The Summit Sled Race
High Sun on the Candy Peaks' sugar-snow: four-fruit sled teams, speeds that frighten the judges, and the coveted Golden Ladle trophy.
The big three
The Mango Regatta
The cove's outrigger-and-sloop race around the point; Marlow's outrigger vs. Penny Pineapple's sloop is the grudge match of the decade.
The Valley Checker Championship
Barnaby Blueberry is reigning champion; Georgia is the only player who's ever taken him to a third game. The rematch is the valley's Super Bowl.
Playground classics
- Roller-skate relay — valley teams, orchard course, last slice of pie at stake.
- Peel-boat races — the Juice Rivers' chaotic spring regatta; sinking is traditional.
- Masquerade hide-and-seek — the Grove's Neon Carnival game; Roxa always wins and never explains how.
- Story duels — cove beach-fire contests; Sunny Starfruit is the undefeated champion, by acclamation.