It's June and it's Sunshine State Games Month

The traditional Sunshine State Games month of June began on the Pickleball courts of the PicklePlex of Punta Gorda and in the pool at the Dwight H. Hunter Northeast Pool in Gainesville. It continued on the water with Canoe/Kayak races at Port Charlotte Beach Park, on Saturday.

While Swimming and Canoe/Kayak are long-time sports of the 44^th Annual Sunshine State Games, Pickleball is in its third year with a record number of players in the Summer event.

Sunshine State Games Schedule of Events 

June 9-11, 2023
Artistic Swimming, H. Spurgeon Cherry Westside Pool, Gainesville, (Registration Open, deadline June 2)

June 10- 11, 2023
Archery, Gator Bowmen Archery Range, Gainesville, (Registration Open, deadline June 5)

June 10-11, 2023
Fencing, Legacy Park Multipurpose Center, Alachua (Registration Open, deadline June 2)

June 10-11, 2023
Ultimate, Jonesville Soccer Park, Gainesville (Registration Open, deadline June 2)

June 16-18, 2023
Wakeboard, Elite Cable Park, Auburndale (Registration Open, deadline June 13)

June 17-18, 2023
Taekwondo, Auburndale Community Center, Auburndale (Registration Open, various price range deadlines through June 16)
Table Tennis, Simpson Park Community Center, Lakeland (Registration Open, deadline June 11)

June 23-25, 2023
Sunshine State Games Water Polo Championship, Rosen Aquatic Center, Orlando (Registration is open. Limit 8 Teams per Division. Registration for the Boys 18 and under division has reached capacity and is no longer taking registrations. Teams cannot register more than ONE TEAM PER DIVISION. Additional entries in Divisions may occur dependent on overall tournament registrations.)

June 24, 2023
Powerlifting, Lift District Fitness Center, Margate (Registration Open, deadline is June 9)

July 1, 2023
Congress Middle School, Boynton Beach, Winter Haven (Registration Open, deadline is June 23)

The Sunshine State Games is an annual Olympic-style Sports Festival for amateur athletes of all ages.  Now in its 44th year, dating back to 1980, the Sunshine State Games is the longest continuously-running State Games in the U.S.  The 2023 Sunshine State Game is held in conjunction with the Gainesville Sports Commission, Central Florida’s Polk County Sports Marketing, Visit Lauderdale, Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach Visitor & Convention Bureau (VCB) and Earl Enterprises.