Sports and Competitions

2019 Unified Sports® Holiday Classic Festival

Presented by

 

DATES
Saturday, November 23rd and Sunday, November 24th

PARTICIPANTS EXPECTED
2,450 Athletes and Unified Partners
600 Coaches 
850 Volunteers

SPORTS/VENUES FOR COMPETITION 

Basketball
Quinnipiac University, 275 Mount Carmel Avenue, Hamden

Bowling
Bowlero Lanes, 1717 Boston Post Road, Milford

Circle Lanes, 525 Main Street, East Haven

Powerlifting
(Sunday, November 24th Only)
Gleason Performance Training, 38 Commerce Street, Derby

Volleyball
Hamden Hall Beckerman Athletic Center, 225 Skiff Street, Hamden
 

SPECIAL EVENTS
Opening Ceremonies - Saturday and Sunday
A vibrant celebration with a ceremonial lighting of the Olympic flame.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Saturday, November 23^rd
9 a.m.: Opening Ceremonies at all venues
1 p.m.: Opening Ceremonies at both Bowling venues
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Competition at all venues (awards at Bowling and Volleyball)

Sunday, November 24^th
9 a.m.: Opening Ceremonies at Powerlifting
9 a.m. and 1 p.m.: Opening Ceremonies at Bowling Competitions
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Competition and Awards at all venues

For the Event Guide Click here!

In addition to the Connecticut Elks Association, Sponsors include:

Gold Sponsors

  

Bronze Sponsors

  

    

Contributing Sponsor

Bigelow Tea

Supporting Sponsor

Gleason Performance Training

Media Sponsors

    

74 Local Programs • 26 Olympic-Type Sports • 4 State Games • Sports Training and Competitions All Year Round

Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and competition opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities. It also offers Special Olympics Unified Sports® which teams up athletes with intellectual disabilities and their peers without disabilities, known as Unified partners, to play sports. Participants train for 8 to 12 weeks prior to a state competition. This training is offered through our Local Programs.

	Winter Games (December - March) Alpine Skiing Basketball Cross-Country Skiing Curling Figure Skating Floor Hockey Gymnastics Snowboarding Snowshoeing Speed Skating
	SUMMER GAMES  (March - June) Aquatics Athletics Cycling Soccer Tennis
	Unified Sports® Fall Festival (June - September) Bocce Croquet Golf Fishing Long-Distance Unified Running Sailing Softball
	Unified Sports® Holiday Classic (September - November) Basketball Bowling Cheerleading Flag Football Powerlifting Volleyball

For a full listing of our events please visit our Calendar.
For specific sports rules visit the Coaches Corner.
For the Games Tool Kit (for Hosting Invitational Events), click here.