Here's a list of the upcoming pinball events in the San Diego area.
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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 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,
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,
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 14, 2024Pulp 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, 2024Stern 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, 2024The 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, 2024Women's White Elephant Strike Pinball Xmas Tourney
Women's
• Date - Thursday Dec. 19th - 12/19/20224
• Time - 7pm
• Fee - $3 / Coin Drop only
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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, 2024Pins & 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 21, 2024On Tilt Bounty-ful Holiday Strikes Tournament On Tilt Bounty-ful Holiday Strikes tournament
Adults Age 21+ only
$10 entry
Lenient strikes (0 / 0 / 1 / 1) (0 / 1 / 1) (0 / 1)
Number of strikes will depend on number of players but plan is to be 80-100% TGP
Random pairing throughout
This is a BOUNTY tournament. What’s a bounty tournament? I’m ...
7128 Van Nuys Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA,
Dec 23, 2024Slamdown 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 27, 2024Revenge Of the Strike Swap! Holiday Tournament Join us for a festive night of Pinball and Gift Swapping! Got a present for Christmas that you didn't love? Bring it out to our Strike Swap tournament!
Bring an UNWRAPPED present for your tournament entry! As you get knocked out from the tournament you will be allowed to take a present home if y...
3420 Eagle Rock Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA,
Dec 27, 2024Final Flippin' Friday Friday, December 27th at I Need A Miracle Tickets & Pinballs located at 5541 E Spring St, Long Beach, CA 90808
12:00 PM Doors open
7:00 PM Sharp start time
Tournament fee:
INAMT Pinball Club Members: $5 entry fee (Includes $1 fee to IFPA & $4 towards the pot).
Non-members: $20 (In...
5541 East Spring Street, Long Beach, CA,
Dec 27, 2024Pinbug's Pre-New Year's Tourney Pinbug is having its last monthly tournament of the year: a group match play event for all ages and skill levels! The tournament starts at 7:00PM, and the entry fee is $10.
252 South Main Street, Pomona, CA,
Dec 29, 2024Sunday 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,
Dec 29, 2024 Stern Army Metallica Launch Party @ Captain's Official Stern Army Pinball Launch Party for Metallica at Captain's Arcade Showroom
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• Date: Sunday December. 29th
• Time : 2pm
• Doors Open : 1pm
• Location ;
Captain's Arcade Showroom
4411 E La Palma Ave.
Anaheim CA 92807
• Fee - $10 + coin drop
• TD - CC Ca...
4411 East La Palma Avenue, Anaheim, CA,
Dec 30, 2024Women's Stern Army X-Men LP @ Captain's Arcade • Date: Monday Dec. 30th
• Time : 7pm
• Location ;
Captain's Arcade Showroom
4411 E La Palma Ave.
Anaheim CA 92807
• Fee - $5 + coin drop
• TD - CC Castaneda
This is a Stern Launch Party so we will have lots themed swag and Stern prizes to giveaway.
We should have one or two Pros and one L...
4411 East La Palma Avenue, Anaheim, CA,
Dec 31, 2024It's New Years Somewhere, Right?! Come out and kick off your New Years celebration early! Come dressed in your finest New Year's attire as we ring in the New Year with New Dehli and Sri Lanka, then follow with 5 rounds of group matchplay and Finals.
Doors open at 6am
Registration between 9-9:50am
Ball Drop and Champagne/Cider To...
735 North Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, CA,
Jan 02, 2025Pinball 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 04, 2025Saturday Strikes @ Eppig Brewing Vista Tasting Roo Join the San Diego Pinball Club for an afternoon of friendly pinball. ALL skill levels & ages welcome!
This is a Stern Army/ 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 ...
1347 Keystone Way, Vista, CA,
Jan 05, 2025Sunday Strikes at the Lodge - January 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 with a finals using amazing race format. Sign-up's at 1pm. Start time is 1:30pm
720 Arrow Highway, Covina, CA,
Jan 07, 2025Stern Metallica Remastered Launch Party - Brewskis 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,
Jan 09, 2025Thursday Matchplay @Trademark Trademark Brewing
233 E Anaheim St
Long Beach, CA 90813
Event Date: Thursday January 9th, 2025
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 g...
233 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA,
Jan 11, 2025Bell’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 11, 2025Chaos at the Coop Ongoing Monthly tournament the 2nd Saturday of the month.
Format: Likely Fair Strikes, subject to change
$5 Entry fee - $1 going to IFPA fees plus coin drop
Raffle prizes & cash payouts to winners
https://coinopcoop.com/
27980 Oak Ranch Road, Escondido, CA,
Jan 12, 2025Stern Army TUX-Men LP RGL $5 Entry + Card Swipe**
Tentative Start: 4PM*
Tentative Format: 4 Strikes*
*Pending venue and machine approvals, subject to change
** 40/30/20/10 payout after fees, subject to change
3633 Market Street, Riverside, CA,
Jan 13, 2025- Mar 29, 2025:SGV Pinball League at the Lodge SGV PINBALL LEAGUE AT THE LODGE SEASON 8
Join us on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 7:30PM at Arrow Lodge Brewing starting on January 13 for six meetings of group match play qualifying, with match play finals held on Saturday, March 29 at 1:30PM. A minimum of attending three of the...
720 East Arrow Highway, Azusa, CA,
Jan 16, 2025- May 08, 2025:The On Tilt Pinball League Season 15 On Tilt Pinball League Season 15!!!!
Standard IFPA Sanctioned Pinball League meeting Bi-Weekly on Thursdays at 8:00pm. Lowest Score dropped at end of season.
Meet dates:
Week1 January 16
Week 2 January 30
Week 3 February 13
Week 4 February 27
Week 5 March 13
Week 6 March 27
Week 7 April 10
Week ...
7128 Van Nuys Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA,
Jan 17, 2025- Apr 05, 2025:Pinbug's Pinball League PINBUG'S PINBALL LEAGUE SEASON 2
Join us on the second and fourth Friday of each month (with two exceptions, see below) at 7:30PM at Pinbug Pomona starting on January 17 for six meetings of group match play qualifying, with match play finals held on Saturday, April 5 at 1:30PM. A minimum of atte...
252 South Main Street, Pomona, CA,
Jan 18, 2025Eppig's Metallica Remastered Pinball Launch Party ???? Eppig’s Metallica Remastered Pinball Launch Party with the Stern Army ????
???? Date: 1/18/25
? Time: Doors open @ noon, tourney start @ 1 pm
???? Location: Eppig Brewing - 1347 Keystone Way Vista, CA 92081
???? Highlights:
IFPA Pinball Tournament: Test your skills against fellow players f...
1347 Keystone Way, Vista, CA,
Jan 18, 2025Trademarks Monthly Tournament Trademark Brewing
233 E Anaheim St
Long Beach, CA 90813
Event Date: Saturday January 18th, 2025
Doors open at 12pm
Registration at 1.30
Tournament Starts at 2pm
Reach out with any questions to Longbeachpinball@gmail.com
This will be a Group Match Play tournament with 6 rounds of 1 game each fo...
233 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA,
Jan 18, 2025The Not Good Enough Open 2025 Unlimited qualifying for three hours. Let's watch States and complain!
515 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA,
Jan 20, 2025- Apr 14, 2025:Monday Night Pinball (Long Beach), Season 5 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.
League du...
5541 East Spring Street, Long Beach, CA,
Jan 21, 2025SouthBay Pinball Tournament Strikes @HBC (1/21/25) Also known as a "Strikes tournament". Players are paired against each other in groups of four. Bottom two finishers receive a "strike". Once a pre-determined number of strikes are reached a player is eliminated. Last person standing is the winner.
$5 cash buy in plus coin. Cash prizes for top 3 f...
1855 Del Amo Boulevard, Torrance, CA,
Jan 22, 2025Neil & 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,
Jan 29, 2025SouthBay Pinball Tournament @HBC (1/29/25) 5 rounds of group match play with standard IFPA scoring. $10 cash buy in plus coin. Cash prizes for top 3 finishers.
1855 Del Amo Boulevard, Torrance, CA,
Feb 04, 2025SouthBay Pinball Tournament @HBC (2/4/25) 5 rounds of group match play with standard IFPA scoring. $10 cash buy in plus coin. Cash prizes for top 3 finishers.
1855 Del Amo Boulevard, Torrance, 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 08, 2025Chaos at the Coop Ongoing Monthly tournament the 2nd Saturday of the month.
Format: Likely Fair Strikes, subject to change depending on turnout
$5 Entry fee - $1 going to IFPA fees plus coin drop
Raffle prizes & cash payouts!
27980 Oak Ranch Road, Escondido, CA,
Feb 11, 2025SouthBay Pinball Tournament Strikes @HBC (2/11/25) Also known as a "Strikes tournament". Players are paired against each other in groups of four. Bottom two finishers receive a "strike". Once a pre-determined number of strikes are reached a player is eliminated. Last person standing is the winner.
$10 cash buy in plus coin. Cash prizes for top 3 ...
1855 Del Amo Boulevard, Torrance, CA,
Feb 15, 2025Bell’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, 2025Bells 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,
Feb 19, 2025SouthBay Pinball Tournament @HBC (2/19/25) 5 rounds of group match play with standard IFPA scoring. $10 cash buy in plus coin. Cash prizes for top 3 finishers.
1855 Del Amo Boulevard, Torrance, CA,
Apr 11, 2025Beer 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, 2025Beer 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, 2025Beer 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, 2025Thursdays 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, 2025Sunday 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, 2025X-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, 2026Stern 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,