100-plus courts and 60-plus brands will be featured at Kansas City Convention Center
Triple Crown Sports, with more than 40 years of event experience, has formalized plans for the celebration of the sport of pickleball with PickleCon, slated for Aug. 8-11, 2024 at the Kansas City Convention Center.
The event will feature space for 60-plus vendors and more than 100 pickleball courts, but that only scratches the surface of special touches this high-impact setting will provide.
PickleCon is an all-inclusive, all-encompassing pickleball experience designed to intrigue people new to the sport as well as everyday amateur players and tournament-seasoned competitors. Triple Crown will dig into what drives the national passion for the sport with tournament play, camps/clinics, wheelchair/adaptive play, pro interactions, open play, panel discussions, breakout educational sessions and a variety of community-based activities, charity events and networking opportunities – something for everyone.
"Kansas City is centrally located, provides diverse attractions for tourists, and has embraced the pickleball community already," said PickleCon director Alyssa Morrison. "The city will be a perfect setting for pickleball enthusiasts of all ages to experience this unique event together."
After years of extensive research and development, TCS is set to make a grand entrance into the world of Pickleball. Engaging with industry experts, enthusiasts, and key stakeholders, TCS has diligently gathered insights and feedback to ensure that our foray into Pickleball caters to the needs and desires of players and fans alike.PickleCon has been collaboratively built by players, fans, brands and others to ensure a one-of-a-kind experience in the sport.
Helping spread the word about PickleCon and offering their insights are a variety of leaders in the sport, including:
- Art of Coaching Pickleball
- KC Crew
- Major League Pickleball
- Lavender Pickleball Club
- DUPR Waterfall
- DUPR Collegiate Pickleball
- Chicken N Pickle
- Paddletek
- KaSandra Gehrke (Pro)
- DUPR
- Selkirk
- Joey Farias (Pro)
- Gamma
- Minor League Pickleball
- Rick Witsken (Pro/NPL)
- Pickleball Librarian
- Funky Pickle
- Pickleball Management Group, LLC
- Engage
- Franklin
- PicklePlay
- New Belgium Brewing
- JustPaddles
- KITCH Pickleball
- SW19 Tennis and Pickleball
- The Dink
- CORE Pickleball
- National Collegiate Pickleball Association
For more information on PickleCon and how you can be involved visit the website here: https://www.picklecon.com/get-involved.html
