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More cannabis competitions are coming coast to coast, and even across oceans, as we enter the middle of 2024. Multiple Zalympix competitions are underway, and a new round of High Times Cups want the best of the best.
To help you keep up with deadlines and ceremony events, we’re tracking dates for the cannabis cups, contests, and championships you can’t miss. Keep an eye on upcoming deadlines, and make sure to grab your tickets early to be the cannabis culture you want to see in the world. Plus, you can keep tabs on our growing list of winners to see how they smoked their competitors.
Here’s the singular list of spring and summer 2024 cannabis contests that you need to know.
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May cannabis cups
Judging for the High Times Hemp Cup People’s Choice Edition 2024 is currently underway. This is a national competition, with judge kits available for purchase online. Judging ends June 3. [link]
Entry applications are currently open for the Cannifest Bowl Headstash Championship in California, with multiple drop off regions from Los Angeles to Humboldt. Samples due July 26–27. [link] Judge applications are also open to California residents 21+. [link]
Voting is currently open for the 2024 New York Cannabis Awards. Winners announced August 24. [link]
Judge kits for the Best in Grass Michigan 2024 are available from select Michigan retailers. Judging ends May 19. [link]
Applications are open for dispensary and wholesaler consideration for the Errl Fall Cup in Arizona. [link] Judge applications also open. [link]
April 29–May 1
Submission window for the High Times Cannabis Cup SoCal 2024 in Lynwood, CA. [link]
May 3
Qualifiers for the 2024 Michigan Zalympix announced. [link]
May 6
Judge kits for the High Times Cannabis Cup SoCal 2024 available for purchase. [link]
May 19
Judging ends for the Best in Grass Michigan 2024. [link]
May 27
Submission window open for the High Times Cannabis Cup Michigan: People’s Choice Edition in Detroit, MI. Closes June 7. [link]
June cannabis cups
June 2
Winners announced for the Home Growers Cup in Maryland. [link]
June 7
Submission window closes for the High Times Cannabis Cup Michigan: People’s Choice Edition in Detroit, MI. [link]
June 18
Winners announced for Best in Grass Michigan 2024. [link]
June 22
Judge kits go on sale for the High Times Cannabis Cup Michigan: People’s Choice Edition in Detroit, MI. Judging ends August 24. [link]
June 23
Winners announced for the High Times Hemp Cup People’s Choice Edition 2024. [link]
July cannabis cups
July 1
Entry window opens for the New York Canna Cup, with both drop-off and pickup options. Closes July 20. [link]
July 4
Judge applications close for the Cannifest Bowl Headstash Championship in California. [link]
July 5
Final submissions due for qualifiers of the 2024 Michigan Zalympix. [link]
July 7
Judging ends for the High Times Cannabis Cup SoCal 2024. [link]
July 8–10
Submission window for Best in Grass Oklahoma 2024. Judging applications also open. [link]
July 20
Preliminary intake for potential competitors of the 2024 California Zalympix. Ends July 21, and growers must register online before submitting entries. [link]
Entry window closes for the New York Canna Cup, with both drop-off and pickup options. [link]
Judging begins for Best in Grass Oklahoma 2024. [link]
July 26 & 27
Samples due for the Cannifest Bowl Headstash Championship in California, with multiple drop-off regions. [link]
July 27
Winners announced for the New York Canna Cup. [link]
July 28
Winners announced for the High Times Cannabis Cup SoCal 2024. [link]
August cannabis cups
Aug 17–18
The 20th Emerald Cup goes down in Oakland, CA. [link]
August 19
California Zalympix qualifiers announced. Final entries due in September. [link]
August 21
Deadline for dispensary and wholesaler consideration for the Errl Fall Cup in Arizona. [link]
August 24
Judging ends for the High Times Cannabis Cup Michigan: People’s Choice Edition. [link]
Winners announced for the 2024 New York Cannabis Awards. [link]
2024 winners so far
Winners of the Cannabis Cup Arizona: People’s Choice 2023. [link]
Winners of the Cannabis Cup Massachusetts: People’s Choice 2023. [link]
Winners of the Greenskeeper Cup Worcester, MA. [link]
Winners of the National Cannabis Championship in Washington, DC. [link]
Winners of the NECANN Cup in Boston. [link]
Winners of the X Cup in Connecticut. [link]
Winners of the Arizona Growers Cup. [link]
Winners of the International Cannabis Awards in Barcelona. [link]
Winners of the Spannabis Champions Cup in Barcelona. [link]
Winners of the Farmers Cup: Harvest Edition in San Diego, CA. [link]
Winners of the High Times Cannabis Cup Oregon: People’s Choice 2023. [link]
Winners of the American Autoflower Cup 2024. [link]
Winners of the Dockside Cup 2024 in Seattle. [link]
2023 Hall of Flame
For a roundup of last year’s winners, check out our guide to 2023 cup winners and where to buy them.
