Alabama Sports Festival 2010

June 18-20

Birmingham, Alabama

Bluegrass State Games 2010

July 16-18 & 23-25

Lexington, Kentucky

Commonwealth Games of Virginia 2010

July 16-18

Roanoke, Virginia

Florida Sunshine State Games 2010

June 11-13 & 18-20

Polk County, Florida

Georgia State Games 2010

May, June, July

Atlanta, Georgia

State Games of Mississippi 2010

June

Meridian and Philadelphia, Mississippi

State Games of North Carolina 2010

June 18-27

Charlotte, North Carolina

2010 Southeast Sports Festival Host City Announced

Polk County, Florida will be the Host City for the 2010 Southeast Sports Festival.

“Polk County is very excited to be selected as the host of the 2010 Southeast Sports Festival,” said Marc Zimmerman, Sales and Events Manager for Central Florida’s Polk County Sports Marketing. “This event will help to bolster the local economy at a much needed time. Having hosted the Sunshine State Games for the past three years hosting the Southeast Sports Festival is the next logical step.”

Polk County venues currently scheduled to be used for the Southeast Sports Festival include The Lakeland Center, Lake Myrtle Sports Complex in Auburndale, Lakeland’s Simpson Park and Frostproof High School.


2008 Southeast Sports Festival Hi-lites


Opening Ceremonies


The Frey Family from Florida and the Nelson Family From Alabama served as Torch Bearers for the Opening Ceremonies.



The cauldron is lit to signify the Games have begun.

Let The Games Begin!


In Tallahassee tradition, the streets of downtown in Florida’s Capital City closed for a special festival honoring the 2008 Southeast Sports Festival athletes.

1984 U.S. Olympic team members Rita Buck-Crockett, who played for the 1984 silver-medal winning volleyball team and Walter McCoy, a gold medal winning sprinter in the 4 X 400 relay at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles gave motivational messages to the crowd.




Parade of Athletes

The Rickards High School Drumline lead the parade of Athletes down Adams Street. Plus the Florida State University Football, Volleyball and Soccer teams held autograph sessions throughout the evening.

The Opening Ceremonies Downtown Getdown featured entertainment provided by the local band "Anything but Stressed." The Tallahassee band got the crowd rockin with a variety of music that spanned from rock ‘n’ roll to jazz to folk, country and blues.

[Last updated: 2010-02-02 16:00:57]

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