Past Sporting Events The Lehigh Valley has a rich history of hosting major sporting events. The tremendous support and enthusiasm among government, university, business, recreation and hospitality leaders has enabled the Sports Commission to bring sporting events of every type to the Lehigh Valley. The Lehigh Valley has become the destination of choice for virtually any sporting event. Here’s a brief sampling of past sporting events… 1992, 2000 USGA Senior Open
Saucon Valley Country Club welcomed some of golf's most famous legends twice in one decade! 1996 Olympic Cycling Trials
The Summer Olympics were in Atlanta, and the world's best cyclists were gearing up in the Lehigh Valley. One of only 18 such facilities in America, the Lehigh Valley Velodrome annually plays host to cycling's best. 1997, 1998 Nike Lehigh Valley Open
The Nike Tour came through the area for a two-year run on one of the Lehigh Valley's premier courses, the Center Valley Club. 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 US Lacrosse Women's Division National Tournaments
A celebration of women's lacrosse held on Memorial Day Weekend, these national tournaments, officially hosted by the Philadelphia Chapter of US Lacrosse, featured 60 teams competing in two divisions over a 3 day span on the Goodman Campus of Lehigh University. 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Bob Walsh Memorial Classic Men's Fastpitch Tournament
An International Softball Congress (ISC) sanctioned event, this Men's Major Fastpitch tournament held annually at Patriots Park in Allentown, PA, has grown in prestige and prize money each consecutive year to become one of the premier men's fastpitch tournaments in the country. 2003 East Coast Collegiate Division III Rugby Championships
This inaugural event featured Division III champions from the Northeast and East Penn Rugby Unions. Matches were held at the Monocacy Park Complex in Bethlehem, PA over the weekend of April 26-28, 2003. Lehigh Valley Flames Summer Attack 2005
20 teams of 14 & under and 12 & under girls traveling fastpitch softball teams converges on the Lehigh Valley to compete in a National Softball Association (NSA) tournament at Patriots Park in Allentown, PA the weekend of June 20-22, 2003. 2005 PDGA Pro Disc Golf World Championships Pennsylvania 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Great Lehigh Valley Soccer Festival Parkette Invitational and Babcock Invitational
Each year the Parkette National Gymnastics Training Center welcomes two of the leading events in gymnastics. Some of the world's most prominent male and female gymnasts make their way through the Lehigh Valley for these special events. Allentown SportsFest
A yearly celebration featuring various sporting competitions, entertainment and food throughout the Allentown park system. Drum Corps International
One of the country's leading drum and bugle corps competitions is held each August at Allentown's J. Birney Crum Stadium. Celtic Classic Highland Games & Festival
The unique sports of the Emerald Isle call the Lehigh Valley home each fall, during a four-day celebration. | 
