Take advantage of the abundant indoor and outdoor sports facilities in Central Massachusetts. High profile sporting events in the past include:
- 2005 NCAA Men’s Basketball 1st & 2nd Rounds
- 2005 U.S. Rowing Masters National Championships
- 2005 Northeast Hoops AAU Basketball Tournament
- 2005 Lady Gators AAU Basketball Tournament
- 2005-2007 Massachusetts Special Olympics
- 2005 & 2007 NCAA Hockey Regionals
- 2006 Danskin Triathlon
- 2006 ESPN Bass Masters
- 2007 ECAC Rowing Championships
- 2007 Senior Girls Softball East Regional Tournament
- Longsjo Bike Race
- Pan Mass Challenge Bike Ride
In the coming months and years, Central
Massachusetts will continue to host the finest
in professional and amateur sports, including
events like the 2007 MA Central Youth
Football and Cheerleading, 2008 and
2010 NCAA Men’s Hockey 1st & 2nd
Rounds, 2008 Massachusetts Special
Olympics, Pan Mass Challenge, Longsjo
Bike Race and Skiing/Women’s Pro Tour
Freestyle Olympic Events.
The City of Worcester is also
home to the AHL Worcester Sharks
Hockey, CanAM Baseball League Worcester
Tornadoes and indoor football franchise
New England Surge.
With nearly 5,000 hotel rooms in Central
Massachusetts, tremendous accessibility and
a comprehensive event infrastructure, the
Central Massachusetts Convention & Visitors
Bureau offers an unbeatable sports package.
Let the games begin! Venues are available for most sporting events
- Acrobatics
- Aerobics
- Archery
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bicycling
- Billiards/Darts
- Boating
- Bocci
- Bowling
- Boxing
- Canoe/Kayak
- Cheerleading/Drill/Baton
- Chess
- Crew Rowing
- Cross Country
- Curling
- Dance/Team
- Darts
- Disc Golf
- Diving
- Dodgeball
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Fishing – Freshwater/Ice
- Flag Football
- Football
- Frisbee
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Hackysack
- Hockey - Dek/Field/Ice
- Horseshoes
- Ice Skating – Figure/Speed
- Javelin
- Jetski
- Judo
- Karate
- Kayak/Canoe
- Kickball
- Lacrosse
- Marathons
- Monster Truck
- Motocross
- Paintball
- Pool
- Power Lifting
- Rodeo
- Roller Blading
- Rowing
- Rugby
- Running
- Sailing
- Senior Olympics
- Skateboarding
- Skeet Shooting
- Skiing
- Snowboarding
- Soccer
- Softball
- Special Olympics
- Swimming/Diving
- Tennis
- Track And Field
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Waterskiing
- Wrestling
Key Sporting Venues
- DCU Center, Worcester 100,000+ square feet of
exhibition and arena space.
- Best Western Royal Plaza Trade Center, Fitchburg
49,000 square foot Trade Center; 10,000 square
foot Mezzanine.
- Best Western Royal Plaza Trade Center,
Marlborough – 47,500 square foot Trade Center;
14,000 square foot Pavilion.
- Wachusett Mountain, Princeton– Skiing,
Snowboarding, Cross Country Skiing.
- Lake Quinsigamond State Park – this 25 acre lake
is perfect for crew/rowing and other water sports.
Central Massachusetts is home to numerous
indoor and outdoor sporting facilities as
well as collegiate facilities that are available
throughout the region. Contact the convention
sales department at 1-866-755-7439 ext. 225
for additional information regarding
available sports venues.