The 2024 Arnold Sports Festival is slated for the weekend of Feb. 29 through March 3, 2024, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH. Seven IFBB Pro League divisions will host pre-judging and/or final rounds to determine the 2024 champions for one of bodybuilding’s most prestigious events. The 2024 editions of the Arnold Strongman and Strongwoman Classic competitions will also take place.
At the time of this article’s publication, tickets to the Expo, where several pre-judging rounds for bodybuilding will be held, and limited tickets to the Friday and Saturday evening bodybuilding finals in the Battelle Grand ballroom are available on the Arnold Sports website. However, strength sports fans not in Columbus can still see all the action live for free.
The Arnold Classic livestream presented by Bucked Up will be available for free by registering on the Arnold Sports website.
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2024 Arnold Sports Festival Schedule
The daily schedule for all seven divisions are below, but times may be subject to change depending on the length of each round of judging.
Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024
- Arnold Amateur — Day One
Friday, Mar. 1, 2024
- Arnold Amateur — Day Two
- Animal Cage — Day One
- Arnold Strongman and Strongwoman Classic — Day One
- Arnold Classic Pre-judging — Fitness, Classic Physique, Wellness
- Chris Bumstead and Derek Lunsford Panel
- Ronnie Coleman and Jay Cutler Panel
- Greg Doucette Panel, Jesse James West and Noel Deyzel Panel
- Armlifting USA
- Arnold Classic Friday Night Pre-Show
- Arnold Classic Fitness, Classic Physique, Wellness Finals, Men’s Open Pre-judging
Saturday, March 2, 2024
- Arnold Classic Wheelchair Pre-judging and Finals
- Animal Cage — Day Two
- Arnold Classic Pre-judging — Bikini, Men’s Physique
- Arnold Strongman and Strongwoman Classic — Day Two Finals
- World’s Strongest Firefighter — Finals
- Arnold Classic Saturday Night Pre-Show
- Arnold Classic Bikini, Men’s Physique, Men’s Open Finals
Sunday, March 3, 2024
- Arnold Sunday Seminar
- USA Powerlifting
- Animal Cage – Day Three
- Rogue Record Breakers
- Jocko Wilick Panel
- Sam Sulek Panel
- Amateur Strongman — Finals
Stay tuned to BarBend for further updates and developments on the 2024 Arnold Sports Festival leading up to the big weekend in the Buckeye State.
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