Special Olympics Summer Games kicks off

The 2024 Special Olympics North Carolina Summer Games, to be held May 31 – June 2 in the Raleigh area, will feature nearly 1,500 Special Olympics athletes and Unified partners, individuals without intellectual disabilities, from across the state competing in athletics, basketball, bowling, gymnastics, powerlifting, swimming and volleyball.

Athletes will compete at venues in Raleigh, Cary and Holly Springs for SONC’s largest state-level competition. As Special Olympics athletes are not asked to pay for any of the cost associated with their participation, an event of this size requires a vast amount of resources, including the support of nearly 1,200 volunteers. Volunteer registration is still open for individual volunteers, groups of eight or more volunteers, individual sponsorships and corporate sponsorships.

Support opportunities are available for individual volunteers, groups of eight or more volunteers, individual sponsorships and corporate sponsorships.

To kick off the weekend of competition, the 2024 SONC Summer Games Opening Ceremony will be held on Friday, May 31, at 7:30 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum on the North Carolina State University campus, featuring performances by Special Theatre Arts of Raleigh (STAR), Cirque de Vol and Premier School of Dance.

Admission to all SONC Summer Games competition events is free and open to the public.

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