Registration is now open for the 2026 Lancaster Archery Classic, scheduled for Jan. 22-25 at Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Manheim, Pa.

The East Coast’s largest indoor archery tournament promises over $300,000 in prize money and giveaways, with a top award of $20,000 for the winner of the Open Pro division.

New this year are the following:

• Increased prize money: Total payouts across all divisions will be $205,290 – the most ever offered at the Classic.

• Mixed Team Event: A mixed team competition, featuring three divisions, will be held Thursday, Jan. 22, for archers competing in Barebow, Olympic Recurve and Open Compound classes. Each team must include one male and one female archer, who will be ranked based on a four-end qualification round. After qualifications, the teams will compete head-to-head through a standard Olympics bracket, with single elimination, until a winner is declared. Prize money in all three classes will be $750 for first, $500 for second and $250 for third. Space is limited so teams should register early!

• Longbow on the Big Stage: With an incredibly strong showing in 2025, the first year the class was added to the Classic, Longbow will be added to the Classic Finals Shootups on the main stage. This will put Longbow competitors in the spotlight, since every minute of every Classic Finals Shootup match is broadcast live on Lancaster Archery Supply’s YouTube channel. The Longbow finals are scheduled for Saturday night, Jan. 24.

• Learn from the Pros: Open panel discussions with professional archers who compete in Barebow, Olympic Recurve and Open Compound divisions will be held Thursday afternoon and evening at the Classic. During these discussions, attendees can learn from the pros – and ask questions – about tuning, training, mental games, competing and many other aspects of competitive archery.

• Basic Compound for Kids: Added to the Easton Youth and Collegiate Trophy Tournament, this division allows Elementary, Middle, and High School archers to shoot on larger target faces and at shorter distances than standard indoor target archery. It’s designed as a bridge into competitive archery with a Genesis compound bow. Equipment regulations for this division follow National Archery in the Schools Bullseye standards, but the tournament format itself is unique to this event and does not follow NASP® competition rules.

Returning to the 2026 Classic will be:

• 660 Payout: A special bonus payout of $20,000 will be awarded to one archer from any division who shoots a perfect score of 660 in qualification. If more than one archer shoots a 660, a shootoff will be held to determine the winner of the prize.

• Contingencies: Manufacturers will pay out tens of thousands of dollars in contingency money to podium finishers at the Classic who use their gear. This money is paid on top of the Classic prize money.

• Connect With the Pros: Come and meet your favorite archery pros, get autographs and pose for pictures from 4:30-6 p.m. on Jan. 23.

• Door Prizes Galore: As always, there will be over $100,000 in door prizes given away, with prizes announced after every end of qualification Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

• Vendor Village: Vendor Village at the Classic is where you can see all the latest archery gear on the market and talk to manufacturers and their reps about those products. Dozens of manufacturers will be represented in the Village.

The Lancaster Archery Classic is revered for its unique format that doesn’t require perfection in most divisions, but rather, it rewards archers who shoot well enough to keep moving. Every archer shoots 60 arrows for score and is then ranked within their division.

The rankings are used to create an NCAA-basketball-style competition bracket for head-to-head matches. Beat your opponent, and you advance.

Ultimately, each division is whittled down to either four or eight finalists – depending on the size of the division – who then head to the Classic Finals stage, where every arrow is broadcast live via Lancaster Archery Supply’s YouTube channel. Archers compete from the bottom up, with the lowest ranked archer starting out shooting against the next-ranked archer above. The winner advances to take on the next-highest ranked until someone shoots against the number-one seed for the title.

In Masters Olympic Recurve, Women’s Bowhunter, Youth Bowhunter and Women’s Masters Open, awards are determined based solely on the qualification round.

For full details on, or to register for, one of the year’s most exciting indoor archery experiences, go to lancasterarcheryclassic.com.