PUBLIX SPORTS PARK AWARDS
2025
- Small Market Sports Awards for Economic Impact, presented by Sports Destination Management
- USFA Panama City Beach World Series | Visit Panama City Beach | Location: Panama City Beach, Florida
- The Grand Slam World Series of Baseball | Visit Panama City Beach | Location: Panama City Beach, Florida
- SNAP Soccer Panama City Beach Classic | Visit Panama City Beach | Location: Panama City Beach, Florida
- Sports Events Readers' Choice Awards 2025 Presented by Sports Events Media Group
- Publix Sports Park was named the #1 All-Star Outdoor Sports Events Venue
- Larry Thompson Jr. was awarded the #2 Best Live or Virtual Sports Event Planner for Grand Slam Sports Tournaments. The Grand Slam World Series we host every year has consistently been a huge economic driver to Panama City Beach, FL.
- United States Fastpitch Association (USFA) & Visit Panama City Beach were named the #2 Best Long-Term Partnership Between Planner & Destination. USFA World Series 2 was the largest sporting event at the Publix Sports Park in 2024 bringing in 180 teams and grasping $13.1 million in Total Economic Impact
- We’re excited to share that Publix Sports Park has been named the #6 Soccer & Lacrosse Facility in the nation for 2025 by SportsEvents Media Group
- The Gameday USA Baseball NYE Festival was awarded the Best Event of The Year for the Small-sized market by the Florida Sports Foundation
2024
- The WSL National Complex of the Year award
- The Grand Slam Sports Tournaments 2024 Ballpark of the Year award
- Publix Sports Park was awarded Florida's Mid-Market Venue of the Year by Florida Sports Foundation
- The Visit Panama City Beach College Baseball Classic was awarded the Best Hosted Event for the Small-sized markets by the Florida Sports Foundation
- The Number 1 All-Star Multi-Purpose Sports Venue or Complex in the Sports & Events 2024 Readers' Choice Awards presented by Sports Events Media Group
- Small Market Sports Awards for Economic Impact, presented by Sports Destination Management
- 2024 USFA Fastpitch World Series | Visit Panama City Beach | Location: Panama City Beach, Florida
- The 2024 Grand Slam World Series of Baseball | Visit Panama City Beach | Location: Panama City Beach, Florida
- USSSA Baseball Global & AA World Series | Visit Panama City Beach | Location: Panama City Beach, Florida
- Chris O'Brien was inducted into the 2024 class of the Grand Slam Sports Tournaments Hall of Fame
- Ripken Baseball's All-Ripken Games have been named a 2024 Sports Travel Award Winner as "Best New Event."
2023
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The USSSA National Complex of the Year award
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Small Market Sports Awards for Economic Impact, presented by Sports Destination Management
- United States Fastpitch Association World Series | Visit Panama City Beach | Location: Panama City Beach, Florida
- The 2023 Grand Slam World Series of Baseball | Visit Panama City Beach | Location: Panama City Beach, Florida
- New Year’s Baseballfest and New Year’s Softballfest | Visit Panama City Beach | Location: Panama City Beach, Florida
2022
- Small Market Sports Awards for Economic Impact, presented by Sports Destination Management
- The 2022 Grand Slam World Series of Baseball | Visit Panama City Beach | Location: Panama City Beach, Florida
- United States Fastpitch Association (USFA World Series) | Visit Panama City Beach | Location: Panama City Beach, Florida
- Ripken Select Tournaments | Visit Panama City Beach | Location: Panama City Beach, Florida
- Sports Facilities Management Collaboration Award to the Publix Sports Park
2021
- Small Market Sports Award for Economic Impact, presented by Sports Destination Management
- 2021 Grand Slam World Series of Baseball | Visit Panama City Beach | Location: Panama City Beach, Florida
- Panama City Beach Sports Complex (Panama City Beach CVB) was awarded Florida's Mid-Market Venue of the Year by Florida Sports Foundation
2020
- Readers' Choice Awards presented by SportsEvents Media Group - Destinations & Venues to Watch in 2020
- Panama City Beach Sports Complex Panama City Beach, Fla.
- Sports Facilities Management Service Award to the Panama City Beach Sports Complex
2019
- Small Market Sports Award for Economic Impact, presented by Sports Destination Management
- The 2019 Grand Slam World Series of Baseball & Visit Panama City Beach
- Sports Facilities Management ‘Grit’ Award to the Panama City Beach Sports Complex
