Benefit for Bailee
Dates: Friday, May 11 – Sunday, May 13
Venue: Triple Canopy Ranch – Lake Wales
-Sky Powersports and Triple Canopy Ranch are holding an ATV weekend fundraiser to help with Bailee Kent’s medical expenses.
-The three-day event will feature live entertainment from several artists, a corn-hole tournament, activities, bonfires, raffles, prizes, and an auction along with swamp buggy rides, monster truck rides and ATV Demo rides.
-All proceeds will be donated to Bailee Kent, 18 year old Webber student who recently suffered a massive stroke.

Body Bar Women’s National Championship
Dates: Friday, May 11 – Sunday, May 13
Venue: The Lakeland Center
-The 2012 Body Bar Women’s National Championships features freestyle competition for five (5) separate age groups: Girls Division I, Girls Division II, Schoolgirls, FILA Cadet and FILA Junior.
-Winners become members of the USA Wrestling Team and go on to represent the United States in the World Championship. Over 400 wrestlers are expected to compete in this tournament.

Florida Orange Blossom Table Tennis Series Spring Classic
Dates: Friday, May 11 – Saturday, May 12
Venue: Lakeland
-Sanctioned by the United States Sandpaper Table Tennis Association and the Lakeland Table Tennis Association Table Tennis.

Florida Suncoast Sports – Florida State Championship
Dates: Friday, May 11 – Sunday, May 13
Venue: Lake Myrtle Sports Park – Auburndale
-Baseball teams from all over the state will be coming to the Lake Myrtle Sports Park in Auburndale to compete in the Florida State Championship.

Freestyle Greco State Championship
Dates: Friday, May 11 – Sunday, May 13
Venue: The Lakeland Center
-This state championship will consist of elite competitors from across the state of Florida coming to wrestle in two different styles: Freestyle & Greco.
-Wrestlers will compete for the chance to wrestle at Nationals.

Auburndale Hoops – Polk Pride Challenge
Dates: Saturday, May 12 – Sunday, May 13
Venues: Polk State College, Florida Southern College
-This boys basketball tournament is a YBOA sponsored event that will be played at basketball gyms across the county including Polk State College in Winter Haven and Florida Southern College in Lakeland.

Mayfaire by-the-Lake
Dates: Saturday, May 12 – Sunday, May 13; 6:30pm–8:30pm
Venue: Lakeland
-The 41st annual Polk Museum of Art MIDFLORIDA Mayfaire by-the-Lake 2012. Mayfaire is a free community weekend that features children’s art activities, musical performances and food, all centered around beautiful, award-winning art.

Mayfaire Saturday Night
Date: Saturday, May 12; 5pm–11pm
Venue: Lake Mirror Promenade – Lakeland
-A free street party at the Lake Mirror Promenade featuring live music and fireworks.

Youth Summer Slam
Dates: Saturday, May 12 – Sunday, May 13
Venue: Bartow Park
-This ISA qualifying tournament is expecting to bring in over 600 softball players to the Bartow Softball Complex.

Upcoming Events:

Ironman 70.3 Florida – May 19-May 20 (Lake Eva Park-Haines City)

Carillon Classic 5k Run/Walk – May 26 (Bok Tower Gardens-Lake Wales)

Legends & Legacies- Reflections of Vietnam – June 8-9 (Fantasy of Flight-Polk City)

Florida’s Sunshine State Games: Polk County Festival – June 15-17 & 23-24

Red, Brick & Boom – July 4 (LEGOLAND® Florida – Winter Haven)

Polk NatureFest – October 4-7 (locations across Polk County)

Brick-or-Treat – October- Saturdays & Sundays (LEGOLAND® Florida – Winter Haven)

Legends & Legacies- Letters Home: Love, Courage & Survival – October 12-13 (Fantasy of Flight-Polk City)

Go LEGOLAND – It’s Your Birthday – October 15 (LEGOLAND® Florida – Winter Haven)

Florida Youth Soccer Association (FYSA) State Cup
Dates: 3/26 – 3/28
Venue: Lake Myrtle
- This FYSA event will host 73 soccer teams and bring in over 1200 spectators to Polk County
- For more information check out www.fysa.com

Auburndale HOOPfest Youth Basketball of America (YBOA) State Qualifier
Dates: 3/26 – 3/28
Venue: Polk State College, Polk County School Board Gyms
- The Auburndale HOOPfest State Qualifier will bring in over 1300 participants and 2000 spectators
- For more information please visit www.auburndaleyouthbasketball.com for updates

ISA Youth Warm Up
Dates: 7/11 – 7/12
Venue:Bartow 555 Softball Complex
- The ISA Youth Warm Up will bring over 600 participants and over 200 spectators to Polk County
- For more information on ISA events check out www.isasoftball.com and www.centralfloridasports.com
Florida State Water Ski Championships
Dates: 7/11 – 7/12
Venue: Mulberry Ski Paradise
- The Florida State Water Ski Championships will bring in over 100 participant and an estimated 400 spectators to Polk County
- For more information on the Florida State Water Ski Championships check out www.centralfloridasports.com
Youth Basketball of America (YBOA) Girls National Tournament
Dates: 7/12 – 7/18
Venue: 8 Different Polk County High School gyms
- The YBOA Girls National Tournament will bring into Polk County 70 teams with over 700 participants and over 1000 spectators
- For more information on YBOA events check out www.yboa.org and www.centralfloridasports.com

ISA Youth B State Championships
Dates: 7/3 – 7/4
Venue:Auburndale, Bartow, Diamondplex
- The ISA Youth B State Championships will bring 1800 participants and over 600 spectators into Polk County for a 2 day event
- For more information on ISA events check out www.isasoftbal.com and www.centralfloridasports.com

World Amateur Baseball Association (WABA) Woodbat World Series
Dates: 7/2 – 7/5
Venue: Lake Myrtle Sports Complex
- The WABA Woodbat World Series will bring in 500 participants and an estimated 400 spectators to Polk County
- For more information on WABA events check out www.wababaseball.com and www.centralfloridasports.com

Lake Region Firecracker Baseball Tournament
Dates: 7/4 – 7/5
Venue: Chain of Lakes Complex
- The Firecracker Baseball Tournament will bring in 450 participants and estimated 600 spectators to Polk County
- For more information about the Firecracker Baseball Tournament check out www.centralfloridasports.com

ISA Youth A State
Date: 6/26 – 6/28
Venue: Auburndale, Bartow, Diamondplex
- The ISA event will bring into Polk County 900 participants, and 1,200 spectators
For more information on ISA events check out www.isasoftball.com and www.centralfloridasports.com

Youth Basketball of America (YBOA) Boys National Tournament
Dates: 6/28 – 7/4
Venue: 10 Different Polk County High Schools Gyms
- Youth Basketball of America (YBOA) Boys National Tournament will bring over 100 teams to Polk County generating 1,250 participants and over 2,000 spectators
For more information on YBOA events check out www.yboa.org and www.centralfloridasports.com

Florida Five Star Girls Team Classic
Date: 6/19 – 6/21
Venue:Polk Community College, Auburndale
- The Florida Five Star will bring in over 650 participants and over 200 spectators
For more information check out www.5starbball.com or www.centralfloridasports.com

Central Florida Summer HOOPfest YBOA Open Invitational
Dates: 6/19 – 6/21
Venue: Polk County School Board Gyms, Polk Community College
- The YBOA Hoopfest will bring in over 1000 participants into Polk County for the three day tournament.
For more information on this and other YBOA events check out www.YBOA.org and www.centralfloridasports.com

World Amateur Baseball Association (WABA) Florida Cup
Dates: 6/20 – 6/21
Venue: Chain of Lakes Complex
- This WABA Florida Cup event will bring 25 teams and their families and fans into Polk County for a two day event.
For more information on WABA events check out www.wababaseball.com and www.centralfloridasports.com

In case you haven’t been to a restaurant and seen large groups of basketball players and their families eating or driven down the road and spotted a van with writing all over it, this is your official notice that the Youth Basketball of America (YBOA) National Championships are taking place at gyms throughout Polk County all month. This year, a special feature of the event is live web streaming. This weekend’s games can be seen by clicking here. So, if you don’t want to fight the traffic around the gyms, or the crowds at the restaurants, check out the action streaming online.