Be a part of the growing community of competitive pinball players in Utah. Find more information on upcoming pinball competitive pinball events in the Salt Lake City, Utah area. Test your skills against other pinball competitors and learn a few tricks along the way. Pinball is best enjoyed among friends. Come out and join us!
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Upcoming Single Tournaments
The Score is Right: Christmas in Hawaii
Day: December 10th
Time: 6 pm
Type: Open – Must be 21+
Buy-in: $5
Coin Drop: No
Location: Quarters Sugar House – 1045 E 2100 S, Salt Lake City, UT
Is the cold already getting to you? Missing the nice, warm days of summer? Well, don’t pack your summer clothes just yet (or unpack them if you already did), because The Score is Right is going to Hawaii!
We are happy to announce the next tournament in the Fish Bowl series, The Score is Right: Christmas in Hawaii! If you don’t know what the Score is Right is, basically think Price is Right rules, but for pinball. Each game will have a score target, and your goal is to get as close to the target as you can without going over!
The tournament will take place at Quarters in Sugarhouse (Now with no construction!!!), on December 10th, starting at 6PM, with $5 entry. Come hang out with us, get out of the cold, and play some pinball!
Thayer’s 11th Birthday Bash
Day: December 13th
Time: 12 pm
Type: Youth – Must be under 18
Buy-in: Free!
Coin Drop: No
Location: 3608 N 700 E North Ogden, UT
This will be a kid’s pinball tournament at the Smith Home. Please RSVP at 360-742-0769 or 801-815-1626 if you plan to attend.
The format will be a strikes elimination format, likely head to head strikes with 4 strikes being planned. No separate finals.
Help us celebrate Thayer’s birthday with pinball and friends.
Warm ups start at 1130 and the tournament starts at noon. Everything should be wrapped up around 2 pm.
There is no entry fee, but we will pay $15, $10 and $5 cash to the top 3 finishers.
Frosty Fabulous
Day: December 13th
Time: 1 pm
Type: Open – All ages
Buy-in: $5
Coin Drop: No
Location: 3869 W Rivendell Rd, Taylorsville, UT 84129
Decembers in Utah may have snow or sun depending on the day and hour. Even if the weather isn’t frosty, there will be cool pinball for all to play! The Frosty Fabulous will be held on Saturday, December 13th at a private location (please email the TD or check the Facebook group for details). Doors open for practice at noon and the tournament begins at 1 pm. Max Matchplay Qualifiers will be followed by an Amazing Race finals. $5 entry fee and machines set to free play. All ages and skill levels welcome!
Cassity’s Birthday Tournament
Day: December 13th
Time: 6 pm
Type: Open – Must be 21+
Buy-in: $5
Coin Drop: Yes
Location: Quarters Sugar House – 1045 E 2100 S, Salt Lake City, UT
Cassity has survived all that the world has thrown at her for another year, which means it’s time to celebrate! Join the lady of the hour at 6 pm at Quarters Sugar House to do one of her favorite activities – play pinball and yap! This will be a fair strikes tournament with no separate finals, number of strikes to be determined by the number of people that attend. There will be a $5 fee to enter the tournament. Reach out to Crystal at crystalcory1@gmail.com with any questions about the tournament.
Arcade Galactic Monthly
Day: December 20th
Time: 1 pm
Type: Open – All ages
Buy-in: $5
Coin Drop: Yes
Location: Arcade Galactic – 3601 S 2700 W G114, West Valley City, UT 84119
It is time for the last Arcade Galactic tournament of the year! Starting at 1 pm there will be a progressive strike knockout tournament. There is a $5 entry fee to join, and the games will be on discount. This format is especially beginner friendly, so if you’ve been on the fence it’s time to join! Reach out to Crystal at crystalcory1@gmail.com with any questions.
Millcreek NYE Bash Kids Tournament
Day: December 28th
Time: 1 pm
Type: Youth – Must be under 18
Buy-in: Free!
Coin Drop: No
Location: Millcreek City Commons – 1354 E Chambers Ave, Millcreek, UT 84106
Millcreek City Commons is happy to host a kids pinball tournament as part of their New Year’s Bash celebrations. This tournament will be held on December 29, 2025 at 1pm. Practice and registration opens at noon with a cap of 32 players. This is a youth tournament for anyone age 17 and under. The format will be a strikes tournament, 3 strikes and you’re out. Players will be placed in groups of four each round and assigned to compete in a 4-player game. The two players with the lowest scores for the match are given a strike. Rounds of play will continue until only player remains with fewer than 3 strikes and declared the winner. Games will be on free play but there is a $5 wristband purchase required for entry.
Millcreek NYE Bash Open Tournament
Day: December 28th
Time: 5 pm
Type: Open – All ages
Buy-in: Free!
Coin Drop: No
Location: Millcreek City Commons – 1354 E Chambers Ave, Millcreek, UT 84106
Millcreek City Commons is happy to host an all-ages pinball tournament as part of their New Year’s Bash celebrations. This tournament will be held on December 29, 2025 at 5pm. Practice and registration opens at 4pm with a soft cap of 32 players. This is an open tournament and all are invited. The format will be a strikes tournament, 3 strikes and you’re out. Players will be placed in groups of four each round and assigned to compete in a 4-player game. The two players with the lowest scores for the match are given a strike. Rounds of play will continue until only player remains with fewer than 3 strikes and declared the winner. Games will be on free play but there is a $5 wristband purchase required for entry.
Ongoing Tournament Series
Kiitos Fall Harvest
Day: Every Tuesday until December 16th
Time: Start time 7 pm
Type: Open – Must be 21+
Buy-in: $5
Coin Drop: Yes
Location: Kiitos Brewing – 608 W 700 S, Salt Lake City, UT
Fall is here and its time the harvest those WPPR’s! Our Fall Harvest Tourney Series returns each Tuesday starting at 7pm beginning Oct 7. We will be playing a 2 hr Flip Frenzy tourney followed by a ladder style finals. There is a $5 entry fee with all proceeds paid the top 4 finishers (-$1 IFPA Sanctioning fee). Players are required to pay their own coin drop with all games discounted to $.50/play max. Located at Kiitos Brewing in Salt Lake City practice begins at 630pm with the tourney starting at 7pm. Come see us!
Quarters Silver Ball Sinners Club (SBSC)
Day: First and third Wednesdays of each month (skipping December 4th)
Time: Start time 6 pm
Type: Open – Must be 21+
Buy-in: $5
Coin Drop: No
Location: Quarters Downtown – 5 E 400 S, Salt Lake City, UT & Quarters Sugar House – 1045 E 2100 S, Salt Lake City, UT
Quarters hosts the SBSC on the first and third Wednesday of every month. The first Wednesday of the month is hosted at Quarters Downtown, and the third Wednesday of the month is hosted at Quarters Sugar House. The tournament and finals format vary each SBSC to keep things fresh. Buy in is $5. Pinball is better with friends, so come join us!
Sunday Night Fights at the L.A.B.
Day: Every Sunday
Time: Start time 6 pm
Type: Open – Must be 21+
Buy-in: $5
Coin Drop: Yes
Location: The L.A.B. – 2432 Washington Blvd, Ogden, UT
This is a weekly Sunday Night Flipper Frenzy Pinball Tournament. Tournament starts at 6pm and ends at 8 pm every Sunday. Finals will be either Amazing Race, Group Matchplay, or a combination of the two if the field is large enough with an Amazing Race semi finals followed by a group Matchplay final.
Entry is $5 and the L.A.B. pays the sanctioning fee for all participants. If it’s your first time, the L.A.B. pays your entry fee, or if you have played pinball before, but your friend hasn’t and you bring them, you both get in free.
Games are on “happy hour” pricing throughout the tournament.
Contact Nate Smith at litamusements@gmail.com or at 360-742-0769 if you have questions.
Talisman Temptresses Women’s Tournament
Day: Every Tuesday in December
Time: Start time 6 pm
Type: Women’s – Must be 21+
Buy-in: $5
Coin Drop: Yes
Location: Talisman Brewing – 1258 Gibson Ave, Ogden, UT
This will be a WOMEN’s tournament at Talisman Brewing to give the Utah Ladies a chance to shore up their standings in the state before the end of the year. This location is new to competitive pinball and only has 3 machines. So, likely we can only accommodate 12 people with 3x 4 player games. However, we are trying to show Talisman that pinball is hot and brings in a crowd, so come support this new location in their new pinball adventure. Format will either be Group Strikes / Group Matchplay or Flipper Frenzy depending on crowd size and number of eventual games.
$5 Buy-in. Tournaments will be Tuesdays in December from 6-8pm. Games are on quarters. Finals will be ladder format with top 4 or no more than half selected for them. Top 3 earn prize money of $15,$10 and $5.
Contact Nate at 360-742-0769 or Megan at 801-815-1626 to let us know if you’d like it. This place is 21 and over.