Everything you need to know about the upcoming BC Winter and BC Summer Games... Learn more
PreviousNext

BIDDING FOR THE BC GAMES Bring B.C.’s Premier Multi-Sport Games to Your Community

Communities across B.C. are invited to submit bids for the BC Games in 2030 and 2032.

Overview

The BC Winter and BC Summer Games are British Columbia’s premier youth multisport events. Held biennially, the Games bring communities together, create lasting legacies, and provide exceptional sport experiences for the province’s leading developing athletes, coaches, and officials.

The rewards of hosting can be substantial and long-lasting. Hosting can generate social and economic benefits, strengthen community partnerships and leadership, improve local sport capacity, and create facility and equipment legacies. At the centre of these returns is the opportunity to provide young athletes, coaches, and officials with an exceptional multi-sport Games experience while building pride and connection across the host community.

The BC Games Society is seeking communities interested in hosting the 2028 and 2030 BC Winter Games and BC Summer Games. The following Games are available for bidding: 

2030

BC Winter Games

2030

BC Summer Games

2032

BC Winter Games

2032

BC Summer Games

Save the Date: Bid Information Video Call

BC Games staff will be hosting a presentation on Tuesday, December 8, 2026 @ 10:00 a.m. PST.

This is an opportunity for prospective communities to hear directly from BC Games staff for more clarity and information on bid expectations, including question and answers in an open forum setting. To register and obtain the video link email bid@bcgames.org with the name, role and community of your bid committee attendees by Tuesday December 1, 2026.  

Benefits of Hosting

The rewards of hosting the BC Games can be substantial and long-lasting. Hosting can generate social and economic benefits, strengthen community partnerships and leadership, improve local sport capacity, and create facility and equipment legacies. At the centre of these returns is the opportunity to provide young athletes, coaches, and officials with an exceptional multi-sport Games experience while building pride and connection across the host community. 

Community Connection and Leadership

Bringing people together: Between 1,400 and 2,200 volunteers unite around a shared vision, building new relationships and creating lasting memories. 

Strengthening collaboration: Municipalities, school districts, Indigenous communities, mountain resorts, regional districts, public health organizations, and community-minded businesses work together to plan and deliver the Games. 

Developing leaders: Emerging and experienced community leaders build, demonstrate, and mentor leadership skills through a defined project with clear timelines and goals. 

Building community pride: Hosting the Games fosters a strong sense of collective achievement that continues after the event. 

Integrate tourism strategies: The provinces best young athletes, coaches, officials and their families are exposed to and become visitors of your community and partners. 

Facilities, Equipment, and Sport Development

Improving facilities: Communities may complete minor facility upgrades through municipal investment or by leveraging Games-related funding.

Creating equipment legacies: Sport equipment purchased through the Games budget is distributed to local sport organizations or school districts after the event.

Strengthening local sport: Local sport organizations build capacity through the Games planning process and closer collaboration with their respective provincial sport organizations.

Financial Impact

Economic Impact: the BC Games brings significant economic impact to communities through direct Games expenditures and visitors spending. A comprehensive Economic Impact Study conducted by Sport Tourism Canada using the SteamPro model on the Kelowna 2026 BC Summer Games (2700 participants) generated: 

$5100000

local economic activity

$7600000

provincial economic activity

$2700000

visitor spending

7000 Plus Plus

visitors

Financial Legacy: Through the Games funding agreement and legacy process, the local community with retain as financial legacy that is disseminated to the community through a local legacy committee process at the conclusion of the Games. The financial legacy fund is generated from: 

    • Half of the Games operating budget surplus;
    • Interest earned on host society operating grants;
    • Games merchandise profits 

Understanding the Bid Process

A bid is typically cultivated by a municipality Parks and Recreation department or sport council agency and onboards other key local partners such as school districts, regional districts, indigenous communities or university/colleges and often forms a local bid committee.

Once awarded a Games, the BC Games Society collaborates with a community to form the Games Host Society or local organizing committee to serve as a franchise to host the specific year-season of Games. Grant funding and a myriad of Games planning resources is rolled out to the Host Society to help create a successful hosting experience. 

Commitment to Hosting

A bid to host the BC Winter Games or BC Summer Games is an opportunity for a community to assess its readiness, capacity, and shared commitment to delivering a major youth multi-sport event. The process encourages communities to assess their facilities, services, volunteer base, and ability to provide a welcoming and well-organized Games experience. 

A successful bid depends on strong collaboration among key community partners. Municipalities, School Districts, Indigenous communities, Regional Districts, sport organizations, facility operators, tourism partners, and others must work together to define their roles, confirm their support, and build a practical foundation for hosting. 

Submitting a bid also means recognizing the commitment required. Facilities will be occupied and adapted for Games use, local services and resources will be coordinated, and volunteer leaders will be called upon to contribute significant planning time, expertise and perseverance.  

Phased Approach to Bidding

A bid to host the BC Winter Games or BC Summer Games is an opportunity for a community to assess its readiness, capacity, and shared commitment to delivering a major youth multi-sport event. The process encourages communities to assess their facilities, services, volunteer base, and ability to provide a welcoming and well-organized Games experience. 

The BC Games Society uses a two-phase bid process:

  • Phase One: Declaration to Host confirms the community’s intent to host and demonstrates support from the key local partners needed to deliver a BC Games. Shortlisted communities are invited to:
  • Phase Two: Application to Host, which provides a more detailed assessment of hosting capacity, including sport facilities, school accommodation, and broader community support. This phased approach makes bidding more obtainable while encouraging early collaboration. 

Save the Date: Bid Information Video Call

BC Games staff will be hosting a presentation on Tuesday, December 8, 2026 @ 10:00 a.m. PST.

This is an opportunity for prospective communities to hear directly from BC Games staff for more clarity and information on bid expectations, including question and answers in an open forum setting. To register and obtain the video link email bid@bcgames.org with the name, role and community of your bid committee attendees by Tuesday December 1, 2026.  

Timeline

  • December 8, 2026

    Search Search

    Bid Information Session

    BC Games staff will be hosting a presentation on Tuesday, December 8, 2026 @ 10:00 a.m. PST.

    This is an opportunity for prospective communities to hear directly from BC Games staff for more clarity and information on bid expectations, including question and answers in an open forum setting. To register and obtain the video link email bid@bcgames.org with the name, role and community of your bid committee attendees by Tuesday December 1, 2026.  

  • April 8, 2027

    Tools Tools

    Phase One Submission - Declaration to Host

    Phase One of the bid submission looks to assess a communities collaboration and commitment from integral local stakeholders.

    • Community cover letter
    • Municipality Resolution
    • School District Resolution
    • CUPE letter of support
    • Teacher Union letter of support
    • Indigenous Community(s) letter of support
    • Winter Resort letter of support (winter only)
    • Regional District or 3rd Party Operator letter of support

  • May 31, 2027

    Tools Tools

    Phase One Response to Communities

    BC Games staff provide a response to each bid community. 

  • September 23, 2027

    Tools Tools

    Phase Two Submission - Application to Host

    Phase Two requires a more detailed assessment of hosting capacity, including:

    • Sport facility inventory
    • School-Accommodation inventory
    • Other Hosting Facilities
    • Transportation information
    • Local Organization(s) letter of support

  • October - December, 2027

    Tools Tools

    Selection Committee and Approvals Process

    BC Games staff issue response back to all communities.

  • January, 2028

    Tools Tools

    Announcement of Hosts

    The Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, and Sports will announce the winning host communities for 2030 and 2032.

PreviousNext

Submission Expectations and Information

To submit a bid, please compile the required documents into a PDF file and send it to bid@bcgames.org prior to the due date and time for the respective application phase.  The community’s bid committee opening cover letter should be addressed to the BC Games Society. 

Respective letters of support and council resolutions should be address to the community bid committee (ie XYZ Community – BC Winter/Summer Games Bid Committee). 

For questions or more information, email us at bid@bcgames.org.  

Download Download Download the Full Bid Package

Get Involved

Territory Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge the lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) People, also known today as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations, and recognize that our work in this province spans the territories of more than 200 First Nations, as well as Métis and Inuit communities.

The Games
Our Partners

© 2026 BC Games Society

Skip to content