The September Games

The clue is in the name: September! The September Games typically start on the Friday after Labour Day and celebrate the Final Day of the Games 16 days later.

The action happens outside typical work hours during the evenings and weekends, with the exception of optional events that may go down over the lunch hour.

Please see our Scoring and Results pdf for more information.

Our plan for 2021 is to put on a September Games that is safe and socially distanced. We'll have virtual events during September, as well as monthly Challenges throughout the summer. As restrictions are lifted, we will add in-person events where we are able to.

The only real difference between a 'traditional' September Games and our plan for this year is that we can't have a full schedule of in-person events. We will still have: 

• Events that you can take part in safely with your coworkers 
• Points, Trophies and Awards 
• Monthly Challenges
• Charity Challenge (in the previous format with Giving Opportunities)
• Special Events 
• CEO Challenge 
• Competition within Divisions
• Design Challenge (the theme is 'Back to the Future')

We'll hold a Captains' Kick-Off in May, where we will let you know more details about the year and will answer any questions you may have.

For any in-person events, we will be following COVID regulations. Click here to view (updated August 26, 2021).

A calendar of events will be released closer to the time.

For 2021, we are keeping registration open until July 31.

Usually we open registration in November and offer Early Bird prices until January 31. From February on, regular registration will remain open until we reach capacity or until March 31.

We only have the capacity to accept 25-30 new-to-CCC companies each year, so act fast!

The companies that take part in our events come from a range of industries, are both public and private, and range in size from 6 employees all the way up to 14,000 plus – we don’t discriminate.

Less than you’d think! New companies pay just $999 to Get in the (September) Games. Returning companies pay according to their total eligible employee count in Calgary & Area.

Registration prices for the 2021 Games (including GST and credit card processing fees) for returning companies:

• 1-49 employees - $1000
• 50-99 employees - $1250
• 100-199 employees - $1500
• 200-299 employees - $1750
• 300-499 employees - $2000
• 500-999 employees - $2250
• 1000+ employees - $2500

Our 2022 Off-Season events will be priced individually.

Registering for the CCC September Games can be done on by signing up on our website. The fees that are charged for registration cover a company’s participation in the September Games. Any expense outside of this (company t-shirts, practices, kickoff parties, performance-enhancing snacks*) is totally optional and at the discretion of each participant or company.

If the online payment option doesn’t strike your fancy, you can email us to request an invoice and pay by cheque.

*nachos. Always.

The Charity Challenge is an optional undertaking leading up to and throughout the CCC September Games. The Charity Challenge begins on March 1 and ends on the final day of the Games. If they opt to, companies can earn points toward their totals in the September Games which absolutely can determine final standings.

CCC partners with 10 local charities and each of these groups puts forth 5 Giving Opportunities, ranging from volunteer opportunities and in-office learning experiences, to requests for tangible and monetary donations.

For this year’s Games, we’re advising everyone to use Discord. Why? Because CCC is about team building, and team building is much more effective when you can actually chat with your team! Plus it’s the best way for our team to be able to get in touch with all of you before/during the event. If you're new to Discord, check out our Discord 101 guide.