IFPA Sanctioned Events

• Aug 29, 2024 - Dec 19, 2024: On Tilt Pinball League Season 14
  On Tilt Pinball League Season 14 2024!!!! Standard IFPA Sanctioned Pinball League meeting Bi-Weekly on Thursdays at 8:00pm. Lowest Score dropped at end of season. Meet dates: Week1 August 29 Week 2 September 12 Week 3 September 26 Week 4 October 10 Week 5 October 24 Week 6 November 7 Week 7 Nov... 7128 Van Nuys Blvd, Los Angeles, CA,
• Sep 03, 2024 - Nov 26, 2024: San Diego Pinball League - Brewskis
  NEW for 2024 - the San Diego Pinball Club is proud to be bringing back our own LEAGUE series! Please read the rules/formats carefully as a league is different from the standard tournament cadence. League Rules: $20 Buy-in: gets you into the entire league, no other $'s required Registration li... 8670 Miramar Rd, San Diego, CA,
• Sep 30, 2024 - Dec 30, 2024: OC Belles & Chimes Womens Pinball League Season 16
  Start Date: September 30, 2024 End Date: December 1, 2024 OC Belles & Chimes - Season 16 Women’s Pinball League - a shorter holiday season • We normally meet up twice a month but this season is kinda screwy..... • Every 1st & 3rd Monday at 7:30pm - (unless stated otherwise) ... , Anaheim, CA,
• Oct 04, 2024 - Dec 20, 2024: Pins & Pirates League Season #5 @ Captain's Arcade
  Start Date: October 1, 2024 End Date: December 20, 2024 Pins & Pirates League - Season 5 - A Shorter Season for the Holidays and will end in 2024 Please come join us for some pinball fun at Captain’s Arcade Showroom’s and join our open Pinball League, Pins & Pirates League. Our Season... 4411 E La Palma Ave, Anaheim, CA,
• Oct 14, 2024 - Dec 21, 2024: SGV Pinball League at the Lodge
  SGV PINBALL LEAGUE AT THE LODGE SEASON 7 Join us on the second and fourth Monday of each month (with one exception, see below) at 7:30PM at Arrow Lodge Brewing starting on October 14 for six meetings of group match play qualifying, with match play finals held on Saturday, December 21 at 1:30PM. ... 720 E Arrow Hwy, Covina, CA,
• Oct 14, 2024 - Jan 06, 2025: Monday Night Pinball (Long Beach), Season 4, FINAL
  All skill levels are welcome Our season has 6 meetings plus 1 night for the final. Your top 4 matches will be taken to qualify for finals. Your top 4 out of 6 matches count towards your season score. This way you can miss 2 meetings, or the system will drop 2 of your bottom scores. Register an... 5541 East Spring Street, Long Beach, CA,
• Oct 21, 2024 - Jan 13, 2025: Monday Madness, Season 4, FINALS
  All skill levels are welcome Our season has 6 meetings plus 1 night for the final. Your top 4 matches will be taken to qualify for finals. Your top 4 out of 6 matches count towards your season score. This way you can miss 2 meetings, or the system will drop 2 of your bottom scores. Register an... 5541 East Spring Street, Long Beach, CA,
• Oct 22, 2024 - Nov 30, 2024: Long Beach Pinball League Season 14
  Our league plays 6 meetings that have 1 round of 5 games per meeting. The league is run using MatchPlay in a Group MatchPlay Format. Players are grouped in groups of four or three, depending on attendance. 4 of the 6 meetings count towards the season total. Players must play at least 3 meetings t... 518 West Willow Street, Long Beach, CA,
• Nov 02, 2024 - Jan 25, 2025: I Need A Miracle League Season 1
  I Need a Miracle League – this will run through 2024. Beginner and novice players are encouraged to join - playing with others is a fantastic way to improve your pinball skills! • We meet up twice a month* • Every 1st & 3rd Thursday at 7:30pm * unless stated differently. We try and stick... 5541 E Spring St, Long Beach, CA,
• Nov 05, 2024 - Dec 17, 2024: Inland Empire Pinball League
  6 week IE Pinball League 5 games night 8 to A-Division 8 to B-Division Consolation finals for all others 3616 University Ave, Riverside, CA,
• Nov 07, 2024 - Dec 17, 2024: Long Beach Pinball League Season 7
  Our league plays 6 meetings that have 1 round of 5 games per meeting. The league is run using MatchPlay in a Group MatchPlay Format. Players are grouped in groups of four or three, depending on attendance. 4 of the 6 meetings count towards the season total. Players must play at least 3 meetings t... 518 W Willow St, Long Beach, CA,
• Nov 07, 2024 - Dec 26, 2024: Asylum Brewing League
  Join us for an 8 week league Thursday nights, starting October 31. Signups start at 7 PM with a 7:45 start, 5 rounds of matchplay. Finak format TBD pending turnout. 180 West Elm Street, Anaheim, CA,
• Nov 13, 2024 - Jan 29, 2025: Downtown Pinball League
  Downtown pinball league is 6 weeks of match play qualifying followed by a match play finals. The best 4 of 6 meeting scores count towards final rankings. A league meeting consists of 6, 4 (or sometimes 3) player games. The top 8 qualifiers will play a 2 round match play final. All remaining playe... 515 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA,
• Nov 15, 2024 Pins & Pirates Post League Mini-Tourney
  https://bit.ly/pnp-ot $1 entry (plus coin drop) The tournament is open to all players, with priority given to those with 5 or fewer IFPA events. Depending on available machines, there can be a maximum of 4-6 players. The Tournament will start after the League's completion for that night, this ... 4411 E La Palma Ave, Anaheim, CA,
• Nov 16, 2024 Stern Army Uncanny X-men Heads Up Launch Party VN
  Stern Army Heads Up Launch Party for the Uncanny X-Men will be held on November 16 2024 at AYCE Gogi Korean BBQ and Pinball in Van Nuys, CA. Doors open 10am Tournament start 11am 10 Rounds Matchplay Qulifying Double elimination Objective based Heads up Finals on 2 side by side X-Men $10 buy... 7128 Van Nuys Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA,
• Nov 16, 2024 X-Men LP @ Trademark
  Trademark Brewing 233 E Anaheim St Long Beach, CA 90813 Event Date: Saturday November 16 Doors open at 12.00pm Registration at 1.30pm Tournament Starts at 2.00pm Sharp Any Questions E-mail Longbeachpinball@gmail.com The launch party event for Sterns newest game Uncanny X-Men. This will be a Gro... 233 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA,
• Nov 17, 2024 Stern Army Chaos at the Coop!
  Welcome to the Coops Monthly Tournament. Every third Sunday. Doors open at 12, Tournament starts at 1:30 27980 Oak Ranch Rd, Escondido, CA,
• Nov 17, 2024 Turkey Shoot Strikes
  Group knockout (strikes) 7 Strikes, Fair Strikes (0,1,1,2 or 0,1,2 for 4 and 3 player groups respectively) Doors at 1, strikes start at 1:30. If we’re not done before 5:30, we’ll take a 30 minute dinner break and start new rounds once the timer is up. $10 entry. $1 to IFPA. Free entry for first t... 515 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA,
• Nov 19, 2024 Belles and Chimes LA @ LAPL
  Group Matchplay - 6 Rounds, 1 game per round. 4/2/1/0 scoring. Top 4 to finals - group matchplay. Each seed chooses 1 game in seeding order. Position order will rotate for each game in seed order. Each player chooses game they want to go last on in seeding order, and TD will fill in player orde... 707 E 4th Pl, Los Angeles, CA,
• Nov 21, 2024 Thursday’s Matchplay @ Trademark
  Trademark Brewing 233 E Anaheim St Long Beach, CA 90813 Event Date: Thursday November 21st Doors open at 4.30pm Registration at 7.00pm Tournament Starts at 7.30pm Sharp Reach out with any questions to Longbeachpinball@gmail.com This will be a Group Match Play tournament with 4 rounds of 1 game ... 233 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA,
• Nov 22, 2024 Pins & Pirates Post League Mini-Tourney
  https://bit.ly/pnp-ot $1 entry (plus coin drop) The tournament is open to all players, with priority given to those with 5 or fewer IFPA events. Depending on available machines, there can be a maximum of 4-6 players. The Tournament will start after the League's completion for that night, this ... 4411 E La Palma Ave, Anaheim, CA,
• Nov 23, 2024 Asylum Brewing Uncanny XMen Launch Party
  Join us for the launch of Stern's latest- the Uncanny XMen! eight rounds of match play with playoff finals 180 West Elm Street, Anaheim, CA,
• Nov 24, 2024 Sunday Funday @ The Hills Pub
  ALL skill levels welcome! • PLEASE make every effort to get there early enough to sign up so that we can start the tournament by 12:00 PM • Cost to enter tournament is $1 for non IFPA ranked players, or players ranked over 10k, and $6 for all others ($1 per player will go to IFPA for sanctionin... 8758 La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa, CA,
• Nov 24, 2024 I Need A Thanksgiving Miracle Tournament
  Sunday, November 24th I Need A Miracle Tickets & Pinballs 11:00 AM Doors open 12:30 PM Sharp start time Total cost: $20 $15 for free play on all machines from 11 AM - close $5 entry, $4 from each entry goes into the prize pool and $1 to IFPA The first place winner will take home a trophy,... 5541 E Spring St, Long Beach, CA,
• Nov 30, 2024 Stern Army Uncanny Xmen Launch Party West Hills CA
  Join the On Tilt Pinball crew at Ayce Gogi in West Hills to celebrate the launch of the Uncanny X-men Pinball by Stern! Tournament will include 10 rounds of group match play for qualifying, followed by Amazing Race finals for the top 16 (depending on attendance and game availability). Check in an... 6705 Fallbrook Avenue, Los Angeles, CA,
• Dec 01, 2024 Sunday Strikes at the Lodge
  Sunday Strikes at the Lodge. $6 Buy-in. $5 to prize pool, $1 to IFPA. Format will be determined based off attendance but will include strikes. Sign-up's at 1pm. Start time is 1:30pm 720 Arrow Highway, Covina, CA,
• Dec 03, 2024 Stern Army - Brewskis X-Men Launch Party
  ALL players and skill levels are welcome to join us at Brewskis for an official Stern Army launch party tournament! • Tournament starts at 6:30 PM - format TBD depending upon turnout • Cost to enter tournament is $5 • 100% of tournament entry fees paid out to winners * All attendees will be enter... 8670 Miramar Road, San Diego, CA,
• Dec 05, 2024 - Dec 07, 2024: Pins & Pirates Pinball Rally 2024 - Classics
  <<< 6th Annual >>> PINS & PIRATES PINBALL RALLY 2024 4 DAYS & 4 PINBALL TOURNAMENTS Thursday December 5th - Dec. 8th Pins & Pirates Pinball Rally is a 4 Day Pinball Tournament open to all skill levels of players. Location: Captain's Arcade Showroom 4411 E La ... 4411 East La Palma Avenue, Anaheim, CA,
• Dec 05, 2024 - Dec 07, 2024: Pins & Pirates Pinball Rally 2024 - 1990's
  <<< 6th Annual >>> PINS & PIRATES PINBALL RALLY 2024 4 DAYS & 4 PINBALL TOURNAMENTS Thursday December 5th - Dec. 8th Pins & Pirates Pinball Rally is a 4 Day Pinball Tournament open to all skill levels of players. Location: Captain's Arcade Showroom 4411 E La ... 4411 East La Palma Avenue, Anaheim, CA,
• Dec 05, 2024 - Dec 08, 2024: Pins & Pirates Pinball Rally 2024 - MAIN
  <<< 6th Annual >>> PINS & PIRATES PINBALL RALLY 2024 4 DAYS & 4 PINBALL TOURNAMENTS Thursday December 5th - Dec. 8th Pins & Pirates Pinball Rally is a 4 Day Pinball Tournament open to all skill levels of players. Location: Captain's Arcade Showroom 4411 E La ... 4411 East La Palma Avenue, Anaheim, CA,
• Dec 05, 2024 - Dec 08, 2024: Pins & Pirates Pinball Rally 2024 - WOMEN'S
  <<< 6th Annual >>> PINS & PIRATES PINBALL RALLY 2024 4 DAYS & 4 PINBALL TOURNAMENTS Thursday December 5th - Dec. 8th Pins & Pirates Pinball Rally is a 4 Day Pinball Tournament open to all skill levels of players. Location: Captain's Arcade Showroom 4411 E La ... 4411 East La Palma Avenue, Anaheim, CA,
• Dec 07, 2024 Saturday Strikes @ Eppig Brewing Vista
  Details Join the San Diego Pinball Club for an afternoon of friendly pinball. ALL skill levels & ages welcome! This is an IFPA event hosted by Eppig Brewing! PLEASE make every effort to get there early enough to sign up so we can start the tournament by 1 pm. Eppig Brewing Vista Tasting roo... 1347 Keystone Way, Vista, CA,
• Dec 07, 2024 - Feb 02, 2025: Long Beach Pinball League Season 15
  Long Beach Beer Lab 518 W Willow St Long Beach, Ca 90806 Start Date: December 10, 2024 End Date: February 2, 2025 Our league plays 6 meetings that have 1 round of 5 games per meeting. The league is run using MatchPlay in a Group MatchPlay Format. Players are grouped in groups of four or three,... 518 West Willow Street, Long Beach, CA,
• Dec 10, 2024 Aero Club/Dyno Bar Monthly
  ALL skill levels welcome! • PLEASE make every effort to get there early enough to sign up so that we can start the tournament by 6:30 PM • Cost to enter tournament is $1 for non IFPA ranked players, or players ranked over 10k, and $6 for all others ($1 per player will go to IFPA for sanctioning... 3367 India St, San Diego, CA,
• Dec 12, 2024 Thursday’s Matchplay @ Trademark
  Trademark Brewing 233 E Anaheim St Long Beach, CA 90813 Event Date: Thursday December 12th Doors open at 4.30pm Registration at 7.00pm Tournament Starts at 7.30pm Sharp Reach out with any questions to Longbeachpinball@gmail.com This will be a Group Match Play tournament with 4 rounds of 1 game ... 233 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA,
• Dec 14, 2024 Pulp Fiction Launch at the Lodge
  Join us as we welcome Chicago Gaming Company's newest title, Pulp Fiction, with a launch party at Arrow Lodge Brewing in Covina! Venue opens at 12:00PM Signups start at 1:00PM Event starts at 1:30PM Entry fees: $5: All players with an IFPA ranking of 1001+ or unranked $10: All players with an ... 720 East Arrow Highway, Azusa, CA,
• Dec 15, 2024 Stern Army Chaos at the Coop!
  Welcome to the Coops Monthly Tournament. Every third Sunday. Doors open at 12, Tournament starts at 1:30 27980 Oak Ranch Rd, Escondido, CA,
• Dec 15, 2024 Women's Ugly Christmas Sweater Tournament
  5 rounds of group match play, followed by finals. 5541 East Spring Street, Long Beach, CA,
• Dec 15, 2024 The Uncanny X-Men Launch @ Aero Club/Dyno Bar
  ALL skill levels welcome so don't hesitate to join in on the fun for Stern Pinball swag, prizes, IFPA ranking points, and an exclusive Insider Connected Launch Party digital achievement badge! • PLEASE make every effort to get there early enough to sign up so that we can start the tournament by ... 3365 India Street, San Diego, CA,
• Dec 19, 2024 Women's White Elephant Strike Pinball Xmas Tourney
  Women's • Date - Thursday Dec. 19th - 12/19/20224 • Time - 7pm • Fee - $3 / Coin Drop only ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PLEASE READ WHOLE PAGE! The format is Head 2 Head Knockout with GIFT STEALING! 7 Strikes and you're OUT! ALL WOMEN & ALL SKILLS are welco... 4411 East La Palma Avenue, Anaheim, CA,
• Dec 20, 2024 Pins & Pirates Post League Mini-Tourney
  https://bit.ly/pnp-ot $1 entry (plus coin drop) The tournament is open to all players, with priority given to those with 5 or fewer IFPA events. Depending on available machines, there can be a maximum of 4-6 players. The Tournament will start after the League's completion for that night, this ... 4411 E La Palma Ave, Anaheim, CA,
• Dec 23, 2024 Slamdown Pinball Presents: Festivus 2024
  Please see for latest updates: https://bit.ly/festivus24-rules Round 1: 1h Flipper Frenzy [seeding round, does not count towards MGP] Win-Loss Differential + Hidden standings Fewest losses is tie-break Final positions are used for seeding round 2 Any ties for top 2 positions will be broken with ... 4411 East La Palma Avenue, Anaheim, CA,
• Dec 29, 2024 Sunday Funday @ The Hills Pub
  ALL skill levels welcome! • PLEASE make every effort to get there early enough to sign up so that we can start the tournament by 12:00 PM • Cost to enter tournament is $1 for non IFPA ranked players, or players ranked over 10k, and $6 for all others ($1 per player will go to IFPA for sanctionin... 8758 La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa, CA,
• Jan 02, 2025 Pinball Wizards IFPA League at Beachwood Brewery 8
  Season 8! Coming soon!! We have grown and grown!!! If you are interested in joining us, please send me a DM. We only have a few spots and they are going fast, This season, we are trying a $5 buy-in instead of the normal $20. Let’s see how it goes. Start Date: October 10, 2024 End Date: January ... 3630 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA,
• Jan 11, 2025 Bell’s Bi-weekly Thursday Strikes
  Tournament Date: December 21, 2023 Beer Thug Thursday Night Tournament This is a fun and accessible pinball tournament for all levels of players. Tournament is a 6 progressive Strikes Knockout Tournament format with the winners being determined by “last player standing”. Each standalone tourne... 4400 E Gage Ave, Bell, CA,
• Jan 22, 2025 Neil & Mike's Pre-INDISC at Riverside Gamelab
  X rounds of matchplay, Format subject to change based on how many machines get pulled for the IFPA OPEN - INDiSC 3633 Market St, Riverside, CA,
• Jan 23, 2025 - Jan 24, 2025: It Never Drains in Southern California
  Classics Target Match Play Championship at INDISC 2025. Limited to 120 players. Reach the target value to qualify on day 1, then play in finals on day 2. 24 qualifiers. INDISC Tickets go on sale October 5, 2024 at 9am Pacific. A VIP Package is required for CTMP entry. Please see www.indisc.com f... 3637 5th St, Riverside, CA,
• Jan 23, 2025 - Jan 25, 2025: It Never Drains in Southern California
  INDISC 2025 Women's Championship 25 hours of unlimited Card-based qualifying (5 games per card) with 16 finalists. INDISC Tickets go on sale October 5, 2024 at 9am Pacific. Please see https://www.indisc.com for full information. 3637 5th St, Riverside, CA,
• Jan 23, 2025 - Jan 26, 2025: The Open - IFPA World Championships
  The Open - IFPA World Championships is a 4-day tournament with Card-based qualifying. Open to all, and there is no maximum number of players for this event. INDISC Tickets go on sale October 5, 2024 at 9am Pacific. Please see www.indisc.com for full details. 3637 5th St, Riverside, CA,
• Jan 24, 2025 - Jan 25, 2025: It Never Drains in Southern California
  INDISC 2024 - Classics Championship 20 hours of Card-based qualifying (5 games per card) over 2 days with finals on the second day. 32 finalists. INDISC Tickets go on sale October 5, 2024 at 9am Pacific. Please see https://www.indisc.com for full information. 3637 5th St, Riverside, CA,
• Feb 05, 2025 - Mar 26, 2025: Downtown Pinball League
  Downtown pinball league is 6 weeks of match play qualifying followed by a match play finals. The best 4 of 6 meeting scores count towards final rankings. A league meeting consists of 6, 4 (or sometimes 3) player games. The top 8 qualifiers will play a 2 round match play final. All remaining playe... 515 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA,
• Feb 15, 2025 Bell’s Thursday Strikes @ Beer Thug
  Tournament Date: February 15, 2024 Beer Thug Thursday Night Strikes Tournament This is a fun and accessible pinball tournament for all levels of players. Tournament is a 6 progressive Strikes Knockout Tournament format with the winners being determined by “last player standing”. Each standalon... 4400 E Gage Ave, Bell Gardens, CA,
• Feb 15, 2025 Bells StrikesNigh1/25/24
  Beer Thug Thursday Night Strikes Tournament This is a fun and accessible pinball tournament for all levels of players. Tournament is a 6 progressive Strikes Knockout Tournament format with the winners being determined by “last player standing”. Each standalone tourney prize pool includes cash f... 4400 E Gage Ave, Bell, CA,
• Apr 11, 2025 Beer Thug’s Thursday Strikes
  Tournament Date: April 11, 2024 Beer Thug Thursday Night Strikes Tournament This is a fun and accessible pinball tournament for all levels of players. Tournament is a 4 Fair Strikes Knockout Tournament format with the winners being determined by “last player standing”. Each standalone tourney ... 4400 E Gage Ave, Bell Gardens, CA,
• Apr 25, 2025 Beer Thug’s Thursdays Strikes
  Tournament Date: April 25, 2024 Beer Thug Thursday Night Strikes Tournament This is a fun and accessible pinball tournament for all levels of players. Tournament is a 4 Fair Strikes Knockout Tournament format with the winners being determined by “last player standing”. Each standalone tourney... 4400 E Gage Ave, Bell Gardens, CA,
• Apr 28, 2025 Beer Thug’s Monthly Tournament
  Tournament Date: April 28, 2024 1.30pm Start Stern Army Event! This will be a Group Match Play tournament with 6 rounds of 1 game each for qualifying rounds. Top 8 (if this is less than half of the total) will compete in three game elimination rounds to determine the winner. Entry fee is $9 + $... 4400 E Gage Ave, Bell, CA,
• May 23, 2025 Thursdays Fair Strikes Knockout
  Tournament Date: May 23, 2024 Beer Thug Thursday Night Strikes Tournament This is a fun and accessible pinball tournament for all levels of players. Tournament is a 4 Fair Strikes Knockout Tournament format with the winners being determined by “last player standing”. Each standalone tourney pr... 4400 E Gage Ave, Bell Gardens, CA,
• May 26, 2025 Sunday Matchplay @ Beer Thug
  Tournament Date: May 26, 2024 - 1.30pm Start Stern Army Event! This will be a Group Match Play tournament with 6 rounds of 1 game each for qualifying rounds. Top 8 (if this is less than half of the total) will compete in three game elimination rounds to determine the winner. Entry fee is $9 + $... 4400 E Gage Ave, Bell, CA,
• Sep 03, 2025 - Oct 12, 2025: Long Beach Pinball League Season13
  Start Date: Sept 3, 2024 End Date: Oct 12, 2024 Our league plays 6 meetings that have 1 round of 5 games per meeting. The league is run using MatchPlay in a Group MatchPlay Format. Players are grouped in groups of four or three, depending on attendance. 4 of the 6 meetings count towards the seas... 518 W Willow St, Long Beach, CA,
• Nov 24, 2025 X-Men Launch Party at INAMT Pinball Club
  Launch parties are back! Come join us for the newest Stern release, X-Men! We will be running a group match play tournament with at least 6 rounds (time permitting). Depending on participation will determine the number of playoff group. * Open at 11AM, Starts at 1PM * 20+ Games will be used. * TB... 5541 East Spring Street, Long Beach, CA,
• Oct 05, 2026 Stern Army: The John Wick Flick Showdown @ GameLab
  Tournament Announcement: European Showdown at Riverside Game Lab "John Wick went to Europe to fulfill a blood oath, and now it’s your turn!" Celebrate the launch of Stern Pinball's John Wick machine with an intense, action-packed European-style tournament at Riverside Game Lab. Inspired by John... 3633 Market Street, Riverside, CA,