Tickets for the 2025 Florida Games are already on sale. Here’s how much they cost
The very irreverent and very amusing Florida Man Games are coming back in 2025 and this time, there will be room for tailgating.
In February, a sort-of Olympic games for people who consider themselves “Florida Men,” took place in St. Augustine, with teams of men competing in challenges like “beer belly sumo wrestling” and an “evading arrest obstacle course.”
And this year, the event is moving to a larger venue and adding more games. Early bird tickets are already on sale. Here’s how to buy tickets to the 2025 Florida Man Games and how much it costs to go.
How much are the tickets for the Florida Man Games?
Early bird tickets for the 2025 Florida Man Games went on sale on Monday, May 13. According to a recent press release from the games’ organizers, general admission tickets are $25 and VIP tickets are $99.
And this year, there will be tickets for tailgating spaces, which are $550.
Tickets to the 2024 Florida Man Games in February were about $50 for general admission and $175 for VIP tickets a month out from the games. Tickets to the games could become this expensive again, since the prices currently posted are early release pricing.
VIP tickets in 2024 included drinks, access to a climate-controlled VIP area, access to air-conditioned bathrooms and reserved bleacher seating to watch the challenges and a celebrity meet and greet.
The first Florida Man Games raised $20,000 for the Jimmy Jam Community Outreach charity organization that helps Northeast Florida residents in need, according to the press release.
To buy tickets or apply to be a sponsor or vendor, visit the Florida Man Games website here.
What are the Florida Man games? Are they in St. Augustine?
The Florida Man Games were held at Francis Field in downtown St. Augustine on Saturday, February 24. But next year, the games will be held at a new venue.
“Just when the world thought Floridians couldn’t Florida any wilder, they did. The Florida Man Games returns on March 1st, 2025, and how it got insured for round 2, no one will ever know,” the press release said.
“This irreverent competition, where the state’s most unruly residents serve as demigods of athletic prowess, is getting even weirder with new competitions, more insane teams, and a brand-new venue.”
At the 2024 Florida Man Games, teams of Florida men went head-to-head in challenges like weaponized pool noodle mud dueling, an “evading arrest” obstacle course, a category 5 hurricane winds cash grab, beer belly Florida sumo wrestling and more.
There was also a “Florida Ma’am” pinup competition and other activities for attendees, like chicken bingo and a mullet competition.
The evading arrest obstacle course will return at the 2025 games, along with new challenges like “the Florida sumo cage match,” and enough space for tailgating. The event will be moving its location and date next year, to the St. Johns County Fairgrounds, on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
“We’re expecting an even bigger crowd at next year’s event, so it made sense to move out to the St. Johns County Fairgrounds, where we’ll have more space, a covered arena, and this year, we’re excited to introduce an RV tailgating area,” Pete Melfi, organizer and founder of the Florida Man Games, said in the press release.
How to enter the Florida Man Games
The games started accepting participant applications on Monday, May 13. You have to compete with a team of three to five members total and at least one member has to be at least 21 years old.
Click here to see the full list of requirements and how to submit your application.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: 2025 Florida Man Games tickets on sale at an early bird discount price
