Welcome To The Volleyball Festival Site

ONLINE TICKETING AVAILABLE

Avoid waiting in line by ordering your tickets HERE before June 15.  All-Access, Weekly, and KidsZone passes are all available. All Admission policies are HERE.

2012 SCHEDULE

Opening Ceremonies is Tuesday June 26, 2012 at 5:30pm.  Onsite registration begins the afternoon of June 25 and continues on June 26.  First day of play for ALL teams is Wednesday June 27. The 12s and 13s Age Divisions concludes Saturday June 30 along with the Top 32 teams from the other Age Divisions. All other teams conclude play on Sunday July 1.  The AM Wave consists of the 12s, 13s, 14s & 18s.  The PM Wave has the 15s, 16s, & 17s. There is also an expanded Special Olympics Division in 2012.  Click HERE to download the 2012 Information Flyer.

SHOWCASE & RECRUITING SERVICES ANNOUNCED

The Festival has partnered with the Biokats Sports Network and the National Scouting Report (NSR) to conduct player showcase sessions on June 26 from 10am-4pm.  Sessions are $40 and for the graduation classes of 2013-2016.  As the Exclusive Recruiting Service of the Festival, NSR will conduct free recruiting seminars and workshops for parents, athletes and coaches and provide free player evaluations during the Festival. For more information on the Showcase and to register, click HERE.

TOP 24 PRE-SEEDED TEAMS ANNOUNCED

Click HERE for the complete list of the Top 24 Pre-Seeded teams in the 14s-18s Age Divisions. These teams are guaranteed to finish play on June 30, if they choose. Coaches and Directors should still continue to submit, or update, their SEEDING REQUEST FORM to help with the final seeding. The complete seeding process can be found HERE.

VOLLEYBALL FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

2012 PARTICIPATING TEAMS

Click HERE for a list of registered teams as of May 14.

2012 THEME ANNOUNCED

The 2012 theme is Ho'olaule'a which is the Hawaiian word for Festival.  It literarlly means "celebration" which is what the Festival is all about: celebrating the spirit and accomplishments of our athletes and volleyball communities.  The Festival is deep in Hawaiian tradition with 27 Hawaiian teams attending in 2011.  Bring your friends and family to Opening Ceremonies June 26 and show off your Ho'olaule'a spirit!

FREE RAFFLE TICKETS FOR FUNDRAISING

In 2011, over $1,000,000 of raffle tickets were provided to Festival participants free of charge to help their fundraising efforts.  A BIG Festival "Thank You" to all of those who have purchased tickets from our participants!  For info on getting raffle tickets for the 2012 Festival, click HERE.

ECONOMIC BOOM TO DOWNTOWN PHOENIX

Thank you to everyone for planning to attend the 2012 Volleyball Festival.  Your patronage is much appreciated by us and all the businesses in Downtown Phoenix.  Click HERE to view a Channel 12 News clip about the impact you have when attending. A recent Arizona Republic article estimated our annual economic impact at $22 million.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS DIVISION

In 2011, The Kellis Cougars won first place in the 1st Annual Volleyball Festival Special Olympics Division. 2012 will see an expanded Special Olympics Division over multiple days during the Festival.  Click HERE to read about the terrific work Teresa Scobee is doing to expand Special Olympics volleyball in Arizona.

FUTURE DATES

The Phoenix Convention Center will be the host site for all matches of the 2012 and 2013 Volleyball Festivals.  Our goal is to finalize the dates for Opening Ceremonies and tournament play by October 1 of each year.  The actual dates will only vary by one or two days from the below tentative schedule.

  • June 24 - 28, 2013, Opening Ceremonies June 23
  • June 25 - 29, 2014 (tentative), Opening Ceremonies June 24
  • June 24 - 28, 2015 (tentative), Opening Ceremonies June 23

THE FESTIVAL SPIRIT - DAILY NEWSPAPER

HOT off the Press!  Every year, the Festival Staff publishes a daily newspaper full of player profiles, schedules, tips and insightful articles.  Click  HERE to view the 2011 and 2010 editions.

FESTIVAL POSTER

A Festival tradition for 28 years!  Every player will go home with a commemorative 16" x 20" themed Festival Poster.  Below is the 2011 Pirate Queens of the Desert themed poster.