Thunder Bay is the birthplace of hundreds or professional athletes, Olympians, and championship winning teams over the city’s history, Thunder Bay is truly Sports Central.
Why Thunder Bay?
Thunder Bay offers excellent sports facilities, recreation facilities, banquet facilities, group transportation, and affordable accommodations, making it an ideal destination for athletes and sport enthusiasts alike. With a friendly and accessible environment, visitors can enjoy Northern hospitality where athletes are the focus. Our skilled volunteers and passionate spectators create an inspiring atmosphere that enhances every event, ensuring a memorable experience for all.
View our Sports Central Flysheet (plain text) for more reasons to pick Thunder Bay for your next event.
Financial Incentive
Tourism Thunder Bay offers financial inventive to bring your event here by providing funding
through the CEDC Tourism Event Funding. The CEDC Tourism Event Fund will fund up to amaximum of $50,000 or 25% of your total event budget.
Tourism Thunder Bay and the City of Thunder Bay encourages and assists community sport groups with bids for championship events. We can assist with bid strategy, bid documents, presentations and displays. Financial assistance for bidding costs may also be provided through the Event Development Grant.
Your community sport organization should consider hosting a championship event in Thunder Bay to:
- Bring recognition, volunteers and participants to your sport and organization
- Maximize the potential for local athletes and save on travel costs
- Develop or improve facilities or infrastructure for your sport
- Benefit our city through improved quality of life and economic development
- Build spirit and pride in our community
- Attract regional, national or international media coverage
- Generate revenue for your organization
- Provide sporting officials opportunities to improve their qualifications
Expertise in Hosting
The city hosts many championship events each year and has a very successful history of sport event hosting.
With venues capable of hosting sporting events and tournaments of all kinds - hockey, baseball, curling, golf, basketball, disc golf - you name it, and Thunder Bay is ready to host your next event or tournament.
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After the Game
Whether experiencing the local art scene, dining at award-winning restaurants, relaxing in one of our many parks and green spaces, setting sail on Lake Superior, hiking to one of the highest points in Ontario or just enjoy the unparalleled scenic views, everyone involved in your event will love their time in Thunder Bay.
Contact Tourism Thunder Bay for assistance with preparing bids, hosting tournaments, and hosting championship events in Thunder Bay!
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Tourism Thunder Bay
701-34 Cumberland St., N.
Thunder Bay, ON, P7A 4L4
807-983-2041 | 1-800-667-8386
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