Hosted by Ron Jon Surf Shop, the 9th Annual Special Olympics State Surfing Championships will take place in at Alan Shepard Park from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

By working to remove obstacles, change attitudes and open minds, Special Olympics provides opportunities for its athletes to demonstrate courage, experience joy and share their gifts, skills and friendship with the world. Special Olympics Florida conducts ten State Championships every year. These events are the culmination of an athletes training and competition cycle for a specific sports season.  In order to compete in a State Championship event, athletes and teams must have completed eight weeks of training and compete at county and area level competitions.