Charlotte County will host a Sunshine State Games (SSG) Summer Games Festival for the first time in the 39-year history of the Games when judo, taekwondo, and track & field are held in the area this weekend. Over 1,000 athletes are expected to compete in the three sports on Saturday and Sunday at Charlotte High […]
More than 700 Sunshine State Games athletes will be in the water and on the archery range this weekend in Gainesville and Lakeland with competitions in Swimming, Synchronized Swimming and Archery. The Games continue through the remainder of the month of June with nine upcoming sports being held in six different Florida communities. The three […]
The 2018 Sunshine State Games Schedule of Events features more than 30 sports in 19 different Florida communities. Now in its 39th year, the Games are an Olympic-style sports festival offering Floridians of all ages the opportunity to compete in a wide variety of sports. Competition begins this weekend with the Sunshine State Games Dominoes […]
It was a tale of two seasons during the 2018 Florida Spring Training season as 1,497,306 fans attended 237 games over the course of 33 days. For the final 20 days of the 2018 season, March 8 through March 27, an average of 6,907 fans attended 137 games, a 25% increase, over the first 13 […]
During the month of April, the Florida Sports Foundation, a Division of Enterprise Florida, Inc., proudly supports the following 12 events, projected to bring approximately 99,815 visitors and $122.7 million in economic impact to the state, through its quarterly grant program. Winter Equestrian Festival, January 10 – April 1, 2018, Palm Beach County Projected Out […]
Registration is now open for sports of the 2018 Sunshine State Games sports taking place between April and June at www.flasports.com/ssg-sports/. Now in its 39th year of providing Floridians amateur sports opportunities, the Sunshine State Games are the longest continuously-running State Games in the U.S. First on the calendar of Florida’s Olympic-style Sports Festival is the […]
The Florida Sports Foundation (FSF) Board of Directors approved 32 grants for sporting events at its 3rd Quarter meeting of the 2017-18 fiscal year in St. Petersburg, Friday, February 16. The events are expected to bring more than 93,000 out-of-state visitors and an estimated $70.7 million in economic impact to the State of Florida between April […]
The 2018 Sunshine State Games Schedule of Events features more than 30 sports in 19 different Florida communities. Now in its 39th year, the Games are an Olympic-style sports festival offering Floridians of all ages the opportunity to compete in a wide variety of sports. Competition begins this weekend with the Sunshine State Games Dominoes […]
The Florida Sports announced the 2018 Governor’s Baseball Dinner will be held on February 15, at Tropicana Field. The Dinner will be co-hosted with the Florida Sports Hall of Fame. As one of the state’s most time-honored traditions, the Governor’s Baseball Dinner, celebrates the opening of spring training in Florida. “We are excited to kick […]
The January edition of the Florida Sports Monthly Partner Update features a wealth of information about the state’s thriving $57 billion sports industry. This month’s update a look into the main initiatives of the Florida Sports Foundation, Sports Tourism, Professional Sports and Amateur Sports. Don’t miss out, read the January, 2018 Florida Sports Monthly Partner […]