Pride Games 2026 adds dodgeball tournament in Boston with two divisions

Pride Sports Tournaments has added dodgeball to Pride Games 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts, and the event will split the field into two divisions built for very different levels of play. The tournament is scheduled for July 31 through Aug. 2, 2026, with an opening party set for Friday, July 31.

The structure is the point. An A Division will be reserved for advanced skill, while a B Division is labeled for fun, social beginner-level play, giving newer teams a place to enter without being thrown straight into the top bracket. For a weekend built around Pride programming, that split turns the event into more than a single-pressure competition and gives experienced players a clear competitive lane at the same time.

Pride Games 2026 will not stop at dodgeball. The Boston weekend is also set to include kickball, volleyball and pickleball, and Pride Sports USA describes its national tournaments as drawing players from across the country for a weekend of sports, parties and celebration. The Pride Games page calls the Boston event three days of competition, parties and community from leagues across the country, which puts the dodgeball stop squarely inside a broader multi-sport gathering rather than a standalone bracket.

That framing matters in Boston, where Pride Sports already appears to have a live dodgeball base to draw from. Pride Sports Boston lists a summer 2026 dodgeball season running from July 1 to Aug. 12, 2026, and the league page says it is for players of all skill levels with no experience necessary. That local setup suggests the Pride Games tournament will land in a city where beginners, recreational players and more committed club teams can already find a path into the sport.

For dodgeball, the Boston addition shows how Pride events are being built to welcome first-timers without watering down the competition for seasoned teams. The A Division gives advanced squads a real bracket to chase, while the B Division lowers the barrier for social and developing players who want to join the same weekend atmosphere.