Great West Gym Fest
ABOUT US
We feel the Great West Gym Fest is the best, most FUN gymnastics competition in the World. It’s hosted by GWGF LLC and Avant Coeur Gymnastics in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho! Spokane airport is less than an hour away.
AWESOME VENUE
REGISTER NOW
We are already well on our way to being full (as usual!) for 2019(!), so get your form in to reserve your spots! After we have received your registration form and non-refundable deposit, we will email you the link for the online registration! *DOWNLOAD THE 2019 ENTRY FORM HERE!*
TICKETS
Tickets for all 2019 sessions and special events will open NOVEMBER 1, 2018! If any tickets are left over we will sell them at the door but many sessions and activities including Big Show Events finals, Ice cream socials, athlete’s dance party etc usually sell out in advance every year. Get yours soon!
Volunteer to be part of the coolect meet crew ever!
Join us to be a part of something truly special! Cool shirts, free and discounted tickets, yummy food, but most of all, being part of the best meet team ANYWHERE, at the coolest meet ANYWHERE, and really making a difference to 1000’s of our guests!
GWGF
MIDNIGHT DANCE PARTIES
One of our coolest events is the “Midnight Dance Party” for the athletes, featuring :“kid-friendly” buffet, beverages, “glow in the dark” bling, the best DJs in Coeur d’ Alene, games and tons of other fun, all in a supervised, private setting! The Midnight Dance Party follows the “Big Show” Event finals.
Parents, you can drop your athletes off and go and enjoy a quiet dinner or special beverage while your athletes have a great time with their fellow competitors and our party staff! The party runs from 10:00 pm – 1:00am, and is suitable for all ages!
**Big Show Event finalists receive their Dance party tickets for free!**
OLYMPIAN ICE CREAM SOCIALS
220 lucky athletes and family members embark on a 90 minute cruise on beautiful Lake Coeur d’ Alene with ALL of our Olympians! They will receive a commemorative poster with all the Olympian’s photos, and enjoy delicious Ice Cream Sundays as the Olympians sign autographs and answer questions! (The cruise DOES return before the Big Show Event Finals!!)
As of 2016, we will now ALSO host 200 athletes and their guests to experience our “Ice Cream and Olympians for Breakfast” meet and greet on Sunday in the Plaza Shops!
THE BIG SHOW EVENT FINALS & PARADE OF OLYMPIANS
Many athletes come back to us many years later, and say this was the most memorable and coolest competition they ever participated in, so don’t miss it! This is an AMAZING show, as the best optional athletes from the preliminary competition come back to compete in this gala-style finals! **This ticket is a special ticket, unless you have purchased a Weekend Pass, which includes the Big Show!**
Complete with LIVE DJs, honor guard, and a SOLD OUT crowd every year, each athlete will compete one-at-a-time, while being filmed on our giant big screens (no pressure!) Every finalist will receive one of the coveted GWGF Big Show Medals as awards, and will receive their Midnight Dance Party ticket for FREE as our thanks for qualifying.
We also have our “Parade of Olympians,” where we recognize our many Olympians… they then stick around leading the dances during the finals, throwing T shirts, handing out awards and more!
We ask that ALL Level 7, 8, 9 and 10 athletes fill out the Bio information for the Big Show Event Finals, please!!
Important Info
The 2019 confirmation packets for coaches and parents are below!
PHOTOS : see GWGF Flickr, GWGF Facebook, or our own Rick Charles’ Flickr!
Volunteer for GWGF!!!
Come join us and be a part of the coolest meet crew at the coolest meet ever!
Cool shirts, free and discounted tickets, but most of all, being a part of something really special!
Schedule & Events
We are asking for your patience and understanding is this extraordinary year, so that we can accommodate your athletes and the athletes from the other gyms!
ATTENTION GYMS WHO COMPETED IN 2018’S EVENT!
You will have priority in registration for 2019 until April 1, provided there is still space available… At that time, we will begin to accept entries from new gyms for 2019.
MAKE SURE TO SIGN UP WHILE THERE IS STILL SPACE LEFT!
Don’t miss our meet the Olympians socials:
- Athlete’s Midnight Dance party
- “Ice Cream for Breakfast”
- Saturday Ice Cream Social Cruise
- The Big Show event finals
HERE IT IS!
Attached is the TENTATIVE V 2.0 of the 2018 Schedule for reference… THIS IS NOT THE 2019 SCHEDULE, THOUGH WE EXPECT IT TO BE SIMILAR… THE FINAL SCHEDULE IS COMPLETELY DETERMINED BY THE ENTRIES FROM THE GYMS, AND WILL BE POSTED IN MID JANUARY!
Some notes… we attempt to accommodate changes and requsts as best we can. Apologies if we can’t get you your first choice of sessions.
If there are teams with XCEL Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum, or level 3 athletes that would like to compete on Thursday, please let us know!
We thank you in advance for your help and support, not just this year, but over the past few years. It has truly made this one of, if not THE most sought after invitational in the country for teams wanting a special, never-to-be-forgotten meet experience! We have a fantastic group of Olympians, fantastic awards and so much fun in store for you!
We will, or course, adjust any ticket issues for the parents, including swapping/refunding as necessary.
CHECK OUT OUR ATHLETES!
Instead of reading more about how AWESOME our event is, just click through our video archive!
Contact US!
Meet Director – meetdirector@greatwestgymfest.com email
Registration – Paul Moyer email
Administration – Suzi Givens email
Program – Paul Moyer email
Website – Rick McCharles email
PerMo Events Websites – Lia Mitchell email