2018 Basketball Hall of Fame Ceremony
September 7 | Springfield
Another MA Sports Marketing Office top event of the year, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame welcomes the Class of 2018 in Western Mass, the region where basketball was born.
Professional Disc Golf Association Masters United States Masters Championships
September 5 – 8 | Worcester
Discover Central MA submitted a bid to host the Professional Disc Golf Association Masters United States Championships for Sept. 5-8. Maple Hill and Pyramids in Leicester, and Newton Hill, in Worcester was selected for 2019. Expected 400-500 competitors from around country.
Bay State Rivalry Game: BC Eagles vs. UMass Minutemen
September 1 | Chestnut Hill
A new chapter is written in the Bay State Rivalry Game when the Boston College Eagles welcome the UMass Minutemen to BC Alumni Stadium.
2018 Dell Technologies Championship
August 31 – September 3 | Norton
The world’s best golfers will compete over Labor Day weekend at the peaceful landscape of TPC Boston in Norton. It is a MA Sports Marketing Office top event of the year.
46th New Balance Falmouth Road Race
August 19 | Falmouth
The Falmouth Road Race attracts 11,000 + runners from throughout the world, including elite Olympians and wheelchair champions to compete on the Cape. It is a MA Sports Marketing Office top event of the year.
August 4 -5 | Massachusetts
Since 1980, the Pan-Mass Challenge charity ride has raised over half a billion dollars for life-saving cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Teams bicycle all across Massachusetts: Sturbridge, Provincetown, Wellesley, and Bourne.
July 22 | Boston
This will be the 10th year of Boston’s only triathlon, which is a USAT-sanctioned race featuring both an Olympic distance and a Sprint distance race.
71st Annual International Jugglers’ Association Festival
July 16 – 22 | Springfield
The juggling community comes together for an incredible week juggling, workshops, shows, competitions and memories in Springfield, Massachusetts.
July 14 | Barre
Athletes will test their physical and mental strengths as they trek through rocky hills to overcome a number of obstacles on the ground and in the air.
Campanelli Stadium (Brockton Rox) – The North East All Prospect Select
July 5 – 8 | Campanelli Stadium, Brockton Area
Young prospects will participate in a 5-game guaranteed event with awards going to the teams in the finals of each age division at Campanelli Stadium in Brockton.
Campanelli Stadium (Brockton Rox) – North East Freedom Classic
June 28 | Campanelli Stadium, Brockton Area
Campanelli Stadium, home to the Brockton Rox of the Future’s Collegiate Baseball League, and surrounding collegiate/high school venues in and around the Brockton, MA area will play host to a youth baseball tournament for youths 17 & under and 18 & under.
June 24 | Greater Boston Area
Shorter races designed to get young people involved in running and staying active.
June 24 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
Legendary trucks and drivers like Grave Digger driven by Adam Anderson, Great Clips Mohawk Warrior driven by Bryce Kenny, and Stone Crusher driven by Steve Sims, will awe you as they push mechanical engineering to its limits.
June 23 & 24 | 508 International, Charlton
Ten miles, 20+ obstacle courses and hundreds of pounds of mud determine who is tough enough to win it all at 508 International, the actions sports venue in Charlton.
Boston Harbor Islands SwimRun USA
June 16 | Greater Boston Area
Not for the faint of heart, participants will compete in teams of two, remaining together as they run across each island before swimming to the next island. The race will feature 3.5+ miles of swimming and 13+ miles of running.
North Face Endurance Challenge
June 9 | Princeton
Not for the faint of heart, participants will compete in teams of two, remaining together as they run across each island before swimming to the next island. The race will feature 3.5+ miles of swimming and 13+ miles of running.
Special Olympics Massachusetts
June 8-10 | Harvard University & Boston University, Boston
2,000+ athletes with disabilities compete at this inspiring Olympic Games in track & field, gymnastics, power lifting, swimming, tennis and volleyball.
2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championships
May 26-28 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots and New England Revolution, hosts the D1 national collegiate lacrosse competition.
1st USDLDF National Dragon Lion Dance Championship
May 25-27 | Quincy High School, Quincy
Come enjoy the best of amateur dance competition when the United States Dragon & Lion Dance Federation holds its first ever National Dragon Lion Dance Championships at Quincy High School.