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Annual Citywide Bocce Tournament All Five Boroughs
October 10 & 11, 2009
Video courtesy of CBS Sunday Morning
The 2009 Bocce Tournament has ended. Please check back for information about the 2010 competition.
Each fall, New Yorkers come from all over the metropolitan tri-state area to participate in Parks’ annual Citywide Bocce Tournament.
Last year, 85 teams of four competed to represent their borough in the finals and for the chance to be crowned best bocce team in the city, making this one of the largest bocce tournaments in the country.
Preliminaries will be held at the following bocce courts on October 10:
- Pelham Bay Park, Bronx
- Juniper Valley, Queens
- Marine Park, Brooklyn
- South Beach, Staten Island
- J.J. Walker, Manhattan
The finals will be held on October 11 at Pelham Bay in the Bronx. Winners receive cash prizes, bocce sets, and VIP Grandstand tickets at the columbus Day Parade and the opportunity to march.
For more information, contact Anthony Sama at (212) 360-8207 or via email at anthony.sama@parks.nyc.gov or Christine Thelmo Dabrow at (212) 360-8144 or via email at christine.dabrow@parks.nyc.gov.
Related Information
15th Annual Bocce Tournament Wrap-Up
History: Bowling, Boules, and Bocce in Parks
Related Video
Video: It's My Park Annual Bocce Tournament
Sponsors
Bocce balls sponsored in part by
