Senior Games and Silver Arts

Senior Games & SilverArts

Cabarrus Senior Games began in 1985 as part of a statewide health and wellness promotion and education program for older adults. Since that time, our senior adults have been walking, running, singing, dancing, throwing, pitching, swimming and swinging; drawing, knitting, weaving, painting and writing their way to better physical and mental health.

Held each year in the spring, Cabarrus Senior Games offers competition in a wide variety of sports, events, and the arts. To be eligible to participate, individuals must:

• Be 50 years of age or older on or before December 31 of competition year
• Be a resident of Cabarrus or not compete in the same events in any other local games
• Be a resident of NC (minimum 3 consecutive months annually)
• Live in a County where an event is not offered
• Not compete in the same event in any local games in the same year

Senior Games is sanctioned by NC Senior Games and is coordinated by these organizations:

• Cabarrus County Active Living Centers
• Cabarrus County Active Living and Parks Department
• ‍Concord Parks & Recreation Department
• ‍Harrisburg Parks & Recreation Department
• Kannapolis Parks & Recreation Department
• Cabarrus County Council on Aging

For more information on Cabarrus Senior Games, call 704-920-3484, contact ijsweeney@cabarruscounty.us or register online.

State Finals Qualifying Information

To qualify for the NC Senior Games state finals, a participant must register and compete in a sanctioned local games and meet the following qualifications:

1. Athletics: gold, silver and bronze medalists in sanctioned events, in each age category, male and female, qualify to compete at NC Senior Games state finals. Exceptions:
   • the top 6 finishers in each age group of bowling events will qualify
   • golfers must meet a minimum performance score (mps) and finish in the top 3 in their age group. MPS are available on page 6 of the Senior Games Registration Packet(PDF, 476KB) and in the NCSR Rule Book.
2. SilverArts: qualifiers in each sub-category are:
   • Literary Arts: gold and silver medalists (if different artists)
   • Heritage & Visual Arts: gold, silver & bronze medalists (if different artists)
   • Cheerleader Showcase: Best of Show
   • Performing Arts: Best of Show
3. Tournament Events: qualifiers limited to 3 tournament events at state finals
4. SilverStriders Fun Walk: successful completion of this event will qualify participants for NCSG State Finals Fun Walk.

For more information visit National Senior Games Association. 

Individual Sports

• Archery
• Basketball Shooting
• Bowling
• Cycling
• Football Throw
• Softball Throw
• Swimming
• Track & Field
• Race Walking
• Power Walking

Tournament Sports

• Badminton
• Billiards
• Bocce
• Cornhole
• Croquet
• Disc Golf
• Golf
• Horseshoes
• Miniature Golf
• Pickleball
• Racquetball
• Shuffleboard
• Table Tennis
• Tennis

Team Sports

• 3-on-3 Basketball
• Softball

SilverArts

• Cheerleading
• Heritage Arts
• Literary Arts
• Performing Arts
• Visual Arts