The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion. The 1976 competition took place between March 10 and March 13, 1976 in Megève, France. It was the first World Junior Figure Skating Championships to be held.
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