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

Did You Know...

2010 Polk County, Florida

2008 Tallahassee, Florida

2006 Shelby County, Alabama


Thirty states throughout the nation currently conduct State Games events. Modeled after the Olympic Games, these events are designed to provide amateur athletes with the incentive to train and participate in a statewide multi-sport event annually. Each State Games program is organized by an independent organization within that state and are members of the National Congress of State Games (NCSG).

In 2004, the State Games of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and North Carolina came together to discuss the concept of a regional multi-sport festival. Each state recognized the importance and value of providing athletes with the opportunity to advance to another level and showcase their talents on a regional playing field. From this discussion, the Southeast Sports Festival was born.

The 2010 Southeast Sports Festival offers Individuals and teams that participate in their local 2010 National Congress of State Games sport event (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina and Virginia) the opportunity to compete against State Games participants from those states. The following states have also been granted provisional permission to participate in the 2010 Southeast Sports Festival (Arkansas, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia).

By participating in your local 2010 State Games sport event, individuals and teams are eligible to compete in the 2010 Southeast Sports Festival. All participants are eligible regardless of their performance or placement at their local State Games sport event.

Athletes from states that currently do not offer one of the sports being offered at the 2010 Southeast Sports Festival have been granted permission to enter the 2010 Southeast Sports Festival.

History Timeline

  • December 17, 2009: The Regional Council voted to add Table Tennis to the 2010 Southeast Sports Festival sports line-up.

  • November 11-13, 2009: Regional Council Met in Polk County, Florida.

  • October 1, 2009: The Regional Council announces Polk County, Florida as the Host Community for the 2010 Southeast Sports Festival.

  • August 18, 2009: The Regional Council voted to add Soccer to the 2010 Southeast Sports Festival sports line-up.

  • August 1-3, 2008: Second Southeast Sports Festival occurred in Tallahassee, Florida.

  • February 11-12, 2008: Regional Council met in Tallahassee, Florida. The Regional Council voted to add the State of Virginia into the Southeast Sports Festival.

  • June 4, 2007: The Regional Council announces Tallahassee, Florida as the Host City for the 2008 Southeast Sports Festival.

  • March 26, 2007: The Regional Council voted to add Adult Flag Football and Lacrosse to the 2008 Southeast Sports Festival sports line-up.

  • March 1, 2007: The Regional Council annouced Florida as the Host State for 2008 Southeast Sports Festival.

  • January 28-30, 2007: Regional Council Met in Tallahassee, Florida.

  • July 28-30, 2006: Inaugural Southeast Sports Festival occurred in the cities of Shelby County (Hoover and Pelham) in Alabama.

  • April 21, 2006: Received First Official Entry for the Inaugural Southeast Sports Festival from Paul Ossmann of Alpharetta, Georgia.

  • January 28-29, 2005: Regional Council Met in Hoover and Pelham, Alabama.

  • August 24, 2004: The Regional Council annouced Alabama as the Host State for the Inaugural 2006 Southeast Sports Festival.

  • August 23-24, 2004: First Official Southeast Sports Festival Regional Council Meeting conducted was in Atlanta, Georgia.
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