Compete in lawn games…in costumes…while dancing…for a good cause. Vie for glory at Legends of the Lawn!
Lawn Games / Costumes / Dancing / Fundraising / Community
Lawn Games / Costumes / Dancing / Fundraising / Community
Lawn Games / Costumes / Dancing / Fundraising / Community
Lawn Games / Costumes / Dancing / Fundraising / Community
Lawn Games / Costumes / Dancing / Fundraising / Community
Lawn Games / Costumes / Dancing / Fundraising / Community
How it works
Register
Sign up as a duo or individual costumed competitor, as a spectator, or as a volunteer.
Compete
Spend a few hours playing lawn games, or cheering on your favorite team and watching the glory unfold.
Contribute
Help raise money for great local organizations and make new friends.
The Format
Let's get in formation
Dynamic Duos
Teams of two will compete in a series of five lawn games. Each team will play all five games, dressed in themed costumes or fun outfits they choose.
Color Wars
Each duo is assigned to one of four color teams, and earns points for their duo AND for their larger color team. Each color is “playing for” a different local nonprofit organization.
Glory!!!
Awards are given to the top three duos, with the winning team receiving THE GOLDEN MALLET. The winning color team’s charity will receive the largest share of the donation pool.
The Games
Game on
Each team of two will play all five games in rotation. Rules will be explained on-site and no experience is necessary. EVERY POINT COUNTS!
Bocce
Italian lawn bowling
Cornhole
American bag tossing
Croquet
French ball whacking
Kanjam
Precision disc tossing
Kubb
Viking block knocking
About LotL
After years of isolation and despair, we felt an increasingly strong desire to experience connection, joy, and full self-expression after so much time spent apart. As longtime Raleigh residents, we also felt a responsibility to actively contribute to building and maintaining a weird, creative culture as our city grows. And as lifelong lawn game lovers, we believe in the power of friendly, accessible competition to bring people together for a common purpose. Oh, and we love dressing up and dancing! We put all these things into a metaphorical blender, and Legends of the Lawn was born. We can't wait for you to help create it with us.
Our values
Legends of the Lawn was founded upon five core values that drive our work and the experiences we strive to create. As people who live, work, and play in Raleigh, we also believe in actively contributing toward a future for our city that expresses these values.
Joy
We value experiences that bring brightness and happiness to people’s lives.
Expression
We value opportunities for people to fully express themselves in the company of others.
Inclusion
We value environments where every person feels seen, respected, and appreciated.
Community
We value the feelings of fellowship that come from finding and building common ground.
Purpose
We value making contributions toward the pressing needs facing our society.
Our Community Partners
Donation recipients for this year's event
In selecting partners for our first event, we chose locally-rooted organizations aligned with our values where relatively small donations and increased awareness could make a particularly strong impact. For future events with more time and resources, we plan to have a more open, engaged process for organizations to apply and be selected for partnership, prioritizing equity and access.
The color team with the most points from across all five games will earn the largest share of the donation pool (40%) for their organization. The remaining recipient organizations will receive smaller shares of the pool based on their color teams' performance.
Team Orange
Arts Access
NC nonprofit that creates a positive impact at the intersection of arts, education and disability.
Team Blue
A Place at the Table
Raleigh’s first pay-what-you-can cafe, providing community and good food for all regardless of means.
Team Yellow
Healing Transitions
Raleigh treatment center offering innovative peer-based, recovery-oriented services to homeless, uninsured and underserved individuals with alcoholism and other drug addictions.
Team Pink
TheGifted Arts
NC nonprofit that transforms the lives of youth through culturally responsive artistic experiences.
Other Partners
Triangle Lawn Games
Provider of affordable lawn games that started in Raleigh and has grown nationally. Rent games from TLG for your next event!
A.J. Fletcher Foundation
The A.J. Fletcher Foundation works to improve the lives and well-being of
all North Carolinians.
Dix Park Conservancy
The Dix Park Conservancy is a nonprofit that serves as the philanthropic and community engagement partner for the City of Raleigh in ensuring the creation and long-term success of Dorothea Dix Park as a place for everyone.
Placemaking Raleigh
Placemaking Raleigh is an initiative of Placemaking Studio that is inspiring Raleigh residents to create joyful community places.
Oaks & Spokes
Oaks and Spokes is a cycling advocacy organization on a mission to promote a sustainable and equitable transportation model for Raleigh. Ride in style to Legends of the Lawn and park at their bike valet station!
The Team
Lawn Care Professionals
Jake Levitas
Jake Levitas is an urban planner and community organizer passionate about creating equitable and sustainable cities. He’s been dancing since before he could walk and will play bocce anytime, anywhere.
Allison Grubbs
Allison Grubbs, LCSW, LCAS, CCS is a former art teacher who is now a clinical social worker and addictions specialist with a private practice in downtown Raleigh. She’s read all of Brené Brown’s books, and her favorite lawn game is croquet.
Gino Reyes
Gino Reyes is a consulting independent creative director that specializes in branding. Some of the brands he designed and helped create include the City of Raleigh, Raleigh Pride, and (Ish) Delicatessen just to name a few. Currently, he is an AVP Design Principal at LPL Financial. He lives and works in Raleigh with his wife Nikelle and his daughter Kirin.
Flo Lumsden
Flo Lumsden, a proud Raleigh native, loves everything disco, dance, and social cause related. Flo has worked in several industries in various communications roles but found her profession in video production. She loves telling true stories of both the serious and silly kind and had a BLAST making the first promotional video for LOTL. Check out more of her work at chorus-studios.com
Jonathan Pratt
Jonathan Pratt is a freelance graphic and web designer in Raleigh. He splits his time with the Hospitality industry by managing a local bar. He spends his free time drinking iced coffee with his girlfriend, Lily, during any season. Lawn game of choice: Croquet.
