Named after the children it helps — the real stars of the tournament — Stars & Stripes is represented by the stripes of the original marlin of the Tournament, and our guests contain the characteristics of gold, as in “solid, strong, beautiful and valuable.” Stars & Stripes began in 1996 as a fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County. Founder, Dicko Gebhard, wanted to create a fundraiser unlike any other and combine fishing, golfing and music. Since then, the event has grown to include multiple youth-based organizations.
…which they can use to expand their programs. Team registration fees help cover all costs of the main event. When you donate to Stars & Stripes, proceeds are used to multiply dollars back to our beneficiary partners, helping to create more impact.
Stars & Stripes is now an established music festival with headliner entertainment, and so many activities for the whole family to choose from. This world-class fundraiser is held annually in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico the last Thursday to Sunday in the month of June.
More than just a fundraiser, Stars & Stripes creates lasting memories for the organizations it assists, as well as those participating in the main event, each year.
Often referred to as the “Knights”, the Stars & Stripes Children’s Foundation Board of Directors share a passion for helping youth & young adults overcome obstacles to reach their full potential. Fired by this passion, the Knights have created innovative ways to help raise more funds. Each Board Member brings unique talents and skillsets to help move the mission of the organization forward.
The Ladies of the Knights are a committee of warm, loving, creative and energetic leaders who support Stars & Stripes year-round in a variety of ways. They spend months prior to the main event to curate unique auction packages and after the main event, help ensure that guests enjoyed their auction purchases. The Ladies impact goes well beyond supporting the Stars & Stripes auction as they are all-in on creating innovative ways to help the kids.
