AMES, IOWA (January 8, 2025) — Don’t miss the 2025 Winter Iowa Games presented by Grinnell Mutual. This year marks the 34th year of the annual winter sports festival. Sports and events are available for athletes of all ages and abilities.

The 2025 Winter Iowa Games will hold competitions in sixteen sports in Dubuque, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids and eight other Iowa communities throughout the next three months.

ALPINE SKI RACING

February 1 • Sundown Mountain, Dubuque

ARCHERY NASP

February 8 • Evans Middle School, Ottumwa

BASKETBALL (ADULT 5V5)

February 22 • University of Iowa

FAT BIKE RACE

February 15 • George Wyth State Park, Waterloo

FIGURE SKATING

February 22-23 • ImOn Ice, Cedar Rapids

HORSESHOESFebruary 1 • Hardin County Fairgrounds, Eldora

ICE HOCKEY (YOUTH)

March 15-16 • Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines

JEFF RANSOM

INDOOR SOCCER CLASSIC

January 24-26 • Five Flags Center, Dubuque

MARTIAL ARTS

January 25 • Peosta Community Centre, Peosta

PICKLEBALLJanuary 18-19 • University of Dubuque

SNOWSHOEINGFebruary 15 • George Wyth State Park, Waterloo

SWIMMINGJanuary 25-26 • Dubuque Hempstead Natatorium

TABLE TENNIS

February 22 • University of Iowa

TRACK AND FIELD (INDOOR)

March 1 • University of Iowa

TRAPSHOOTINGJanuary 25 • Ankeny and Harlan

VOLLEYBALLJanuary 25-26 • Dubuque & Peosta

In addition to the Winter Iowa Games sports being contested, Summer Iowa Games bowling begins with center roll-offs at local bowling venues, January-March.

Over the course of seven weekends, the Winter Iowa Games will hold competitions in eleven different communities with over 3,000 athletes.

Registration deadlines are quickly approaching. To learn more about the Winter Iowa Games and to register, visit iowagames.org.

About the Iowa Games

The mission of the Iowa Games is to provide sports and recreation opportunities for all Iowans through Olympic-style festivals, events, and programs. The Iowa Games currently hosts the Summer and Winter Iowa Games presented by Grinnell Mutual.

About the Iowa Sports Foundation

The Iowa Sports Foundation (ISF) was founded in 1986 as a 501(c)3 non-profit entity with the mission to provide sports, recreation, health, and wellness opportunities for Iowans of all abilities. The ISF is comprised of the Iowa Games, Live Healthy Iowa, Adaptive Sports Iowa, Iowa Seniors Games, and the Corporate Games.

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