State Fall Sports
Dates TBD
The State Fall Classic and State Fall Games have been postponed for 2020. We are currently working on a plan to conduct fall sports in a combination of in-person and virtual settings. Check back soon for more details.
Special Olympics Michigan holds more than 700 local and regional competitions each year in addition to seven state-level competitions and four district basketball tournaments. Information on local and regional competitions can be found on the events calendar. State-level competition information can be found below.
State Poly Hockey & Unified Bowling Finals
November TBD in location TBD
More than 1,100 athletes, coaches and chaperones from 49 counties take part in the Poly Hockey & Unified Bowling Finals each year.
State Winter Games
January 26-29, 2021 in the greater Grand Traverse region
Approximately 900 Special Olympics Michigan athletes to showcase their skills in alpine skiing, cross country skiing, figure skating, snowboarding, snowshoeing and speed skating. Events take place in the greater Grand Traverse area.
District Basketball
March 7, 2020 at various locations
Approximately 1,800 athletes and 350 coaches/chaperones participate in the district basketball tournament each year. The district basketball tournament is the qualifying tournament for the State Basketball Finals.
State Basketball Finals: Cancelled
Due to concerns related to the spread of the coronavirus, and from the Guidance of Special Olympics International, Special Olympics Michigan has made the difficult decision to cancel the State Basketball Finals scheduled for March 20-21, 2020 at Calvin University in Grand Rapids
State Summer Games: Postponed
Postponed until 2021
Due to concerns related to the spread of the coronavirus, and from the Guidance of Special Olympics International (SOI) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Special Olympics Michigan (SOMI) has made the decision to postpone the State Summer Games until 2021.
Virtual Summer Games
July 19-25 Online
Special Olympics Michigan’s Virtual Summer Games is a week-long, first-of-its-kind event giving thousands of athletes across the state a new way to train and compete amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2020 Virtual Summer Games will give hope, joy, and an opportunity for our state to celebrate the athletes they love and join together in support of a vision for an inclusive Michigan.