May 2026 - Challenges and Badges

 

Join the May challenges now in Garmin Connect.
Garmin made it really hard this month to see what is coming since they yet again changed the format of the translations file that I'm using as a source. To see what is being changed I've created a PHP script that fetches the translations file, parses it and create objects of each challenge and badge so the title and description are together and prints them to a web page. I then use a great diff tool called wachete to monitor the parsed data and to see the diffs between each request of the file.

Three month challenges - Stage 2

Second month in Stage 2.

2026 Running - Stage 2
Join this challenge and record 300 kilometers (186.42 miles) of running activities from April 1 to June 30.

2026 Walking - Stage 2
Join this challenge and record 91 miles (146.5 km) of walking activities from April 1 to June 30.

2026 Cycling - Stage 2
Join this challenge and record 675 kilometers (419.43 miles) of cycling activities from April 1 to June 30.

Full month challenges

May Likes
Join this challenge and receive a total of 25 or more likes on activities, posts or comments in May.

May Steps Podium
Join this challenge and finish in the top 3 of at least one weekly steps challenge from May 4 to May 31.

May Photo Share
Join this challenge and add a photo to 3 or more activities that are visible to others in May.

May Time to Swim
Join this challenge and record 4 hours of swimming activities in May.

May Time to Ride
Join this challenge and record 20 hours of cycling activities in May.

May Time to Run
Join this challenge and record 10 hours of running activities in May.

May Step Month
Join this challenge and record 300,000 steps in May.

May Gains
Join this challenge and record a total of 4 hours of strength activities in May.

May Rundown
Join this challenge and record 50 miles of running activities in May.

May Walking
Join this challenge and record 30 miles of walking activities in May.

Active May
Join this challenge and record 20 activities of at least 20 minutes each in May.

May Warrior
Join this challenge and record a total of 4 hours of yoga activities in May.

Full month challenges Connect+

May Calorie Burn
Join this challenge and burn 8,000 active calories in May.

Intense May
Join this challenge and reach your weekly intensity minutes goal on two different weeks from May 4 to May 31.

May Battery Booster
Join this challenge and achieve a Body Battery level of 76 or higher for 7 days in May.

May Meditations
Join this challenge and record meditation activities for 7 days in May.

Low Stress May
Join this challenge and maintain a daily average stress level of 50 or lower for 7 days in May.

May Intense Cardio
Join this challenge and record at least 3 hours of cardio activities in heart rate zone 3 in May.

May Power Cycling
Join this challenge and record at least 4 hours of cycling activities in power zone 3 in May.

May Heart Walks
Join this challenge and record at least 3 hours of walking in heart rate zones 2 or 3 in May.

May Speed Walking
Join this challenge and record at least 3 hours of walking with an average pace of 10:30 /km (16:50 /mi) or faster in May.

May Epic Hikes
Join this challenge and record 1,000 meters of total ascent during hiking activities in May.

May Running Climbs
Join this challenge and record 500 meters of total ascent during running activities in May.

Weekend and week challenges

May Weekend 5K
Join this challenge and record a 5-kilometer running activity from May 1-3.


May Swim Week
Join this challenge and record 1,000 meters of swimming activities from May 3-9.


May Ride to 200
Join this challenge and record 200 kilometers of cycling activities from May 3-16.


May Weekend 10K
Join this challenge and record a 10-kilometer running activity from May 8-10.


May Weekend 40K
Join this challenge and record a 40-kilometer cycling activity from May 15-17.


May Ride to 100
Join this challenge and record 100 kilometers of cycling activities from May 24-30.


May Weekend Walking
Join this challenge and record a 3-mile walking activity from May 29-31.

Badges in May

Note: The listed country requirements are based on the country requirements from previous years. 

  • April 29-May 5 - Golden Week 2026, Record an activity during Golden Week, April 29-May 5, 2026. Country: Japan

  • May 1 - International Workers’ Day 2026, Record an activity on International Workers' Day, May 1, 2026. Country: Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Singapore, Taiwan

  • May 2 - Garmin Marathon Series Durham 10K 2026, Run the Garmin Marathon Series Durham 10K in Durham, North Carolina, on May 2, 2026.

  • May 2 - Garmin Marathon Series Durham 5K 2026, Run the Garmin Marathon Series Durham 5K in Durham, North Carolina, on May 2, 2026.

  • May 2 - Garmin Marathon Series Durham Half Marathon 2026, Run the Garmin Marathon Series Durham Half Marathon in Durham, North Carolina, on May 2, 2026.

  • May 2 - Garmin Marathon Series Durham 2026, Run the Garmin Marathon Series Durham Marathon in Durham, North Carolina, on May 2, 2026.

  • May 4 - Light. Darkness. A Balance, Record an activity on May 4 using your Rey watch. Repeatable

  • May 4 - Impressive. Most Impressive. Record an activity on May 4 using your Darth Vader watch. Repeatable

  • May 17 - Aug 30 - Garmin Triathlon Tour (1/2 Triathlon) 2026, Complete any one of the Garmin Triathlon Tour 1/2 triathlons that take place in Poland from May 17 - Aug 30, 2026.
  • May 17 - Aug 30 - Garmin Triathlon Tour (1/4 Triathlon) 2026, Complete any one of the Garmin Triathlon Tour 1/4 triathlons that take place in Poland from May 17 – Aug 30, 2026.
  • May 17 - Aug 30 - Garmin Triathlon Tour (1/8 Triathlon) 2026, Complete any one of the Garmin Triathlon Tour 1/8 triathlons that take place in Poland from May 17 – Aug 30, 2026.

  • May 30 - Garmin Ride Out 2026, Ride the Garmin Ride Out for Action Medical Research in Ringwood, United Kingdom, on May 30, 2026. Country: United Kingdom

New badges

  • No new badges announced this month.

Garmin Badge Database
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Comments

  1. PaulM28 April, 2026 11:58

    Thanks Andy for your efforts despite the constant changing of the translations file!
    So then there is no Steps Podium badge covering this current week as April one ended on Sunday 26th and May one starts Monday 4th.

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    1. e7andy28 April, 2026 12:00

      It might be a mistake by Garmin. There will be a gap of one week according to the current information.

      Delete
    2. Steve28 April, 2026 13:00

      thanks for posting the info

      Delete
    3. Greg Wesson29 April, 2026 10:34

      I believe there was a one week gap last month as well, as that badge is over a 4 week period, and most months are longer than that.

      Delete
    4. PaulM29 April, 2026 10:44

      Ultimately there was no gap previously as they adjusted the dates of the badge for the previous/next month after initially having a gap, so that may happen again, let's see...

      Delete
  2. KLS28 April, 2026 14:38

    Has anybody got the Garmin Ride Out badge by downloading the route as a course and then Virtual Cycling WITHOUT changing the country setting? I was going to try that using my Edge 830 but if you have to change the country then I won't bother.

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    1. KLS29 April, 2026 15:41

      I just realized that IF I do this I can get 4 pts for the Ride Out (at least it was 4 pts last year) and if I go for the Indoor 4 hr badge again (repeatable 8 pts) I can get 12 pts.... I think I may make it to level 8 this year, or early next year at least. It's been a long 6 years.

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  3. Unknown29 April, 2026 10:54

    Would you please help me to get some of garmin trail badges? I am kindly asking for liking my pictures from these routes: https://connect.garmin.com/app/trails/FR/haute-savoie/grotte-de-la-mer-de-glace-a-partir-de-chamonix-mont-blanc/270517
    https://connect.garmin.com/app/trails/FR/ain/randonnee-de-portes-sarrazines/271746
    https://connect.garmin.com/app/trails/FR/haute-savoie/randonnee-du-clocher-du-brevent/274228
    https://connect.garmin.com/app/trails/FR/ain/boucle-de-colomby-de-gex-et-montrond/274313
    And of course I can help you as well if you need you trail reviews marked as useful or like your pictures. Thank you

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    1. Piou29 April, 2026 13:01

      Je viens de t envoyer une demande de connexion sur Connect

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    2. Piou29 April, 2026 13:05

      https://connect.garmin.com/app/trails/FR/sarthe/randonnee-du-lac-des-sablons

      Delete
    3. Piou29 April, 2026 13:09

      https://connect.garmin.com/app/trails/FR/sarthe/le-mans-a-partir-de-mulsanne/250603

      Delete
    4. Piou29 April, 2026 13:09

      https://connect.garmin.com/app/trails/FR/sarthe/boucle-de-monce-en-belin/232421

      Delete
    5. Pursche04 May, 2026 18:09

      i marked your reviews as helpful and liked some pictures! would appreciate it, if you could do this as well in my reviews:

      https://connect.garmin.com/app/trails/DE/berlin/wannsee-via-babelsberg-nord/13892

      https://connect.garmin.com/app/trails/DE/berlin/schlachtensee-via-westend/13900

      https://connect.garmin.com/app/trails/DE/berlin/grunewaldsee-und-krumme-lanke-rundweg/173766

      https://connect.garmin.com/app/trails/DE/berlin/teufelsberg-und-teufelssee-via-westend/223063

      https://connect.garmin.com/app/trails/DE/brandenburg/dallgow-doberitz-rundweg-lang/223082

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    6. Piou04 May, 2026 19:49

      👍

      Delete
  4. Airat29 April, 2026 12:50

    Hi! Are the badges for May 2026 already available? I don't have them in Garmin connect

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    1. e7andy29 April, 2026 14:16

      Not yet. I publish them in advance so you can start to plan. They will likely come tonight. They are usually published on the Wednesday before they start.

      Delete
    2. Airat29 April, 2026 14:41

      This comment has been removed by the author.

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    3. Airat29 April, 2026 14:42

      THANKS

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    4. Yossi30 April, 2026 00:29

      I came to ask the range thing. Thank you Andy

      Delete
  5. Mino Pausa01 May, 2026 00:26

    May 1st, Labor Day badge. It's also celebrated in Italy.

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    1. e7andy01 May, 2026 07:34

      It is celebrated in many countries, but is it available as a badge without changing country or having Connect+.

      Delete
    2. PaulM01 May, 2026 09:19

      I just unexpectedly got this badge in the UK without changing country. However I had a Connect+ trial but that ended yesterday and all traces of Connect+ are gone for me this morning but maybe a glitch that I got the badge as this isn't even celebrated in the UK?

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    3. e7andy01 May, 2026 13:28

      I've done some testing and it is available in both Italy and UK so I added them. It isn't available everywhere so it is limited to some countries. Unknown exactly which countries.

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    4. Balance Coaching02 May, 2026 22:29

      Canada, too!

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    5. e7andy03 May, 2026 14:08

      Added Canada. The countries from this year will be added as the countries to the badge next year.

      Delete
  6. Oli01 May, 2026 23:32

    In Germany too.

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  7. KLS02 May, 2026 15:56

    Is there a problem with changing country setting?
    My neighbor says he changed to UK yesterday and now he can't get back to US. I don't change countries so I'm not going to try on my account. I told him I would ask here. TIA.

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    1. KLS02 May, 2026 15:59

      And he's using Firefox on W10.

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    2. e7andy02 May, 2026 17:06

      It did some changes of the country now without any issues. In what way isn't it working, any error messages?

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    3. KLS02 May, 2026 17:20

      I just went over there. Firefox had an update waiting, I let it install then rebooted the PC. He got back to the US now. Maybe something with Firefox cache?
      Thanks for looking on your end.

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  8. Molten03 May, 2026 12:36

    Is there a way to see all the "special days" such as the workers day badge that will be available in the upcoming months/rest of the year?

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    1. e7andy03 May, 2026 14:02

      Only those that are published by Garmin. We don't know if Workers' day, Golden Week etc will be available next year.
      There are now only a few of those yearly badges left and they are all in the Garmin badges badge calendar: 4 badges for the Marvel, Star Wars badges, Hangul Day, Finish Strong and Strong Start.
      You can look at the historic badges. They might come back so just plan on logging activities on those day. Valentine, Songkran, King's Day, Int Women's day, Light up the night, Halloween...and more.

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    2. Molten03 May, 2026 23:06

      Ok thanks, I will probably make it my habit to check this blog once a month now anyway bc it's really great imo.

      Delete
  9. Gavriel04 May, 2026 21:23

    Does the fitfiletools device changer work for you? https://www.fitfiletools.com/changer I used it every year, but now it's stuck on "Processing file..." and then times out.

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    1. e7andy05 May, 2026 05:52

      I tested it now and I could switch to a Rey watch with fitfiletools. Maybe a temporary issue when "everyone" wanted to change to Darth Vader and Rey watches.

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  10. dmmac06 May, 2026 03:06

    Hi Andy - for some reason Time to Swim doesn't show up in on the My Challenges" tab for me. I am enrolled and have time against it. Same thing happened in an earlier month. But just this badge.

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    1. e7andy07 May, 2026 15:17

      I see that as well in my page when I test it now so it is something odd with just that badge.

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    2. e7andy07 May, 2026 15:55

      I've fixed it now.

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    3. dmmac08 May, 2026 03:07

      Thanks Andy!

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  11. Unknown06 May, 2026 21:24

    Anyone sees ride with the pros 2026 in tacx app? I only see the badge in garmin connect.

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    1. Jensus07 May, 2026 21:39

      Indeed, not visible in Tacx, I can confirm...

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    2. KLS08 May, 2026 00:20

      I don't even see the badge as available.

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  12. Mic14 May, 2026 18:31

    3 more badges are activated in Connect.

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  13. Scotroutes19 May, 2026 00:12

    I can't find the May Weekend 40 Cycling challenge/badge. It's not listed as Earned. It's not listed as Available. It doesn't appear in Join a Challenge in either the Android App or on the Web. I did a 80km ride on Saturday 16th though. I'm in the UK but I also have Connect+ at the moment and have All Country badges enabled too.

    Any ideas??

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    1. e7andy19 May, 2026 07:36

      It ended on Sunday 17th so you will not see it after that day. You must join it before it ends.

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