DEW TOUR SKATEBOARD COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL RETURNS TO DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH, CA JUNE 13-16, 2019
Celebrating the Best in Skateboarding, Art and Community
Carlsbad, Calif. (January 28, 2019) — The annual Dew Tour, presented by TEN: The Enthusiast Network and Mountain DewⓇ, announced today that it will return to Long Beach, Calif. for its fourth consecutive year, June 13-16, 2019. The FREE four-day event is a celebration of skateboarding competition, culture and creators and will be held at the Long Beach Convention Center and Rainbow Park Lagoon.
More than 80 of the world’s top pro male and female skateboarders will compete in team and pro and amateur individual competitions in Team Challenge and individual Park and Street events. Dew Tour also includes the Dew Tour Experience, a vibrant interactive sponsor village; and, Dew Tour on the Green, the festival with outdoor music, local food and drink vendors and lifestyle activations including a public skate park. Various activations incorporating the Long Beach community will also be featured throughout the weekend through local nonprofit partners.
Dew Tour will be televised nationally on NBC and live-streamed on dewtour.com, Facebook Live, Youtube and other major platforms.
“We are so happy to return to Long Beach, a community that is known worldwide for its fantastic skateboard culture,” said Adam Cozens, Dew Tour Vice President and General Manager. “The past three years have been a solid collaboration with local businesses and the greater skateboarding community who have welcomed us to their city. Each year, our fans come out in volume and embrace not only the competitions and athletes, but also the art and culture that is so important to skateboarding. The athletes and our staff love Long Beach and we look forward to returning in June.”
Skateboarding will be an Olympic sport starting at the 2020 Games in Tokyo, and will include men’s and women’s skateboard street and park competitions.
Complete details on the 2019 Dew Tour in Long Beach will be available at DewTour.com, the Dew Tour app, as well as on social platforms Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
About Dew Tour
Dew Tour is an innovative contest series and content platform that brings together the world’s best skateboarders, snowboarders, skiers, artists, brands and fans in a celebration of creativity and style.
In 2016, TEN: The Enthusiast Network became the official strategic partner to lead content production, execution and event staging for the Dew Tour. Working in close collaboration with TEN’s core action sports media brands and in partnership with DEW®, Dew Tour continues to progress events and content, bringing millions of action sports fans engaging stories and experiences across digital and broadcast mediums. In addition to Dewtour.com and TEN’s digital network, Dew Tour’s summer and winter events are telecast on NBC.