Area Meets & Tournaments

Local area/county meets & tournaments are held in each of the sports offered at the end of each Sport Season.

Out-Of-Town Meets & Tournaments

Athletes have the opportunity to travel to other areas throughout Southern California to compete in out-of-town meets and tournaments in various sports during the year.

Chapter Games and Tournaments

Chapter Games are multi-sports meets held by Special Olympics Southern California. The Special Olympics Southern California Summers Games are held each year in June and involve the spring and summer sports. The Special Olympics Southern California Winter Games are held in March and involve alpine skiing, nordic skiing, snowshoeing, snowboarding, figure skating, and speed skating. Fall Games are held in the fall for the various fall sports.

The Special Olympics Southern California Floor Hockey Championship is hosted each year in January or February at the San Diego Convention Center. Over 60 floor hockey teams come from throughout Southern California.

Special Olympics San Diego County sends many of our Special Olympics athletes to these various Chapter Games and Championships. These athletes enjoy not only the sports competition, but also the dances, movies, sports clinics, and celebrities.

World Games

World Summer and Winter Games are scheduled every four years and involve the United States and over 150 foreign countries.

The next World Winter Special Olympics Games will be held in Boise, Idaho in 2009.

Click here for Calendar of Events/Upcoming Competitions

For more information about our program, donations, or volunteering, please call the Special Olympics office at (619) 283-6100.