Springville keeps Big Al’s Grand Slam Wiffle Ball Tournament in Art City Days lineup

Springville kept Big Al’s Grand Slam Wiffle Ball Tournament on the Art City Days card for June 5, 2026, and the listing showed exactly how seriously the city packaged the event. Games were set for 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Springville’s Wiffle Ball Fields at Memorial Park, 200 S 600 E, with a 4-on-4 format and a maximum roster of six players.

That placement mattered because the tournament was not sitting off to the side of the festival. Springville’s June 6-13, 2026 Art City Days schedule included Big Al’s Wiffle Ball Tournament alongside a 5K Color Run, Hometown Rodeo, Eye Spy Photo Hunt, Medallion Treasure Hunt, Pickleball Tournament, Outdoor Movie, Meet the Mayor/Catch the Council, Library Book Sale, DUP Pioneer Museum Tours, Jigsaw Puzzle Competition, CelebrARTE, Carnival and Vendor Booths, Fun-A-Rama, a 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, Battle of the Bands, Hot Air Balloon Fest, Fireman’s Breakfast, Quilt Show, Children’s Parade, Children’s Art Festival, CRC Glow and Family Dance, Grand Parade, Car Show, Duct Tape Regatta, and a Free Family Concert and Fireworks. In that company, the wiffle ball tournament read like a core stop, not a filler event.

The roster form gave the tournament a real bracket structure. Each game was listed at 30 minutes, every team was guaranteed three games, and the top two teams were scheduled to advance out of bracket play to the quarterfinals before moving on to the semifinals and championship game. The prizes matched that setup: second place received commemorative baseball hats, while the champions got commemorative baseball hats, a Wiffle Ball set and Swig gift cards.

Springville also showed how the event had evolved. The 2024 tournament rules set the age floor at 14 and used the same four field players with a six-player roster cap, with no gender restrictions. The 2026 listing lowered the minimum age to 12, widening the entry pool without changing the small-sided format that keeps games moving.

The tournament’s place inside Art City Days lined up with the city’s broader recreation push. Springville Parks and Recreation also had a separate adult Wiffle Ball Tournament page, and the city’s FY 2026 budget materials included funding for a special events coordinator and an artificial tee box. Put together, those details showed why Big Al’s Grand Slam stayed in the festival rotation: Springville treated wiffle ball as part of the calendar, the facilities plan and the summer identity of the city itself.