Mahjong tournament coming to Longboat Key

By Dana Kampa
| 5:00 a.m. July 8, 2026

Mahjong was the contest of choice for many attendees at the Go for the Cure games day.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Sharpen your strategy skills and tidy your tiles. A new weekend-long mahjong tournament like no other is coming to Longboat Key this month.

The Paradise Center is hosting the special debut competition July 24-25. This charity competition supports the center's free programs over the summer.

Registration is $175 per person for the entire weekend. It includes entry in multiple rounds, as well as dinner, snacks and beverages on Friday and a light breakfast, snacks, lunch and beverages on Saturday. Attendees will also be entered to win door prizes and raffles.

Check-in starts at 2 p.m. Friday, and the competition continues 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. Attendees can then enjoy the final celebration and "boozy bingo" at Cedars East Tennis Club. Visit TheParadiseCenter.org or the office at 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive to register.

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Dana Kampa

Dana Kampa is the Longboat Key neighbors reporter for the Observer. She first ventured into journalism in her home state of Wisconsin, going on to report community stories everywhere from the snowy mountains of Washington State to the sunny shores of the Caribbean. She has been a writer and photographer for more than a decade, covering what matters most to readers.