INDIANAPOLIS — Each summer, the East Downtown Indianapolis Neighborhoods (EDIN) come together for a week of neighborhood-friendly, Olympic-style games. These events celebrate friendships, good-natured competition, light-hearted fun, and community cooperation. Events such as basketball, softball, trivia, volleyball, bocce ball, street hockey, horseshoes, dodgeball, table tennis, corn hole, cooking, frisbee golf, cards, track & field, and trivia allow for a week of great fun for all who live, work, or worship on Indy’s Eastside. This year’s games begin June 16 and end June 23.
Individuals and teams enter events in an effort to try and win a medal for their Eastside neighborhood or Eastside Organization. Like the Olympics, each medal (Gold, Silver, and Bronze) is worth points (5, 3, and 1 respectively). At the end of the week of competition, the neighborhood or organization with the most points wins the Eastside Games. The top three neighborhoods will have their name engraved on the annual trophy.
Some of the neighborhoods eligible to compete are Brookside, Little Flower, Martindale Brightwood, Irvington, Bosart Brown, Spades Park, Windsor Park, Otterbein, and Fletcher Lippencott. Organizations such as IPS, IMPD, and the City may also compete.
Visit www.edingames.com/ for more information and to sign up for teams.