Events

Join us for these upcoming IWBC events!

For women’s and girls’ baseball events worldwide, visit the Women in Baseball Week calendar.


July Fundraiser
July 5 – 31, 2025
Online
Starting July 5th, for the month of July, donate $25 or more and receive a signed copy of The Encyclopedia of Women and Baseball. Please provide contact information when donating. You can donate online or send a check. https://www.iwbc.org/donate/

Celebrating Women in Baseball: Rockford and Beyond
July & August, 2025
Rockford, IL

This exhibit proudly highlights the archival collections as well as the educational mission of the International Women’s Baseball Center to preserve, protect, and promote the many contributions of girls and women in baseball. Exhibit is accessible during Rockford Public Library Main Branch’s regular hours.


Women in Baseball Week
July 20-26, 2025
Rockford, IL

Women in Baseball Week is an annual, worldwide event recognizing the value, diversity, and cultural significance of women in baseball. Women play a vital role in all aspects of the sport north, south, east and west–-help us celebrate each one! Tournaments, teams, libraries, museums, and individuals will join the International Women’s Baseball Center to recognize women’s contributions to baseball around the globe. For more information and a listing of events, visit womeninbaseballweek.org.


Rockford Rivets: Rockford Peaches Night
July 26, 2025
Beloit, WI

The Rockford Rivets will honor the hometown hero Rockford Peaches on July 26th at Rivets Stadium, vs. Battle Creek Battle Jacks. See Peaches reenactors, local girls athletics, and the IWBC will be there will Women’s Baseball World Cup information, coming to Rivets Stadium in July, 2026! For tickets, visit Rivets.


SPoRT Makeup & Apparel: 815 Day at Rockford City Market
August 15, 2025
Rockford, IL, USA
Experience one of Rockford’s favorite summer traditions and meet us at the Market this Friday! We’ve invited 50+ local vendors with fresh flowers, baked goods, handmade items, jewelry, cheese, honey, and more underneath the City Market pavilion in the heart of downtown Rockford. SPoRT Makeup & Apparel will be there with new Rockford Peaches-inspired gear. Follow the Facebook event for updates!

Women in Baseball Conference
September 19-21, 2025
Online

Mark your calendars! The seventh annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference will be held virtually on September 19-21, 2025. This year’s conference — co-sponsored by SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center and hosted by Rockford University — will be a virtual Zoom event. Stay tuned for registration links.


IWBC Baseball Walk
September 27, 2025
Everywhere!

Let’s walk together on Saturday, September 27th to support and promote women in baseball. All donations collected will help support the mission and work of the IWBC. Imagine helping to put girls’ teams on the diamond, supporting the creation of exhibits about women’s baseball, providing support artifact preservation, creation of virtual programming and so much more. To donate and be a part of this fun event, visit IWBC Baseball Walk.


SPoRT Makeup & Apparel: World War II Days at Midway Village Museum
September 27-28, 2025
Rockford, IL, USA
Visitors to World War II Days engage in elaborate 1940s displays in historical buildings on the museum’s 148-acre campus, which becomes the back drop of a European village during World War II. This military re-enactment is known to be the largest in the Midwest and draws thousands of visitors yearly to the Rockford region and the museum grounds. SPoRT Makeup & Apparel will be on hand with your favorite Rockford Peaches gear. Make your plans now at Midway Village Museum!