Twin Cities Chosen as Host of 2026 Special Olympics USA Games

Fireworks explode over the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during the 2015 Special Olympics World Games Opening Ceremony, in Los Angeles, Calif., on July 25, 2015. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

By Randy Furst From Star Tribune

MINNEAPOLIS—Thousands of athletes and fans will gather in the Twin Cities in June 2026 for the Special Olympics USA games, held every four years in the United States for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.