The inaugural Lawnly Games

Name: The inaugural Lawnly Games
Start: 2026-09-20T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-09-20T17:00:00-05:00
Location: New Beginnings

Five judged disciplines, a panel of community leaders, a camera crew on the sideline, and a crowd that came to watch lawn care played as a sport.

Sunday, September 20, 2026 · New Beginnings · Fayetteville, AR

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Zero-turn obstacle course · 2026 Games, Fayetteville

In the news · 2026 Fayetteville Games

Year one made headlines.

From local TV to national syndication to the industry's own podcasts — here's who covered the inaugural Lawnly Games, September 20, 2026 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

TV newsNorthwest Arkansas will become home to a competition that the world has never seen before.Northwest Arkansas' NBC and FOX affiliate broke the story of the inaugural Games.Aug 31, 2026 · By Annie GlascoRead the story NationalWhile the event is just starting in the Northwest Arkansas community, it is soon to be a nation-wide phenomenon.Aug 31, 2026 · By Annie GlascoRead it on Yahoo

3 min

TV newsKNWA Today sits down with Solomon Birchfield of New Beginnings NWA — the nonprofit hosting the Games and sharing in every ticket sold.Sep 15, 2026 · 3 minWatch the segment

4 min

TV newsGood Day NWA breaks down the first-ever Games on air — what happens Sept. 20 and how to be part of it.Sep 15, 2026 · 4 minWatch the segment NationalLawn care is everywhere, but the people who have built careers and businesses in this industry rarely receive the recognition that athletes, chefs and professionals in other industries receive.Aug 31, 2026 · By Annie GlascoRead it on AOL

Local guideThe crews behind those machines step onto the same field to go head-to-head for speed and precision.Northwest Arkansas' things-to-do guide gave the Games a full feature.Sep 11, 2026Read the feature

31 min

InterviewA sit-down with Lawnly founder Quinn Childress on NWA's entrepreneurship show.Sep 7, 2026 · 31 minWatch the interview

Segment at 31:43

Turf NerdsA Lawn Care PodcastPodcastThe industry's own podcast breaks down the format, the events and who's competing.Sep 4, 2026 · 59 minJump to the segment

VibemapThings to doEvent listingListed on Vibemap, the app for finding things to do by vibe — from Fayetteville to the whole country.Open on Vibemap NWA Eventsby NWA DailyEvent listingFeatured on NWA Daily's events calendar — the region's guide to what's happening.See the listing

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Season one recap · Sept 20, 2026

Year one is in the books.

The first Lawnly Games took over the grounds of New Beginnings in Fayetteville on September 20, 2026: five judged disciplines, a panel of community leaders at the judges' table, a camera crew on the sideline, and a crowd that came to watch lawn care played as a sport.

Disciplines, judged live

Judges on the panel

Sponsors & partners

Media outlets covered it

200–250

Spectators on the grounds

Season two is open. Get on the field.

The Games are now a three-market series: Fayetteville, AR · Capital Region, NY · Atlanta, GA. Registration, vendor booths, and sponsorships are open.

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The 2026 judging panel

Every run scored by a panel of community leaders

Educators, civic leaders, nonprofit directors, bankers, and Walmart leadership scored every run at the inaugural Games — on a published rubric of speed, precision, cleanliness, and execution.