Join us for our 41st Year!!! OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!! FREE of charge, and includes FREE parking.
August 22nd-24th (Friday-Sunday) The Wickliffe Italian-American Club will feature 120 bocce teams attracting world class players from all over the United States & Canadian territories for a full weekend of live entertainment, family activities, cultural traditions and competitive bocce. All vying for over $34,000 in prize money.
Please be sure to follow the Wickliffe Italian-American Club on both Facebook & Instagram where we will post all tournament details!!!
Last year’s Open Division winner 3 Men & A Puppy from Mentor, Ohio and the Women’s Division winner Dirty 30 from Warren, Ohio each captured their first CCCoB title. This year, both teams will try to repeat as champions against some of the fiercest & most intense competition in the country.
2025 CCCoB41 Schedule of Events
The Cleveland Challenge Cup of Bocce main stage of entertainment is sponsored by Khash Saghafi - Liberty Home Mortgage
Friday, August 22nd:
3:45 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies & National Anthems performed by Gio Castiglione
4:00 p.m. - Bocce Tournament play begins (Open Division)
7:00 – 11:00 p.m. - Live music by "Soul Shake & The Eastside Horns"
Saturday, August 23rd:
8:00 a.m. - Bocce Tournament Play Resumes (Open & Women’s Division)
12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m: Jim Frank Duo & Cooking Demonstration by Chef Dan of the Euclid Culinary School
12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. - Photo display from the Western Reserve Historical Society on the History of Italians in Cleveland (Clubhouse)
3:30 – 5:30 p.m. - Music by Grant Elsing
7:00 – 11:00 p.m. - Live music by "Pieces of Eight featuring The Lakeside Brass"
Sunday, August 24th:
8:00 a.m. – Bocce Tournament play resumes (Open & Women’s Division)
2:15 - 3:00 p.m. - Magic Show with Rick Smith Jr.
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. - Jungle Terry & Friends Exotic Animal Show
4:00 p.m. (approximate time) - Women’s Division Championship (Streamed live on YouTube)
6:00 p.m. (approximate time) - Open Division Championship (Streamed live on YouTube)
This event is funded in part through a generous grant from the Lake County Visitors Bureau.
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