Opening Ceremony
Join us June 21st at the Meijer Sports Complex for the 2024 Opening Ceremony! The Summer Games will begin with a parade to welcome our athletes who will be competing in Olympic-style events and will proceed with the lighting of the cauldron!
OPENING CEREMONY DETAILS
Admission: Free for athletes and spectators.
Parking Fee: $5
Athlete Check In starts at 6:30 pm (scroll down for more details)
Opening Ceremony Start Time: 7:30pm
Meijer Sports Complex
3300 10 Mile Rd NE
Rockford, MI 49341
Download the map for Opening Ceremony
Tyler’s amazing balancing act
In 2024, we are excited to bring in Tyler Scheuer and his Amazing Balancing Act to wow at Opening Ceremony and kick off our main weekend of events! As seen on America's Got Talent, Ripley's Believe it or Not, The Go Big Show, ESPN and Halftime Shows across the country, he takes on all challenges and has fun while interacting and working wit the crowd to get everyone out of their seats.
Athlete Parade
Athletes have the opportunity to represent their sport as they parade into Opening Ceremony. Entrance into Opening Ceremony will be done in sport alphabetical order.
Olympians Scheduled to attend
Paralympian - mackenzie woodring
We are thrilled to have Mackenzie Woodring join us at Opening Ceremony. Mackenzie is an incredibly accomplished Paralympian and World Championship Cyclist. Stop by and meet Mackenzie during athlete check-in! She’ll have her bike and medals on display.
Mackenzie is a two-time Paralympian in 2008 and 2016, in addition a three-time medalist. Furthermore, Woodring has an incredible World Championship Resume including four medals, three of which being Gold!
Woodring continues to be an inspiration to people around the world as she not only continues competing individually, but as a member of the Priority Health Cycling Team.
mascots scheduled to appear
Come see local mascots, including Griff from the Grand Rapids Griffins and Felix the Fox from the West Michigan Sports Commission. Check back to who else will be joining Griff and Felix!
Lighting of the Cauldron
The Summer Games will officially kick off as the torch enters the stadium and the cauldron is lit.
Athlete Check-in
Athletes stop by athlete-check in to grab your athlete bag and credential (hockey athletes, you will get your bag and credential when you check in for your first game at your venue). Note: you do not need to stop by athlete check-in to compete during the weekend.
vendors
We’ll be joined by a variety of vendors at Opening Ceremony! A list of attending vendors will be available as we get closer to June 21, 2024.
Interested in being a vendor at Opening Ceremony? Please click here to view our vendor form.
Parking
Parking at the Meijer Sports Complex will be $5 per vehicle.
Note: Parking is NOT available at the Miracle League Field. The lot will not be open to athletes and spectators.
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