HaBaWaBa 2026, register right now: don't miss the event of the year!

Registration is now officially open for HaBaWaBa International Festival 2026, the world's biggest waterpolo event for kids: in the last edition, Waterpolo Development brought together 1,800 young waterpolo players coming from 5 continents at Bella Italia & EFA Village in Lignano Sabbiadoro (UD), with over 4,500 attendees enjoying two weeks of fun and passion for “the game of ball in water”. U9 & U11 TOURNAMENTS WITH OVER-AGE PLAYERS. The 2026 edition will start with the 18^th edition of HaBaWaBa International Festival, scheduled on June 14-21, 2026, and reserved for boys’, girls’ and mixed teams (i.e. composed of boys and girls) belonging to U11 (players born in 2015 and following years) and U9 (2017 and following) age group categories. However, each team registered may include 2 over-age players (born in 2014) in U11 category and 3 over-age players (born in 2016) in U9 category. The registration of over-age players is obviously optional. U13 COMPETITIONS. The 10th edition of U13 competitions of HaBaWaBa International Festival will take place on June 21-28, 2026. The event includes two different tournaments: one of them is dedicated exclusively to girls’ teams, the other one is for boys’ or mixed teams. For both the competitions, participation is reserved for players born in 2013 and later (no over-age players are allowed). REGISTRATION OPEN! You can download the Registration Guide and the Registration Form on the official website HaBaWaBa.com. Waterpolo Development has already received the first registration requests: Aquatica Torino U11 (Ita) was the first team to sign up, closely followed by Swiss RZO for U13 boys' and girls' tournaments. OFFICIAL SUPPORTERS AND SPONSORS. Announcing the registration opening of HaBaWaBa International Festival and HaBaWaBa International Festival PLUS 2026, Waterpolo Development would like to thank the partners who make these events possible: the institutional supporters World Aquatics, European Aquatics, COMEN and FIN; the sponsors Turbo, Compact Waterpolo Goals, Ossidabile and All Risks Consulenze Assicurative S.r.l.. HaBaWaBa 2026 will take place under the patronage of the Comune di Lignano Sabbiadoro and the association of European Olympic Committees (EOC).   HaBaWaBa International Festival 2026 – CLICK HERE TO REGISTER YOUR TEAM

• GENDER: mixed teams tournaments.
• AGE GROUP CATEGORIES: U11 (born in 2015 + 2 over-age players born in 2014 for team) and U9 teams (born in 2017 + 3 over-age players born in 2016 for team). 
• DATES: June, 2026, from 14^th to 21^st.
• VENUE: Bella Italia & EFA Village, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. 

  HaBaWaBa International Festival PLUS 2026 – CLICK HERE TO REGISTER YOUR TEAM

• GENDER: mixed teams tournament + girls teams tournament. 
• AGE GROUP CATEGORY: U13 (born in 2013)
• DATES: June, 2026, from 21^st to 28^th.
• VENUE: Bella Italia & EFA Village, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy

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