The Edinburgh Games

Join us for The Edinburgh Games - a celebration of sport, culture and community! 

The Edinburgh Games is a day-long sports event bringing together students from across the university to take part in sport, connect, and celebrate diversity. Featuring four exciting sporting tournaments, the event is open to all abilities, welcoming everyone for a relaxing, fun time. Spectators are also welcome!

More than just a sports event, The Edinburgh Games is about fostering a sense of belonging. Each team will compete under a name that represents their culture, heritage, region, or identity, making it a true celebration of who we are as a community. There will be cultural food stalls ran by our international societies which will be free for all players and specators! All players will additionally get a free t-shirt for participating and there will be an opportunity for spectators to try each sport after each tournament in the 30 minutes between each one. Bring your friends!

Event Details

• Date: 2nd April 2025
• Location: Sport & Exercise Pleasance, Sports Hall 

Timings and sports taking place are:

• 2v2 Badminton - 11:30 - 13:30
• 2v2 Pickleball - 14:00 - 16:00
• 3v3 Basketball - 16:30 - 18:30
• Boccia - come and try - 14:40 - 16:00 (Squash Courts)

Teams who enter will get:

• A place in their tournament of choice
• A free 'The Edinburgh Games' t-shirt for all players
• Free access to the cultural food stalls put on by our international societies

Spectators will get:

• An opportunity to try each sport after each tournament 
• Free access to the cultural food stalls put on by our international societies

How to sign up and get involved

If you have a team for any of the sports tournaments listed above, all you have to do to sign up is purchase a ticket for your team on this page! The tickets on this page are for a whole team (Boccia is any amount). The only requirement is that your team name must be something you and your team feel a connection to. This could be a country, culture, identity, place, region, food. E.g. Tokyo Titans, Haggis Hustlers.

If you are an individual looking for teammates, there's no reason why you can't still get involved! Please join this Microsoft Teams channel HERE where there will be others looking to find partners for a team! Spectators are free and do not require a sign up, just show up on the day.

Team sign-ups will close on midnight, 27th March. Spaces are limited so secure your team's spot now before it's too late! All proceeds will be going to Social Bite, a local charity tackling homelessness in Edinburgh.

Any questions please email nwells@ed.ac.uk