Visit Ventura announced that in partnership with the City, Ventura County Coast, and Visit California, X Games is coming BACK to California. This summer marks three years since X Games fans have been able to watch Skateboard, BMX, and Moto X competitions in a large event format in person together. This summer, fans will be able to watch athletes soar to new heights with the Ventura coastline as the backdrop to the world's most elite action sports event.

Fans will gather at the Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, Calif. from July 21 to July 23 to watch more than 150 Skateboard, BMX, and Moto X Athletes compete at featured events including skateboarding park, street, street best trick, vert, and vert best trick; BMX park, park best trick, street, dirt, and dirt best trick; and Motocross quarterpipe high air, best trick, and best whip. The weekend will also feature an interactive festival and live music over the course of three days.  

Ventura City Mayor Joe Schroeder, X Games CEO Steve Flisler, X Games Vice President of Fan Experiences & Hospitality Valerie Ryan, Beteta, Ventura County Supervisor Matt LaVere, Professional Skateboarder Curren Caples, and LOSSAN Managing Director Jason Jewel spoke today at an in-person press conference to announce that X Games California 2023 is coming to Ventura.

Visit Ventura’s relationship with the X Games goes as far back as 2019. Conversations around X Games coming to Ventura in 2020 were shut down when the global pandemic changed the way people gathered in person.

X Games California 2023 will be the largest event in Ventura’s history, with a record-breaking economic impact on the community. In 2019 —X Games’s last fully in-person summer event— the games brought $53 million into the city of Minneapolis. In 2023, the economic impact is anticipated to be even larger.

Around 17.5 hours of live television broadcast on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC and live streaming contributes to the media value of X Games California 2023 in Ventura.

A sustainable way to travel to Ventura should be at the forefront of fans’ minds: X Games, Visit Ventura, Visit California, and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner are partnering for a summer campaign to provide a sustainable way to travel up the coast. The Pacific Surfliner is the second busiest Amtrak route in the United States and one of the most scenic train routes in the country. The train travels along the Southern California coast through diverse landscapes that include beaches, low mountain passes, and agriculture. X Games fans will be dropped off at the Ventura train station, located at the Ventura County Fairgrounds and a few feet away from the action.  

Ventura is excited to celebrate bringing the X Games back to California, a state that so many gold medalists call home and where it all began.

The waitlist for X Games California 2023 is now open! Click here to join the waitlist to get early access to tickets at a discounted price. Tickets go on public sale on Wednesday, May 10, at 9 a.m. (PST).

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