Recurring sporting events established in 1939

National Football League (NFL) all-star game

The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, branded as March Madness, or The Big Dance, is a single-elimination tournament played in the United States to determine the men's college basketball national champion of the Division I level in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Played mostly during March, the tournament was first conducted in 1939 and currently consists of 68 teams. Known for its upsets of favored teams with its single game single-elimination format, it has become one of the most popular annual sporting events in the US.

defunct cycling race

French multi-day road cycling race

football tournament

Serbian multi-day road cycling race

stage cycling race held annually in Uruguay

invitational tournament, 1939–1948

Argentine national cup competition