Celebrate resilience at Invictus Australia Sports Festival

Group of athletes wearing green and gold tracksuits standing on a stage with medals and Australian flags, posing for a team photo at a sporting event.
19 October 2026

The Invictus Australia Sports Festival 2026 will bring together wounded, injured and ill service personnel and veterans from Australia, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea for a powerful celebration of recovery, resilience and connection.

Held from Friday 23 October to Sunday 25 October, the festival will feature adaptive sport competitions including indoor rowing, pickleball, sitting volleyball and swimming, with 60 competitors taking part.

Stirling Leisure – Scarborough Beach will be hosting the swimming events from 1.30pm to 6.00pm on Saturday 24 October. The 50m and 25m lap pool will be closed to the public during this time, but the learners pool will remain open and available throughout.

Spectators are invited to join us in Scarborough to witness inspiring athletic achievements and support an event that highlights the positive impact of sport and community on recovery and rehabilitation.

Want to get in on the action? Held as part of the broader event from 10.00am to 2.30pm on Saturday 24 October, the Community Sports Festival is a free family-friendly event offering the wider community opportunities to participate in a range of sporting activities.

Presented by ATCO, the festival builds on the legacy of the Invictus Games, creating new opportunities for veterans and their families to engage in sport, strengthen wellbeing and foster international friendships.

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City of Stirling kaadatj Nyoongar moort Nyoongar boodja-k Wadjak boodja-k. Ngalak kaadatj Nyoongar nedingar wer birdiya koora koora wer yeyi. Baalabang koondarm, malayin wer nakolak baalap yang ngalany-al. Ngalak dandjoo barn wer kaaratj bandang boodja-k.

The City of Stirling acknowledges the traditional custodians of this land, the Wadjak people of the Nyoongar Nation, and pays respect to the Elders both past and present for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal Australia.

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