The Bay State Games is an annual Olympic style amateur sports festival in Massachusetts, organized by the Massachusetts Amateur Sports Foundation, with pickleball among its Summer Games sports. The 2026 pickleball tournament is hosted at Life Time MetroWest and offers men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles across multiple skill levels, and all medalists qualify for the 2028 State Games of America in Colorado Springs. The Summer Games run events from May through July at sites across the state, drawing more than 7,000 athletes across over 30 sports. Registration details and pickleball rules are published on the Bay State Games site.