Spectator FAQ’s
Wellington International FAQs
From January through March, bring the whole family! Kids will enjoy walking the grounds and seeing hundreds of beautiful horses up close. Wellington International is the perfect place to begin your love affair with the equestrian sport! Our Saturday Night Lights events are also great for children and feature activities such as face painting, circus performers, dance contests, t-shirt tosses, petting zoos, pony rides, free rides on the Venetian carousel and lively music!
From January through March, our visitors can enjoy dozens of food options, like our coffee vendors for breakfast and the Tiki Hut for lunch and dinner (during horse show competitions).
There are more than 40 weeks of horse shows hosted by Wellington International. 13 weeks of the Winter Equestrian Festival run concurrently with 10 weeks of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival from January through March. 28 weeks of horse shows for the Annual Series are hosted at both Wellington International and Equestrian Village.
Wellington International spans almost 200 acres.
Wellington International has more than 18 competition arenas.
You can visit Wellington International from October through April and view equestrian competitions Wednesday through Sunday from roughly 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. The competition moves to Equestrian Village (right across the street) from April through October.
The Great Charity Challenge is a charity event organized by Wellington International. The event has been running for over 17 years and has distributed over $24 million to 370 local Palm Beach County non-profit organizations.
Yes, our venue offers multiple locations to hold events. Please email events@wellingtoninternational to start planning!
Wellington International offers international hunter/jumper competitions and the National Polo Center offers polo competitions. Separate operating companies own each facility.