An Update from the Provincial Board

The Board has made a necessary and exciting change to the structure of our provincial games. Looking ahead to 2027 and beyond, there will no longer be a summer and winter games per se. There will be an Alberta 55 plus Provincial Games in August that will consist of approximately 21 different events, which would be an amalgamation of most of the current “summer’ events and a few of the “winter” events added. Events listed below.

In taking this approach, that would leave approximately 9 events that would be offered as a package to any community or municipality that would care to host them. Each of these remaining events could also be parceled out as single events…like hockey or ice curling for example.

These nine events typically have greater numbers than quite a few of the other events and could “stand alone” if necessary. The Board envisions that in the off years (even years) we would stage “open” events in these nine disciplines and invite teams or individuals from across the province to participate. They would not be qualifiers but would be treated as Provincial events and medals would be awarded to the respective winners.

This is a new approach to our games and will take some patience and understanding on our part to ensure its success. No doubt there will be some” glitches in the matrix” as we move to this new approach to how we run the games. I encourage you to reach out to your zone presidents and zone activity directors to answer the questions that you will no doubt have. 

August 21-24, 2025 | Leduc

Leduc is hosting the 2025 Alberta 55+ Provincial Summer Games August 21-24.

The provincial games will feature over a dozen different sporting categories including track and field, swimming, cycling, golf, slo-pitch, horseshoes, pickleball, bocce ball, cribbage and more.

Individuals interested in participating in the Games will need to become Alberta 55 plus members.

Volunteers are also needed. Learn more here.