had to hand.

events in the archive
33
events in the archive
Tournaments, village festivals, open days and away trips, each with its own photos.
players in Linz 2026
24
players in Linz 2026
The largest Italian delegation ever fielded at a European Championships.
out of 66 teams
1st
out of 66 teams
In Linz, in the 3vs3 Freshman, without losing a match.
participants at the 2025 European Championships
380
participants at the 2025 European Championships
In France, from all over Europe. In 2027 they're coming here.

Source: the site's event archive; L'Arena, 14 July 2026; L'Altro Giornale, August 2026. The 2027 European Championships announcement.

From 2023 to 2027

From the first tournament to the European Championships.

  1. 2023

    The first ValpoKubb

    The home tournament and the first village festivals, around Valpolicella and Dolcè.

  2. October 2024

    A.S.D. Kubb Italia is founded

    Italy's first national association for the sport. The same year, our first European Championships, in the Czech Republic.

  3. 2025

    Joining the European Kubb Association

    A place alongside the federations from across the continent, and the European Championships in France.

  4. European gold

    July 2026

    Gold in Linz

    Italy's first European title, in the 3vs3 Freshman.

  5. 1–4 July 2027

    The European Championships in Italy

    Via Tofane sports grounds, San Pietro in Cariano.

Why now

In Italy, we're the first.

In Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Sweden and France, Kubb has clubs and championships. In Italy, until 2024, there was no association: now there is.

Come on board now and you're not joining something already finished: you're part of it while it's being built.

Kubb players on the grass in front of the crenellated towers of the Castello Scaligero, red gazebo at their foot and blue skyKubb matches on the lawn below a historic building with a balustrade, players and children around the kubbs.Player in a red shirt leaning forward as he throws a stick, his long shadow on the grass and the kubbs at the far end of the pitchKubb pitch on a summer lawn with the red king on the right: three players on the baseline, one bending to throw, behind them a white gazebo and chairsTwo players on the throwing line in front of the castle's crenellated walls
Wide lawn with a Kubb pitch, bell tower, mountains, gazebo and a colourful van used as a stage under a cloudy skyLarge park lawn with cypresses and hills in the background: a Kubb pitch marked out with wooden kubbs, two players shaking hands in the middle and many people watching from the sides, with a red gazebo on the leftVery large playing area with several matches under way, kubbs and king in the foreground, benches and players dotted around; behind, vineyard hills and blue sky.A band in white and red shirts plays on the grass near a wooden children's playhouse, with the red gazebos in the background.Under a white gazebo, a player throws a stick, caught in flight towards the kubbs; the red-crowned king is in the foreground.

How we work together

What we build together.

We don't have off-the-shelf packages. We design each partnership together with the business that comes on board, because every company brings something different to the table.

  • Italian flag in the foreground among the crowd of nations, with Belgian, French and Swiss flags waving and a big screen in the background

    The Italian tricolour among the nations' flags, European Championships, Port-Jérôme 2025.

    The 2027 European Championships

    When a partner is most visible – and also when they're needed most.

    1–4 July 2027: three days of championship play plus an international Sunday event, with teams, players and the people travelling with them from all over Europe, in Valpolicella. An event of this scale takes a year and a half to prepare: it needs sports facilities, accommodation, logistics, event set-up and communications.

  • Large group photo in front of the gazebo with the A.S.D. Kubb Italia flag, a bell tower and mountains in the background

    Festival del Gioco, Dolcè 2025.

    The regular calendar

    Around thirty events a year: your brand becomes part of local life, not just a logo on a billboard.

    Tournaments, open days, village festivals, schools and care homes, around Verona, Valpolicella and on away trips. This is where the players who'll compete in 2027 are made.

  • Players toast with glasses of white wine under the gazebo, one holding a bottle and a wooden king.

    Festa dei Vini Classici, Pedemonte 2025.

    The bond with Valpolicella

    Outdoor sport, wine and slow tourism: we didn't go looking for the overlap, we found it.

    A sport played on a lawn, in the middle of the hills, that brings people here from all over Europe. What this area already offers and what we do fit together naturally.

  • Hands holding a knockout bracket for the tournament on a sheet of paper

    The tournament draw, Festival del Gioco, Dolcè 2025.

    Not just money

    Equipment, hospitality, transport, expertise: much of what's needed can't be bought with a bank transfer.

    Materials, services, professional skills, the use of venues and spaces. Many of the things we need can't be bought, and many businesses have exactly those things to offer.

In all honesty

What we're not.

We're telling it as it is, because this is exactly what we're asking you to weigh up.
A.S.D. Kubb Italia

We're not a sports federation: we're an amateur sports association run by volunteers, and in Italy Kubb isn't yet a discipline under any national sports federation. The official rules are the international ones, not ours.

We don't have big-sport numbers. We have a small, growing movement, a European title that came sooner than expected and a continental event to organise.

Let's talk

The first step is a chat.

Tell us what you do and we'll tell you frankly where we might find common ground. If there isn't a fit, we'll say so straight away: nobody has time to waste.

Write to us via the form

See you on the pitch.

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Large park lawn with cypresses and hills in the background: a Kubb pitch marked out with wooden kubbs, two players shaking hands in the middle and many people watching from the sides, with a red gazebo on the leftEvening prize-giving on a stage: three players show their plaques while a man speaks into the microphoneMan in a straw hat throws a stick low over the grass, the stick in flight towards the red kingKubb match on the grass with players on the throwing line, a bell tower and rocky mountains in the backgroundIn the evening, under the string lights, a player throws a stick along a pitch marked out on the grass while others watchA player in a light T-shirt leans forward and throws a stick low over the grassy pitch; in the background terraced vineyard hills under a blue sky.A player in a straw hat bends and throws a stick on the grass, while two teammates wait their turn; in the background a valley with vineyards and hills.Two men celebrate with raised fists under a blue gazebo, one wearing a horned Viking helmetA player in a straw hat throws a stick, seen in flight, while a boy with folded arms watches; behind, trees in full sun.Group photo of all the participants on the grass, standing and kneeling, in front of the gazebos and the Kubb Italia flagPrize-giving in front of the A.S.D. Kubb Italia board: seven people with certificates and boxes of wine in handA player in a black policewoman costume throws with one leg raised, next to a teammate dressed as a chef, in front of a low stone wall.