Events 8 disciplines | ||
Host city Tryon, North Carolina, USA Opening ceremony September 10, 2018 (2018-09-10) Closing ceremony September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23) | ||
The 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games will be held in Tryon, North Carolina, U.S. from September 10 to September 23, 2018. This will be the eight edition of the games, which are held every four years and run by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI). This will be the second time that North America hosts the Games, the previous time being in 2010, when the United States were also the hosts. United States will become the first nation to host the Games twice.
Bidding process
The initial bidding process for the 2018 edition of the World Equestrian Games started in 2011 with the initial application stage. Eight countries expressed their interest, however only five of them became official candidates in 2012: Rabat, Bromont, Budapest, Vienna and Wellington. Australia, Russia and Sweden withdrew before the official candidature phase.
By 2013, four of the official candidates dropped out, leaving only Bromont in the running. However, instead of awarding the Games to Canada, FEI decided to re-open the bidding process on July 1, 2013, as the Bromont bid was lacking financial support. Bromont remained in the running and was joined by two USA candidates (Wellington and Lexington) as well as Great Britain.
Great Britain and Wellington dropped out, leaving only Bromont and Lexington in contention. Bromont was finally awarded the hosting rights on June 9, 2014.
Bromont withdrew from hosting in 2016, as the financial sport was not secured. Following Bromont's withdrawal, Tryon, North Carolina and Šamorín, Slovakia expressed their interest in hosting the event. Tryon was awarded the Games on November 3, 2016.