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Signature Events
The Skeeter Skoot 50K & 100K Ultra Run races through a scenic environment with hard-compact mangrove-lined trails on pristine wetlands along the picturesque Indian River Lagoon on South Hutchinson Island in Fort Pierce in St. Lucie County. This run provides breathtaking views of the Indian River Lagoon on trails that are teeming with native wildlife. Sightings may include wading birds such as egrets, roseate spoonbills, herons, ibis as well as other coastal birds such as owls, osprey, pelicans and more. On land, runners could see bobcats, marsh hares, crabs, otters, raccoons, armadillos, opossums and more. This race will introduce you to the hidden gem of untouched nature located in the heart of the Treasure Coast.
Play Treasure Coast Sports Tourism's High School Scholar-Athlete Award recognizes both a male and female scholar-athlete from all public and private schools in Indian River County, St. Lucie County, Martin County and Okeechobee County. A total of 20 schools are recognized. All nominees must be a scholar-athlete, demonstrates leadership skills, exhibits the strength of character, sportsmanship and serves as a role model for others on and off the playing field. All nominations remain at the discretion of each high school’s athletic director.
Play Treasure Coast Sports Tourism hosts an annual Sports Tourism Summit that features keynote speakers who are are pioneers in the industry.
The event is set to return in Fall 2023 with its sixth edition of the summit. Current speaking lineups, locations, and dates are being organized in preparation for the next summit.
Check back here for the latest updates and information and to secure your place at the upcoming summit.
High Exposure Events
The Babe Ruth Softball World Series takes place along the Treasure Coast in Florida. The World Series features teams from across the United States and internationally, competing in ages ranging from six years old through 18 years old. The action takes place yearly beginning in July.
Conveniently located on Florida’s East Coast, Martin County is a real Florida gem that celebrates small-town life and that hard-to-find "Old Florida" feel. Boasting beautiful natural landscapes from ocean, to river, to lake and everything in between! See for yourself why the area was awarded the “Happiest Seaside Town for 2016.” Come escape and make memories that last longer than tan lines.
The Babe Ruth Softball World Series will be a vacation the whole family will enjoy with options for both kids and adults in Martin County, Florida. This easy-to-get-to-area, encompassing the several unique communities, offers beautiful beaches and 77+ parks--not to mention the most bio-diverse lagoon ecosystem in the Northern Hemisphere--all within two hours or less driving time of four international airports: Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and Orlando.
For the sixth consecutive year, over 30 teams from around the country converged on the Treasure Coast to compete for the Cal Ripken Baseball World Series.
Competitors from more than 45 cities around the United States and other countries visit Fort Pierce for the 3M Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge US Nationals. The competitors qualify for the right to compete at the US Nationals from 14 different regional sites around the United States.
The 3M Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge seeks to encourage firefighter fitness and demonstrate the profession's rigors to the public. Wearing "full bunker gear" and the Scott 5.5 Air-Pak breathing apparatus, pairs of competitors race head-to-head as they simulate the physical demands of real-life firefighting by performing a linked series of five tasks including climbing the 5-story tower, hoisting, chopping, dragging hoses and rescuing a life-sized, 175 lb. "victim" as they race against themselves, their opponent and the clock.
Players International Management, Inc. (PIM), organizers of the YellowTennisBall.com Series of over 30 state, national and international USTA and ITF events, hosts the WORLD PICKLEBALL OPEN (WPO) held annually at PGA Village Verano by Kolter Homes, featuring 26 brand new dedicated Pickleball courts, and one Championship Court!
The event creates a memorable experience for its sponsors, and participants, and includes Pre-Event clinics, an Exhibition and a 30-minute televised highlight show each December.
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National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Swimming and Diving National Championships are hosted at Indian River State College every other year. This spring-season event was back in Fort Pierce in 2022 and featured the top Junior College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams across the United States. The event returns in 2024.
The PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida, hosted the 2021 PGA Professional Championship, the world’s largest all-professional event, on its Wanamaker (primary) and Ryder Courses.
The 54th PGA Professional Championship was conducted in Spring 2021, with all four rounds broadcasted live on Golf Channel. The Championship was presented by Club Car and OMEGA.
The FHSAA Swimming and Diving State Championships have been hosted at Sailfish Splash Waterpark in Stuart, Florida for the past nine years with 2022 being the 10th straight competition hosted by the Treasure Coast Sports Commission. Classifications competing consist of 1A-4A schools with roughly 140 high schools from across the Sunshine State qualifying for the State Championship.
With its rich and storied king fishing industry, the Treasure Coast is a perfect venue for the SKA National Championship and the Professional Kingfish Tour Championship. During the mid-nineteen hundreds, the Treasure Coast area was billed as “The Kingfish Capital of the World.” Many of today’s methods of king fishing, as a recreational sport, were refined in the waters of the Treasure Coast. Since the inception of the association in 1991, many successful kingfish tournaments have been held in the waters of Fort Pierce.
The King fishery in April is strong. The proximity of fishing grounds in relation to the Fort Pierce Inlet provides ample opportunity for overall and class boats to catch the winning fish. Although sea conditions in inclement weather always present challenges for fishing tournaments, fishermen do not need to run long distances to connect with trophy kingfish.
Events Calendar
Click on box below to view Play Treasure Coast Sports Tourism's Event Calendar. If you are not a current Sports Tourism Partner and are interested in having access to Event Partners, please contact Ryan Strickland via the adjacent form, call 772-871-5458 or email rstrickland@playtreasurecoastflorida.com
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Play Treasure Coast Sports Tourism (Treasure Coast Sports Commission) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit Florida corporation.