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32nd Annual Tampa Am

October 15-18, 2026

Skatepark of Tampa

TICKETS

Tickets will go on sale the week of July 13, 2026

REGISTRATION

Online Registration is open. For questions, you can speak to an employee at the registration table or email sam@skateparkoftampa.com

REGISTER HERE

PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

For info and pricing of Tampa Am sponsorship packages please email paul@skateparkoftampa.com

QUALIFICATION

Please note below that we've instituted a two-tiered qualification system

  • Friday Last Chance Open: Open to select skaters who have been approved based on video footage or notable results in prior Damn Am or Tampa Am contests.
  • Saturday Tampa Am Qualifier: Open to premier amateurs and skaters with a top 20 finish in any one of the 2026 Damn Am contests

LOCATION

Skatepark of Tampa
4215 E Columbus Dr
Tampa FL, 33605

HOTELS

Thanks to our friends at Holiday Inn Express Ybor for 15% off current room rate - Click here to book

Click here for a full list of hotels near the Skatepark of Tampa

SCHEDULE

MONDAY, OCTOBER 12

12:00PM - Doors open

  • Skating open to public
  • Skateboards only - no BMX, roller skates, roller blades or scooters
  • Free to Spectate
9:00PM - Park closes
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13

12:00PM - Doors open

  • Skating open to public
  • Skateboards only - no BMX, roller skates, roller blades or scooters
  • Free to Spectate

9:00PM - Park closes

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14

12:00PM - Doors open

  • Registration and Practice
  • Registered skaters only permitted to skate
  • Free to Spectate

10:00PM - Park closes (may close earlier)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15

9:00AM - Doors open

  • Registration and Practice
  • Registered skaters only permitted to skate
  • Free to spectate

10:00PM - Park closes (may close earlier)

THURSDAY NIGHTLIFE

6:00PM - Welcome to Town Party at SPoT

6:30PM - Welcome to Town Bowl Jam

  • Open to anyone that rips
  • Organized Jam, 3 runs, best run counts, first wall rebate
  • Indoor Bowl Jam Purse:
    • 1st - $300
    • 2nd - $200
    • 3rd - $100
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16

9:00AM - Doors open

  • Registration and Practice
  • Registered skaters only permitted to skate
  • Must have ticket to spectate

12:00PM - "Last Chance Open" for Tampa Am Street Qualifier

  • 150 skaters, three skaters per jam, three minutes each jam
  • Top 30 skaters advance
    • 1st place advances directly to Tampa Am Semi-Finals (on Sunday)
    • 2nd to 30th place advance to Tampa Am Qualifiers (on Saturday)

10:00PM - Park closes (may close earlier)

FRIDAY NIGHTLIFE

8:00PM - Art Show

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
WATCH THE LIVE WEBCAST AT 12:00PM EST ON SPoTTAMPA.COM

9:00AM - Doors open

  • Registration and Practice
  • Registered Saturday skaters only permitted to skate
  • Must have ticket to spectate

12:00PM - Tampa Am Street Qualifiers

  • 100 skaters, two skaters per jam, three minutes each jam
  • Top 30 skaters advance to Sunday
    • 1st and 2nd place advance to Finals
    • 3rd thru 30th place advance to Semi-Finals

5:30PM - Independent Best Trick Contest (time is approximate)

  • Independent Best Trick purse:
    • 1st - $1000
    • 2nd - $500
    • 3rd - $300
SATURDAY NIGHTLIFE

Free for Tampa AM weekend pass and Saturday Day ticket holders • General Admission Door price $20

6:00PM - SPoT Anniversary Party + Concrete Jam at SPoT

Wear a costume! The top 3 costumes will win Concrete Deck seating and a chance to be on the podium with the winners.

7:00pm - Concrete Jam

  • Concrete Jam purse:
    • 1st - $1000
    • 2nd - $500
    • 3rd - $300
    • Madness Ledge Best Trick - $300
    • OJ Door Gap Best Trick - $300
    • Red Bull Best Trick - $300

9:00PM - Live music in the SPoT Venue

11:00PM - SPoT Contest After Party

  • Details TBD
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
WATCH THE LIVE WEBCAST AT 12:00PM EST ON SPoTTAMPA.COM

9:00AM - Doors open

Wear a costume! The top 3 costumes will win Party Deck seating and a chance to be on the podium with the winners.

  • Registration Practice
  • Registered skaters only permitted to skate
  • Must have ticket to spectate

12:00PM - Street Semi-Finals

  • Contest Format:
    • 30+ skaters / 2 heats
    • Two one-minute runs, best run counts
    • Top 10 advance to Finals
  • Featuring qualifying skaters from the following events:
    • 1st place skaters from 2026 Damn Am Stops:
      • San Diego Winner
      • Louisville Winner
    • 1st Place Am from 2026 Far n High
    • 1st place skater from Last Chance Open (Friday)
    • 28 skaters from Tampa Am Qualifiers (Saturday)

3:00PM - Street Finals

  • Contest Format:
    • 12 skaters
    • Three one-minute runs, best run counts
  • Top 2 from Tampa Am Qualifier (Saturday)
  • 10 from Semi-Finals (Sunday)

5:00PM - Awards

7:00PM - Park closes (may close earlier)

SUNDAY NIGHTLIFE

9:00PM - Tampa Am After Party

  • Details TBD

SPONSORS

Thank you to the following partners that make this possible.

Share These, Fool!

We know you're on social media as much as we are, so here's an image you can use to help hype up the contest. We'll have photo and video coverage @SPoTTampa & @DamnAmSeries. Tag #TampaAm and #SPoTTampa on Insta and Twitter and we'll have a crazy collection of characters from the weekend.

2026 Tampa Am Flyer

ABOUT TAMPA AM

Tampa Am started as a small local contest in 1995, but was famously won by Donny Barley in 1996 kickstarting the phenomenon that it is today. Over the span of its 32 year history, Tampa Am has established itself as the ultimate battleground for the world's elite amateur skateboarders, setting the stage for future professional careers. Early winners of Tampa Am, including Nyjah Huston (2005), Felipe Gustavo (2007), Luan Oliveira (2008 & 2009), and Dashawn Jordan (2016), have become some of the most well-known legends in skateboarding. Tampa Am is an institution that's accepted as the Global Amateur Championship. As the level of skating continues to rise, so does Tampa Am's reputation as the most important contest in skateboarding.

WHO CAN SKATE IT

Skatepark of Tampa is dedicated to making Tampa Am accessible to the most diverse collection of skaters possible from throughout the world, both male and female. In order to provide that opportunity for the unknown or up and coming ams, while also ensuring that the most established ams are recognized, we use a two-tiered qualification system that includes the Last Chance Open on Friday and the official Tampa Am Qualifier on Saturday. Different criteria (with some overlap) determine who skates each day.


Friday's Last Chance Open

Open to 150 skaters that meet at least ONE  of the following requirements:

  • Can provide one minute of footage demonstrating a level of skill that can potentially make the Last Chance Open top 10 cut and qualify through to the Tampa Am Qualifier
  • Has a respected / well-known industry sponsor willing to register the skater and pay their entry fee
  • Has prior experience with favorable results in Damn Am or Tampa Am
  • Is recognized as a top International Amateur

Saturday's Tampa Am Qualifier

Open to 100 skaters that meet at least ONE of the following requirements:

  • A top 30 finish in Friday's Last Chance Open Qualifiers
  • A top 20 finish in Damn Am (of the same contest year cycle)
  • Has a respected / well-known industry sponsor willing to register the skater and pay their entry fee
  • Is recognized as a top International Amateur.

FORMAT


FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY

Event

Last Chance Open

Event

Tampa Am Qualifier

Event

Semi-Finals

Event

Finals

Number of Skaters

150

Number of Skaters

100

Number of Skaters

35 approximately

Number of Skaters

12

Who Skates

  • Top international ams
  • Sponsored Skaters
  • Kids That Rip

Format

  • 3 Skater Jams / 3 minutes each

Who Skates

  • 2nd - 30th place from Friday Last Chance Open
  • 2nd - 20th place in Damn Am 2026 
  • Sponsored Skaters
  • Top international ams

Format

  • 2 skater jams / 3 minutes each

Who Skates

  • 1st Place finisher from Friday Last Chance Open
  • Winners of Damn Am 2026 stops
  • 3rd - 30th place from Saturday Tampa Am Qualifier

Format

  • 2 heats / 2 one-minute runs

Who Skates

  • Top 2 from Tampa Am Qualifier
  • Top 10 from Semis

Format

  • 1 heat of 12 skaters / 3 one-minute runs

Who advances

  • 1st place goes to Sunday Semis
  • 2nd - 30th place go to Tampa Am Qualifier

Who advances

  • 1st and 2nd place go to Sunday Finals
  • 3rd - 30th place go to Sunday Semis

Who advances

Top 10 go to Finals

Tampa Am 2026 Winner

JUDGING

Judging has elements of the objective and the subjective. Tampa Am uses a five-judge panel of skaters that have deep roots and the respect of the skateboarding industry. Many of our judges are former pros. Judges assign scores based on the following factors: difficulty of tricks, style, technique, variety of tricks, use of course, flow, consistency, originality, and whatever else a skater can bring to their run. The high and low scores are dropped and the remaining three judges' scores are averaged to determine a final score on a 100-point scale.

STAKES

In addition to the winner being known by every skater, TM, and brand manager in the world, they will also get the distinction of being included alongside Nyjah Huston, Felipe Gustavo, Trevor Colden and other legends on the list of all time winners.

HOW TO WATCH

Watch the livestream at SPoTTampa.com for free. Also check out our SPoT Life edits each day of the event on the Skatepark of Tampa YouTube channel and look for photos and video clips dropping each day on the @SPoTTampa IG along with Facebook, and right here on our site.

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@SPoTTampa


2025 Tampa Am Podium

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