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Registration for the 2025 Dare County Senior Games and Silver Arts is now open. Dare County residents ages 50 and older are invited to register to participate in the 37th annual Dare County Senior Games, which will be held from Saturday, April 12, 2025 to Friday, May 9, 2025.

Coordinated by the Thomas A. Baum Senior Center in Kill Devil Hills—in partnership with the Virginia S. Tillett Community Center in Manteo and the Fessenden Center in Buxton—the Dare County Senior Games is an Olympic-style sporting and arts event during which participants compete in everything from pickleball, swimming and shuffleboard to painting, bowling and woodworking.

Individuals may register online by visiting DareNC.gov/SeniorGames. Printed registration forms for the 2025 Dare County Senior Games are also available at the Thomas A. Baum Senior Center (300 Mustian Street in Kill Devil Hills), the Virginia S. Tillett Community Center (950 Marshall C. Collins Drive in Manteo) and the Fessenden Center (46830 N.C. Highway 12 in Buxton).

Regular registration ends on Friday, March 21, 2025. Late registration—which includes an additional fee—will take place from Saturday, March 22, 2025 to Friday, March 28, 2025. For more information about the Dare County Senior Games, go to DareNC.gov/SeniorGames. Those who need assistance with the Dare County Senior Games registration process should contact the Thomas A. Baum Senior Center at 252-475-5635.

Local residents Sheila Parisien of Kill Devil Hills, Maggie Dennis of Colington, and Mary Pendill of Manteo have been selected to serve as North Carolina Senior Games (NCSG) Ambassadors. These ambassadors are an elite group of individuals in North Carolina who have committed themselves to encouraging others in their community and across the state to stay healthy and live better longer through participation in Senior Games programs. Ambassadors also assist Senior Games coordinators in recruiting participants and promoting Senior Games.

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