| Friday 12th February | Registration opens (EnterNOW). |
| Friday 28th May | Deadline for those Para athletes required to submit a provisional classification application for Para Swimming and Cross Country (Para athletics). |
| Wednesday 9th June | Entries close for the 2021 Anchor AIMS Games at 11.59pm. The EnterNOW system will generate a confirmation email three days prior to entries closing so school coordinators can check that they have entered the correct individuals, teams, codes, divisions etc. The AIMS Games Trust has a strict NO REFUND policy from this date! NO EXCEPTIONS! |
| Wednesday 23rd June | All schools must have paid their registration invoice to have their entry confirmed. Late entries (if accepted) will incur a 50% penalty fee. |
| Wednesday 30th June | Confirmation sent to all 2021 participating schools (if registration for a sporting code is oversubscribed then the opportunity to compete will be at the discretion of the executive committee). |
| Wednesday 28th July | All Team/individual online name and code information registration forms to be completed. |
| Monday 2nd August | School group opening ceremony ticket bookings go on sale through Ticketek. |
| Monday 9th August | Public opening ceremony tickets go on sale through Ticketek. |
| Wednesday 11th August | Team sporting code draws published. |
| Friday 13th August | All parents/caregivers must have completed their child’s medical and media waiver forms on our website. |
| Thursday 2nd September | Individual sporting code draws published. |
| Saturday 4th September | The 17th Anchor AIMS Games School Sporting Championships opens. |
| Sunday 5th September | Opening Ceremonies, Trustpower Arena at Baypark, Mt Maunganui (First show 3.00pm, Second show 7.00pm). |
