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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For the most up-to-date listings of events check out the IFPA calendar at https://www.ifpapinball.com/calendar/.
Upcoming Single Tournaments
Trappers Pinball Campout
Day: September 4th-6th
Time: Depends on event
Type: Depends on event – all ages
Buy-in: Depends on event
Coin Drop: No
Location: Fort Buenaventura – 2450 A. Avenue Ogden, UT
The Trappers Pinball Campout will be Utah’s inaugural camping and pinball event. No matter your interest, there is an event for everyone.
Warm Up Tournament – Shakeout Tournament (Friday)
The Shakeout tournament will be on Friday, September 4th. Play in groups of 3-4 and try not to get a strike. Entry for this event will be $5. More information at the IFPA tournament listing.
Main Event – Pingolf (Saturday – Sunday)
Pingolf consists of 18 “holes” where you must complete a specific objective on each machine in as few balls as possible. Qualifying begins on Saturday, September 5th with finals on Sunday, September 6th. Buy in for this event will be $80. More information at the IFPA tournament listing.
Youth Tournament (Saturday)
The youth tournament will take place around 7:30 pm on Saturday, September 5th. This will be a Group Matchplay tournament where you will earn points depending on how you fare in each round. This is only open to kids under 18 years of age. Buy in for this event will be $5. More information at the IFPA Tournament Listing.
Women’s Tournament (Saturday)
The women’s tournament will take place around 8 pm on Saturday, September 5th. This will be a Group Matchplay tournament where you will earn points depending on how you fare in each round. This tournament is only open to women or nonbinary players. Buy in for this event will be $5. More information at the IFPA tournament listing.
Don’t Flip Out!
Day: September 9th
Time: 7 pm
Type: Open – Must be 21+
Buy-in: Free!
Coin Drop: No
Location: Quarters Downtown – 5 E 400 S, Salt Lake City, UT
Do you suck at pinball? Don’t Flip Out! This educational event is for anyone who would like to learn more about the game of pinball to improve their ballin’ skills. Roughly an hour long presentation followed by hands on practice, tips, and tricks from more experienced players. Meet at the DLC at 7 pm. See you there!
Wasatch Women’s September
Day: September 12th
Time: 1 pm
Type: Women’s Only – All ages
Buy-in: $5
Coin Drop: No
Location: TBD
Join us on September 12th for the next edition of the Wasatch Women’s Tournaments! We will start at 1 pm with a Best Game format – Try your best to get your highest scores on each game. There will be a few retries allowed, based on the number of games at location. After that, the top qualifiers will move onto a ladder style finals format. There will be a $5 cash fee to join the tournament, which will be paid out to the top winners. Reach out to Crystal at crystalcory1@gmail.com with questions.
Register in advance using this link: https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/264102
Arcade Galactic Monthly
Day: September 19th
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
The kids might be back in school, but that doesn’t mean the play should stop! On September 19th at 1 pm we’ll get started with a matchplay qualifying format. Play in a group of four – the better you do, the more points you earn! After qualifying is over, the top players will move onto a ladder style format. There is a $5 cash entry fee to join the fun. Arcade Galactic also runs on tokens, so bring extra cash for those. These monthly tournaments are some of the few kid-friendly tournaments in Utah, so bring the whole family! Reach out to Crystal at crystalcory1@gmail.com with questions.
Register in advance using this link: https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/264103
Dungeon Pinballer Carl
Day: September 26th
Time: 4 pm
Type: Open – All ages
Buy-in: $10
Coin Drop: No
Location: 8743 S Harrison St, Sandy, UT
3 hours of multi match play (3 games simultaneous) followed by a top 16 papa style finals. 3 rounds, 3 games each round and bottom 2 get eliminated.
There is no pre registration and the event is not capped.
Ongoing Tournament Series
Quarters Silver Ball Sinners Club (SBSC)
Day: First and third Wednesdays of each month
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 hosts the SBSC on the first and third Wednesday of every month at the Quarters Downtown location. The tournament and finals format vary each SBSC to keep things fresh. Buy in is $5, games are set to free play for the tournament. 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 Brewing Pinball Party
Day: Second and fourth Wednesdays of each month
Time: Start time 6 pm
Type: Open – Must be 21+
Buy-in: $5
Coin Drop: Yes
Location: Talisman Brewing Company – 1258 Gibson Avenue, Ogden, UT
This is our bi-monthly open pinball tournament at Talisman Brewing. Tournament starts at 6 pm and goes until close – 8ish.
Buy in is $5 plus discounted coin drop. The format will change based on attendees, but will primarily be group strikes or progressive strikes to end closer to 8 pm. We will also do group matchplay / max matchplay / round robin and flipper frenzy. Top 4 finishers will get paid out. Finals will typically be top 4, but no more than half of the field and time dependent.
We will conduct the tournament on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. If interested in joining, but running late, let Nate know. If the format allows late entry, no issues, if not, you can take a strike and still participate. We will try to accommodate latecomers while being mindful that this is a public location that closes at 8 (but they’re super awesome and we routinely stay a smidge past 8 to account for finals and such). Text Nate at 360-742-0769 or email at litamusements@gmail.com if you’re interested or have questions.