2026-27 Sport CalendarFall

Key dates, including regular season start and end, championships, and other information including the maximum number of contests allowed for Colorado high school sports and activities in the fall 2026-27 season.

School year

Season

Last updated: 7/28/26

Sport / Activity	Max Contests	Practice	Scrimmage	Contest	End Regular Season	Postseason	Championships
Boys Golf	216 holes	8/3/26	8/5/26	8/5/26	9/26/26		10/5/26-10/6/26
Boys Soccer	15	8/10/26	8/15/26	8/20/26	10/24/26	10/28/26	11/14/26
Boys Tennis	8 + 4 tourneys; or 9 + 3 tourneys; or 10 + 2 tourneys; or 11 + 1 tourney; or 12 individual	8/10/26	8/13/26	8/13/26	5A10/1/26	Team: Round 19/30/26 Team: Round 210/2/26 Individual Regionals10/7/26-10/10/26 Team: Semifinals10/13/26	Individual10/15/26-10/17/26 Team10/20/26
Cross Country	12 ind.	8/10/26	8/15/26	8/20/26		Regionals completed by10/24/26	10/31/26
Field Hockey	15	8/10/26	8/15/26	8/20/26	10/22/26	10/26/26	11/4/26
Flag Football	15	8/10/26	8/15/26	8/15/26	10/10/26	10/13/26	10/24/26
Football	6-man/3A/4A/5A10 8-man/1A/2A9	8/3/26	8/13/26	Zero Week8/20/26 Week 18/27/26	2A10/24/26 All but 2A10/31/26	2APrelims10/31/26 All but 2APrelims11/6/26	6-man/8-man11/27/26 1A/2A11/28/26 3A/4A/5A12/5/26
Notes for Football Preseason football practice8/3/26-8/8/26 No protective equipment, except shoes, jersey & helmets. Preseason football practice8/10/26-8/11/26 Full protective equipment and uniform permitted; no player-player contact Preseason football practice8/12/26 Full contact allowed
Girls Volleyball	23	8/10/26	8/15/26	8/20/26	10/31/26	Regionals completed by11/7/26	11/12/26-11/14/26
Gymnastics	11 ind.	8/10/26	8/15/26	8/20/26		Regionals10/29/26-10/31/26	11/6/26-11/7/26
Softball	19 Sub-Varsity 23 Varsity	8/10/26	8/13/26	8/13/26	10/10/26	Round of 3210/16/26-10/17/26	10/23/26-10/24/26
Spirit		8/10/26	8/15/26	8/20/26			12/10/26-12/12/26
Unified Bowling	10	8/10/26	8/15/26	8/20/26		Regionals11/11/26-11/13/26	11/20/26

Boys Golf

Max Contests

216 holes

Practice: 8/3/26
Scrimmage: 8/5/26
Contest: 8/5/26
End Regular Season: 9/26/26
Championships: 10/5/26-10/6/26

Boys Soccer

Max Contests

Practice: 8/10/26
Scrimmage: 8/15/26
Contest: 8/20/26
End Regular Season: 10/24/26
Postseason: 10/28/26
Championships: 11/14/26

Boys Tennis

Max Contests

8 + 4 tourneys; or 9 + 3 tourneys; or 10 + 2 tourneys; or 11 + 1 tourney; or 12 individual

Practice: 8/10/26
Scrimmage: 8/13/26
Contest: 8/13/26
End Regular Season: 5A10/1/26
Postseason: Team: Round 19/30/26
Team: Round 210/2/26
Individual Regionals10/7/26-10/10/26
Team: Semifinals10/13/26
Championships: Individual10/15/26-10/17/26
Team10/20/26

Cross Country

Max Contests

12 ind.

Practice: 8/10/26
Scrimmage: 8/15/26
Contest: 8/20/26
Postseason: Regionals completed by10/24/26
Championships: 10/31/26

Field Hockey

Max Contests

Practice: 8/10/26
Scrimmage: 8/15/26
Contest: 8/20/26
End Regular Season: 10/22/26
Postseason: 10/26/26
Championships: 11/4/26

Flag Football

Max Contests

Practice: 8/10/26
Scrimmage: 8/15/26
Contest: 8/15/26
End Regular Season: 10/10/26
Postseason: 10/13/26
Championships: 10/24/26

Football

Max Contests

6-man/3A/4A/5A10
8-man/1A/2A9

Practice: 8/3/26
Scrimmage: 8/13/26
Contest: Zero Week8/20/26
Week 18/27/26
End Regular Season: 2A10/24/26
All but 2A10/31/26
Postseason: 2APrelims10/31/26
All but 2APrelims11/6/26
Championships: 6-man/8-man11/27/26
1A/2A11/28/26
3A/4A/5A12/5/26

Girls Volleyball

Max Contests

Practice: 8/10/26
Scrimmage: 8/15/26
Contest: 8/20/26
End Regular Season: 10/31/26
Postseason: Regionals completed by11/7/26
Championships: 11/12/26-11/14/26

Gymnastics

Max Contests

11 ind.

Practice: 8/10/26
Scrimmage: 8/15/26
Contest: 8/20/26
Postseason: Regionals10/29/26-10/31/26
Championships: 11/6/26-11/7/26

Softball

Max Contests

19 Sub-Varsity
23 Varsity

Practice: 8/10/26
Scrimmage: 8/13/26
Contest: 8/13/26
End Regular Season: 10/10/26
Postseason: Round of 3210/16/26-10/17/26
Championships: 10/23/26-10/24/26

Spirit

Practice: 8/10/26
Scrimmage: 8/15/26
Contest: 8/20/26
Championships: 12/10/26-12/12/26

Unified Bowling

Max Contests

Practice: 8/10/26
Scrimmage: 8/15/26
Contest: 8/20/26
Postseason: Regionals11/11/26-11/13/26
Championships: 11/20/26

Sport / Activity

Max Contests

Practice

Scrimmage

Contest

End Regular Season

Postseason

Championships

Boys Golf

216 holes

8/3/26

8/5/26

9/26/26

10/5/26-10/6/26

Boys Soccer

8/10/26

8/15/26

8/20/26

10/24/26

10/28/26

11/14/26

Boys Tennis

8 + 4 tourneys; or 9 + 3 tourneys; or 10 + 2 tourneys; or 11 + 1 tourney; or 12 individual

8/10/26

8/13/26

5A10/1/26

Team: Round 19/30/26

Team: Round 210/2/26

Individual Regionals10/7/26-10/10/26

Team: Semifinals10/13/26

Individual10/15/26-10/17/26

Team10/20/26

Cross Country

12 ind.

8/10/26

8/15/26

8/20/26

Regionals completed by10/24/26

10/31/26

Field Hockey

8/10/26

8/15/26

8/20/26

10/22/26

10/26/26

11/4/26

Flag Football

8/10/26

8/15/26

10/10/26

10/13/26

10/24/26

Football

6-man/3A/4A/5A10

8-man/1A/2A9

8/3/26

8/13/26

Zero Week8/20/26

Week 18/27/26

2A10/24/26

All but 2A10/31/26

2APrelims10/31/26

All but 2APrelims11/6/26

6-man/8-man11/27/26

1A/2A11/28/26

3A/4A/5A12/5/26

Notes for Football

Preseason football practice8/3/26-8/8/26

No protective equipment, except shoes, jersey & helmets.

Preseason football practice8/10/26-8/11/26

Full protective equipment and uniform permitted; no player-player contact

Preseason football practice8/12/26

Full contact allowed

Girls Volleyball

8/10/26

8/15/26

8/20/26

10/31/26

Regionals completed by11/7/26

11/12/26-11/14/26

Gymnastics

11 ind.

8/10/26

8/15/26

8/20/26

Regionals10/29/26-10/31/26

11/6/26-11/7/26

Softball

19 Sub-Varsity

23 Varsity

8/10/26

8/13/26

10/10/26

Round of 3210/16/26-10/17/26

10/23/26-10/24/26

Spirit

8/10/26

8/15/26

8/20/26

12/10/26-12/12/26

Unified Bowling

8/10/26

8/15/26

8/20/26

Regionals11/11/26-11/13/26

11/20/26

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