September Recurring annually

Cactus Kick Off

Tempe, AZ · Tempe-area complexes · Fri, Sep 12, 2025 to Sun, Sep 14, 2025

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Tournament at a glance

Next dates

Fri, Sep 12, 2025 to Sun, Sep 14, 2025

Age groups

U10, U11, U12, U13, U14, U15, U16, U17, U19

Teams

~290

National rank

#137 combined · 4,352 pts

Boys rank

#140 · 4,169 pts

Girls rank

#71 · 4,536 pts

Venue

Tempe-area complexes

The honest overview

Cactus Kick Off

Stub guide. Cactus Kick Off runs out of Tempe, drawing roughly 290 teams. Travel-guide writeup coming.

Where it's played

Exact venue location: Tempe-area complexes.

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Near the field

What's within five miles of Tempe-area complexes.

Venue Hotels (8) Eats (15) Things to do (12)

Hotels & lodging

8 within 5 mi

Tempe Mission Palms Hotel 0.1 mi · 2 min walk
Hyatt House Tempe / Phoenix / University Hotel 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
Hyatt Place Tempe / Phoenix / University Hotel 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
TownePlace Suites Tempe Hotel 2.1 mi · 3 min
Rodeway Inn Near AZ State University Hotel 2.7 mi · 4 min
DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Phoenix Hotel 3.3 mi · 5 min
Arizona Grand Resort & Spa Hotel 3.9 mi · 6 min
Rodeway Inn Old Town Scottsdale Hotel 4.0 mi · 6 min

Restaurants nearby

15 within 5 mi

Starbucks Cafe coffee shop 0.0 mi · 0 min walk
Fatburger Fast food burger 0.0 mi · 0 min walk
Cornish Pasty Co. Restaurant cornish 0.0 mi · 0 min walk
Delicious Factory Restaurant 0.0 mi · 0 min walk
Mesquite Restaurant mexican 0.0 mi · 0 min walk
Spinelli's Pizzeria Restaurant 0.0 mi · 0 min walk
Taco Bell Cantina Fast food tex-mex 0.0 mi · 0 min walk
Hippies Cove Fast food 0.0 mi · 0 min walk
414 Pub & Pizza Restaurant pizza 0.0 mi · 0 min walk
Med Fresh Grill Restaurant mediterraneangrill 0.0 mi · 0 min walk
Vintage Bar & Grill Restaurant 0.1 mi · 2 min walk
Pho Thang Long Vietnamese Cuisine Restaurant vietnamese 0.1 mi · 2 min walk
Poke2U Fast food poke 0.1 mi · 2 min walk
Cup of Joe Market Café Cafe coffee shopcafe 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
Dragon Tea Cafe bubble tea 0.2 mi · 4 min walk

Between games

12 within 5 mi

Valley Art Movie theater 0.0 mi · 0 min
Ragsdale-MLK Park Park 0.1 mi · 0 min
Brickyard Artisan Courtyard Park 0.2 mi · 0 min
Arizona State University Art Museum Museum 0.5 mi · 1 min
Pillar of Knowledge Attraction 0.5 mi · 1 min
Sculpture Garden Attraction 0.6 mi · 1 min
Alberta B Farrington Softball Stadium Park 1.0 mi · 1 min
Monarch Waystation Attraction 1.6 mi · 2 min
Baboon Attraction 1.6 mi · 2 min
Pixypros Selfie Museum Museum 2.2 mi · 3 min
Little Cholla Shopping Plaza Shopping 2.5 mi · 4 min
ST Enterprise Shopping 3.0 mi · 4 min

Distances are straight-line from the venue's GPS coordinates. Place data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Weather to plan around

Typical September weather in AZ based on 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals. Pack accordingly.

Avg high

97°F

Avg low

73°F

Avg rain

1.0"

It's hot. Full water bottles for every kid, sunscreen at least SPF 30, and pop-up shade for parents on the sidelines. Dry season, fields will be hard, and dust shows up on white uniforms.

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