Special Olympics Northern California hosts Fall Games and Guardian Games at UC Davis this weekend
YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO SUPPORT SPECIAL OLYMPIC ATHLETES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. IT’S THEIR ANNUAL FALL GAMES AND THE GUARDIAN GAMES, ALL TAKING PLACE ON THE UC DAVIS CAMPUS. AND JOINING US RIGHT NOW THIS MORNING TO TALK MORE ABOUT TOMORROW’S EVENT, MELISSA KELLY, SHE’S A SENIOR DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. OKAY. THESE ARE VERY TWO DISTINCT EVENTS. YES. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE GUARDIAN GAMES FIRST. YES. SO GUARDIAN GAMES IS A COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING EVENT WHERE COMMUNITY LEADERS, SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL TEAM UP TO ROTATE THROUGH ABOUT NINE DIFFERENT GAME STATIONS COMPETING FOR FUN, BRAGGING RIGHTS, CAMARADERIE, INCLUSION, ALL THE GOOD STUFF. AND THAT’S A BIG FUNDRAISER FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS. CORRECT? IT IS. YES. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE GAMES. SO FALL GAMES IS THE ANNUAL SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP FOR ALL OF OUR SPECIAL OLYMPICS. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ATHLETES. IT CULMINATES AFTER MANY MONTHS OF THEM TRAINING AND PRACTICING AND COMPETING AND COMING TOGETHER FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP FINALE. VERY NICE. AND HERE’S THE THING, TOO WITH THE GUARDIAN GAMES. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE WHERE IT’S SORT OF A I GOT TO IMAGINE A LITTLE BIT OF A CELEBRATION, ALMOST LIKE A THANK YOU AS WELL TO FOLKS WHO COME OUT AND SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, AS, AS BEST AS THEY CAN. IT IS. ABSOLUTELY. YES. SO WE HAVE MANY COMMUNITY LEADERS COMING TOGETHER TOMORROW WHO SUPPORT SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA YEAR ROUND. AND IT’S JUST A GREAT, FUN TIME FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY ENGAGE WITH SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES AND COMPETE TOGETHER, WHICH IS REALLY FUN. AND THERE’S STILL TIME TO SIGN UP TOO. YES, THERE IS STILL TIME TO SIGN UP. SO ANY TIME BEFORE 8:00 TOMORROW MORNING OR SHOW UP 8:00 TOMORROW MORNING AT UC DAVIS. YOU CAN VISIT.ORG GUARDIAN GAMES TO REGISTER. OKAY. SO WE’RE GOING TO HAVE HUNDREDS OF ATHLETES. THIS IS NO SMALL EVENT IS IT. IT’S NOT. YEAH IT’S A REALLY LARGE EVENT. PROBABLY ABOUT 1000 PEOPLE IN TOTAL COMING TO CELEBRATE THESE ATHLETES. GIVE US THAT WEBSITE ONE MORE TIME AS FAR AS WHERE FOLKS CAN GO TO SIGN UP, BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ASPECTS WHERE, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY YOU STAY LIMBER, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET OUT THERE. DON’T WORRY. THERE’S A HYDRATION STATION AS ONE OF THE STATIONS. SO I’M THINKING ANKLES, HAMSTRINGS, ALL THOSE THINGS. HOPEFULLY YOU’RE DOING YOUR MORNING STRETCHES. YES. BUT WHERE CAN FOLKS GO IF THEY WANT TO SIGN UP? SONG DOT S O N C DOT. GAMES. OKAY. AND AGAIN, THE GUARDIAN GAMES WILL START AT 9 A.M. THE FALL GAMES START AT TEN IN THE MORNING. THEY BOTH ARE GOING TO BE PLAYED AT RUSSELL FIELD ON THE UC DAVIS CAMPUS
Special Olympics Northern California hosts Fall Games and Guardian Games at UC Davis this weekend
Updated: 12:57 PM PST Nov 7, 2025
Special Olympics Northern California is hosting two of its biggest fall events this weekend and you are invited to watch and participate.The Guardian Games and Fall Games will both take place on Saturday, Nov. 8, at the UC Davis campus.The Fall Games will feature more than 250 athletes who will compete in a soccer tournament, while the Guardian Games will feature a touchdown toss, putting contest, rubber axe throwing, a police cruiser push, and more.The Guardian Games begin at 9 a.m. on Russell Field at the UC Davis campus and registration is still open.The 2025 Fall Games will feature more than 250 competing athletes and will begin at 10 a.m. with registration beginning at 8 a.m.If you’d like to be a spectator instead, admission is free.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
DAVIS, Calif. —
Special Olympics Northern California is hosting two of its biggest fall events this weekend and you are invited to watch and participate.
The Guardian Games and Fall Games will both take place on Saturday, Nov. 8, at the UC Davis campus.
The Fall Games will feature more than 250 athletes who will compete in a soccer tournament, while the Guardian Games will feature a touchdown toss, putting contest, rubber axe throwing, a police cruiser push, and more.
The Guardian Games begin at 9 a.m. on Russell Field at the UC Davis campus and registration is still open.
The 2025 Fall Games will feature more than 250 competing athletes and will begin at 10 a.m. with registration beginning at 8 a.m.
If you’d like to be a spectator instead, admission is free.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel