Oh Come, All Ye Playful: Registration open Jan. 2 – Feb. 6.
The Games take place Feb. 28 – March 14.
It’s time to get ready to enter the 33rd annual Polk Senior Games scheduled for February 28 – March 14, 2026. The Games offer a two-week series of 37 athletic and recreational Olympic-style events. They attract nearly 2,000 men and women, 50 and over, with a variety of skills – the serious competitor, the fun at heart, the seasoned athlete, the late bloomer, and the physically challenged. The purpose of the Games is to promote friendly competition, fellowship, health and wellness, an active lifestyle, and volunteerism.
Competition, held at various locations throughout Polk County, is offered in Archery, Bag Toss, Basketball Shooting, Billiards, Bocce, Bowling, Party Bridge, Chess, Cribbage, Ballroom and Social Dancing, Darts, Euchre, Field Events, Fishing, Golf 18 Hole Singles & Mixed Doubles and Putt & Chip, Horseshoes, Pepper, Pickleball, Powerlifting, Punt Pass Kick, Road Race 5K, Scrabble, Senior Smarts, Shooting – Pistol, Rifle, Skeet, Sporting Clays, 5-Stand, and Trap, Shuffleboard, Softball, Sudoku, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Track, and Walking. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded in each event and age division.
Request entry booklet for complete Games information by emailing polkseniorgames50@gmail.com. Registration begins January 2 and ends February 6. Registration options this year: Option 1) paper entry; Option 2) NEW online entry at www.polkseniorgames.org. The base entry fee is $13. Each event is $6. A discount is offered for anyone entering over 7 events. There are additional fees for team sports and 18-Hole Golf, Bowling, Archery, Pickleball and Shooting. Everyone receives a specially designed T-shirt. An Opening Ceremony for participants, family and friends is held before the Track Event and includes goody bags and door prizes.
The Games are financially sponsored by Silver Sponsors Publix Super Markets Charities and Homer and Annette Thompson Legacy. Bronze Sponsors are In Honor of Chris Sikes, CPS Investment Advisors, In Honor of Jamie Sikes, Westminster Lakeland, and Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital. Special Event Sponsors are The Estates At Carpenters, Winter Haven Audiology/An Aspire Hearing Company, and Regal Automotive Group. There are also hundreds of other financial sponsors and in-kind contributors to the Games.
Polk Senior Games is sanctioned by the Florida Sports Foundation presented by Humana to qualify participants for advancement to the annual Florida Senior Games, which leads to the bi-annual National Senior Games.
To request an entry or for more information contact Deena Wilbur, Executive Director, Polk Senior Games, 515 E Boulevard St, Bartow, FL 33830, 863-533-0055, or polkseniorgames50@gmail.com.
Provided by Polk Senior Games