How to Run a Cornhole Event in Colorado

Cornhole events in Colorado are casual charity and brewery tournaments held year round at taprooms, parks and festivals, with adult players of all skill levels.

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Running a cornhole event in Colorado? Here's how to plan it, pick a format and run it on Colorado Under Par, start to finish.

What it looks like

Cornhole events in Colorado are casual charity and brewery tournaments held year round at taprooms, parks and festivals, with adult players of all skill levels.

Formats

Doubles (BYOP): Bring your own partner.
Singles: One player against another, both throwing from the same end and walking to the other board each frame.
Blind Draw Doubles: Players sign up alone and are randomly paired with a partner for the event or each round.
Round Robin: Teams are put in pools and play every team in their pool.
Double Elimination: Teams drop to a losers bracket after one loss and are out after two.
Single Elimination: One loss and the team is out.
Switcholio: Players switch partners every round, keeping their own individual win and point totals.
League: Players or teams meet weekly at the same venue, playing a set number of games each night, with season standings and a finale.
Four Bag Sweep: Sink all four bags in one round to win a bonus prize. It does not happen often, so the whole venue cheers when it does.
Charity Board Auction: Local artists paint custom boards that are auctioned at the end of the day. Winners take home an one-of-a-kind set for the backyard.
Golden Bag Trophy: Champions win a bag painted gold and mounted on a plaque. They sign it, and it comes back next year for the new winners.

Build it

In the Organizer Dashboard, click Create event and pick cornhole and your format. Every tab, word and Start here guide then follows your sport.

Registration

Organizers usually ask for partner name, skill level (social or competitive) and team name.

Results

Open Brackets and schedule. Pick the division, pool play or a bracket, your boards, the first game time and minutes per game. Each of your boards gets its own phone link for scores, and every score updates the bracket for everyone. Tick Post on the event page so players follow it live.

Event day

Players check in, practice throws, get board assignments, play their bracket games and report scores, then winners collect prizes.

Fun ideas

Make it memorable. Three ideas people love. Four Bag Sweep. Sink all four bags in one round to win a bonus prize. It does not happen often, so the whole venue cheers when it does. Charity Board Auction. Local artists paint custom boards that are auctioned at the end of the day. Winners take home an one-of-a-kind set for the backyard. Golden Bag Trophy. Champions win a bag painted gold and mounted on a plaque. They sign it, and it comes back next year for the new winners.

Tip

One tip for first-timers: use regulation boards and bags at matching distances on every lane, and post a simple bracket that players can check on their own. Building is free, then 1% per paid order plus card processing, paid to your own Stripe account. Stuck? Ask Caddie or search Need help in your dashboard. Start at coloradounderpar.com/sell-tickets.

Questions organizers ask

What formats can you use for a cornhole event?

Common cornhole formats include Doubles (BYOP), Singles, Blind Draw Doubles, Round Robin, Double Elimination, Single Elimination, Switcholio, League, Four Bag Sweep, Charity Board Auction and Golden Bag Trophy. On Colorado Under Par you pick one when you create your event, and every tab and the Start here guide follow it.

What should you ask cornhole participants when they register?