Sat, Oct 10, 2026
Great Meadow Saturday Polo (Oct 10)
Saturday-evening arena polo under the lights at Veterans Stadium, part of the Great Meadow Polo Club's May-through-November season. Tailgating and stadium seating avai…
Great Meadow is a 374-acre nonprofit-stewarded equestrian and field events center in The Plains, Virginia, founded in 1983 by Arthur "Nick" Arundel. It is home to the historic Virginia Gold Cup and International Gold Cup steeplechase races and hosts a weekly polo series and other equestrian and community events.
Upcoming events here
Sun, Oct 11, 2026
Commander In Chief Polo Tournament
Sat, Oct 17, 2026
Great Meadow Saturday Polo (Oct 17)
Saturday-evening arena polo under the lights at Veterans Stadium, part of the Great Meadow Polo Club's May-through-November season. Tailgating and stadium seating avai…
Sat, Oct 17 – Sun, Oct 18, 2026
Hunter Clinic at Great Meadow (2-Day)
Hunter/JumperNorthern Virginia
Sat, Oct 24, 2026Featured
International Gold Cup Steeplechase
SteeplechaseNorthern Virginia
The fall counterpart to the Virginia Gold Cup, the International Gold Cup is a major steeplechase race day held each October at Great Meadow.
Sat, Oct 24, 2026
Great Meadow Saturday Polo (Oct 24)
Saturday-evening arena polo under the lights at Veterans Stadium, part of the Great Meadow Polo Club's May-through-November season. Tailgating and stadium seating avai…
Sat, Oct 31, 2026
Great Meadow Saturday Polo (Oct 31)
Saturday-evening arena polo under the lights at Veterans Stadium, part of the Great Meadow Polo Club's May-through-November season. Tailgating and stadium seating avai…
Sat, Oct 31, 2026
CDCTA Dressage Schooling Show (October 31)
DressageNorthern Virginia
Sat, Nov 7, 2026
Great Meadow Saturday Polo (Nov 7)
Saturday-evening arena polo under the lights at Veterans Stadium, part of the Great Meadow Polo Club's May-through-November season. Tailgating and stadium seating avai…
Sun, Nov 8, 2026
Veterans Cup: Polo with Purpose
Sat, Nov 14, 2026
Great Meadow Saturday Polo (Nov 14)
Saturday-evening arena polo under the lights at Veterans Stadium, part of the Great Meadow Polo Club's May-through-November season. Tailgating and stadium seating avai…
Sat, Nov 21, 2026
Great Meadow Saturday Polo (Nov 21)
Saturday-evening arena polo under the lights at Veterans Stadium, part of the Great Meadow Polo Club's May-through-November season. Tailgating and stadium seating avai…
Sat, Nov 28, 2026
Great Meadow Saturday Polo (Season Finale)
Final Saturday-evening arena polo match of the Great Meadow Polo Club's 2026 season at Veterans Stadium. Tailgating and stadium seating available.
Past events
- A Jump Above Schooling Jumper Show (October)
- Great Meadow Saturday Polo (Oct 3)
- Great Meadow Saturday Polo (Sep 26)
- Old Tavern Horse Trials
- CDCTA Fall Dressage Schooling Show
- Great Meadow Saturday Polo (Sep 19)
- Cloverleaf Polo Classic
- NSLM Polo Classic Presented by MARS Equestrian
- Great Meadow Saturday Polo (Sep 12)
- A Jump Above Schooling Jumper Show (September)
- Cross-Country Clinic with Sharon White
- CDCTA Horse Trials
- Great Meadow Saturday Polo (Sep 5)
- Great Meadow Saturday Polo (Aug 29)
- Great Meadow Saturday Polo (Aug 22)
- Intro to Foxhunting Clinic with Natalie Wales
- Great Meadow Saturday Polo (Aug 15)
- Dressage Clinic: Confidence Before Collection with Michael Alway
- CDCTA Summer Dressage Schooling Show
- Foundations in Polo Clinic with Doug Barnes (Aug 11)
- Great Meadow Saturday Polo (Aug 8)
- Foundations in Polo Clinic with Doug Barnes (Aug 4)
- A Jump Above Schooling Jumper Show (August)
- Great Meadow Saturday Polo (Aug 1)
- Jump To The Stars
- Foundations in Polo Clinic with Doug Barnes (Jul 28)
- Virginia Gold Cup Steeplechase