ISSA Housekeeping Olympics Returns to Las Vegas Following ESPN8 Broadcast

After capturing millions of views on ESPN8: The Ocho debut in August, one of the cleaning industry’s most spirited competitions, the ISSA Housekeeping Olympics, is headed back to Las Vegas.

Hosted by the Indoor Environmental Healthcare and Hospitality Association (IEHA), a Division of ISSA, the 36^th Annual Housekeeping Olympics will take place Nov. 16 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. PST at Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Cleaning and facility professionals in hospitality, healthcare and other specialties are invited to assemble a team and compete. Manufacturers, distributors and other industry organizations can join the excitement by sponsoring the event or supporting a team’s participation.

Competitors will go head-to-head in fast-paced challenges, including precision bed-making, mop relays, rapid vacuum races and other competitions that transform essential cleaning skills into spectator competition, all for the coveted Housekeeping Olympics championship trophy.

For more than three decades, the Housekeeping Olympics has celebrated the professionals whose skill and dedication help keep facilities clean, safe and welcoming. In 2025, the 35th annual competition generated more than 50 million estimated views and 750,000 social engagements, with more than 165 media and social coverage placements. Highlights of the competition appeared across mainstream news, sports and entertainment platforms including Inside Edition, CNN, Fox News, Yahoo, House of Highlights, Bleacher Report, and beyond.

That momentum continued in August 2026, when the competition made its ESPN8: The Ocho debut at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort as part of the network’s 10th anniversary celebration of unconventional sports and competitions.

“Last year showed us just how powerfully this event resonates with people both inside and outside our industry,” said IEHA Executive Director Michael Patterson. “There is something incredibly compelling about watching these professionals take the skills they use every day and bring them into an arena filled with cheering teammates, colleagues and fans. The attention has been exciting, but what matters most is that it gives cleaning professionals a stage where their expertise, teamwork and pride can be seen and celebrated.”

The 2026 Housekeeping Olympics takes place alongside ISSA Show North America 2026, Nov. 16–19 in Las Vegas, the premier event for the global cleaning and facility solutions industry. Staples Business supports the 2026 ISSA Housekeeping Olympics as Presenting Sponsor and Rubbermaid Commercial Products as a Platinum Sponsor.

Hospitality housekeeping departments, healthcare environmental services teams, building service contractors, in-house facility teams and other industry organizations are all encouraged to enter a team, cheer on the competitors, or support the event through sponsorship. For team registration, sponsorship opportunities and additional information, click here.