Adaptive Sports Festival

Join us for the Hope Therapy Adaptive Water and Land Sports Festival at Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas.

Enjoy participating in Water Sports, such as Water Skiing, Sailing, Kayaking, Paddle Boating, and Fishing! and land sports, including Bocce, Archery, Pickleball, Para Air Rifle, Tennis, and Beep Baseball. All sports are prepared with special equipment, and instructors are provided.

About the Adaptive Sports Festival

This year the Moody Gardens Hope Therapy Adaptive Sports Festival has teamed up with the Christina Sullivan Foundation to expand to a wide variety of activities. The event welcomes individuals with special needs to participate in aquatic and land sports, such as water skiing, sailing, kayaking, fishing, archery, tennis, bocce ball and much more with special equipment and instructors.‍ Pre-registration is required. Due to limited time, family members of participants will not be allowed to partake in additional water activities (water skiing, kayaking, etc.) offered through the event but can enjoy Palm Beach and land sports. The event schedule is subject to change due to weather conditions. This event is only for intellectually, cognitively and physically disabled special needs individuals and their families (limit of 4 guests). No special needs group facilities allowed for this event. Pre-registration required, no walk-ins.

Adaptive Sports Festival

This free event welcomes individuals with differing abilities and four members of their families to participate in aquatic and land sports with adaptive equipment and instruction.

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Adaptive Sports Festival

Adaptive Sports include: Bocce, Badminton, Chess, Pickleball, Bowling, Tennis, Esports, Volleyball, Golf, Fishing, Fencing, Bass Fishing.

Adaptive Education Programs: First Aid Safety & Training, Exploring Music & Art, Teaching Kitchen.

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Adaptive Sports Festival

The donations raised from this event will support Camp PossAbilities' year-round adaptive and inclusive activities for individuals with differing abilities, ensuring The Foundation’s continued free programming.

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Adaptive Sports Festival

The Christina Sullivan Foundation’s partnership with UTMB educates medical professionals to increase competencies in meeting the needs of individuals with differing abilities and eliminate access to care barriers for individuals with special needs.

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