Sports Facilities

Arrowhead Stadium

Home to the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFC West Division, Arrowhead Stadium is a state-of-the-art sports and entertainment destination that will serve as the setting for future generations.

• Outdoor Facility - Football
• 79,451 seats
• Features: Concessions, restrooms, lights, locker rooms, high-definition scoreboard, 20 meeting spaces, custom bars, parking
• Total number of hotel rooms within 1 mile: 660

Silverstein Eye Centers Arena

Formerly known as Independence Events Center. The events center is home to the Central Hockey League franchise the Missouri Mavericks. The events center also host concerts, trade shows, professional sporting events, festivals, and community ceremonies.

• Indoor Facility - Arena
• 131,972 square feet
• Total seating (arena only): 5,800 fixed seats
• Largest Contiguous space: 75,000 square feet
• Total number of meeting rooms: 25
• Ceiling height: 52 feet
• Features: Concessions, restrooms, ice rink, video boards, scoreboards, locker rooms, ribbon board, suites, column free
• Total number of hotel rooms within 1 mile: 662

Kansas City Convention Center

Encompassing more than 800,000 square feet, the Kansas City Convention & Entertainment Facilities can serve all your meeting needs under one roof. Not only is it all in one location, the complex is connected to major downtown hotels and parking by skywalks and underground walkways.

• Indoor Facility - Conventions & Meetings
• 800,000 square feet
• Largest contiguous space: 388,800 square feet
• Total seating (arena only): 10,721
• 2,400-seat Theater
• Total number of meeting rooms: 48
• Ceiling height: 33 feet in Halls ABC; 42 feet in DE
• Features: Concessions, restrooms, lights, Certified LEED Silver, LED scoreboards, connected parking, outdoor festival plaza, column free
• Hotel rooms within 1 mile: 3,500

Kauffman Stadium

Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals, is known as one of the most beautiful ballparks in baseball. 

• Outdoor Facility - Baseball
• 37,903 seats
• Features: Concessions, restrooms, locker rooms, restaurants, kids’ area, field lights, high-definition scoreboard, conference center, parking
• Total number of hotel rooms within 1 mile: 660

Municipal Auditorium

Historic Municipal Auditorium, a venue inside the Kansas City Convention Center, holds the distinction of having hosted more Final Fours than any other American venue.

• Indoor Facility - Arena, auditorium, theater
• Total seating (arena only): 10,721
• Ceiling height: 92 feet
• Features: Concessions, restrooms, lights, Certified LEED Silver, LED scoreboards, connected parking, outdoor festival plaza, column free
• Hotel rooms within 1 mile: 3,500

Overland Park Soccer Complex

Aside from 12 lighted synthetic fields with scoreboards, the Overland Park Soccer Complex provides nearly 1,100 square feet of meeting space suitable for captains or volunteer meetings and event check-ins.

• Outdoor Facility - Soccer
• 12 fields
• Features: Concessions, restrooms, lights, scoreboards, meeting space, field cooling system, tournament storage area, referee lounge, permanent first aid, free Wi-Fi, basketball/ tennis courts, skate park, playgrounds, parking
• Total number of hotel rooms within 1 mile: 5,200

Children's Mercy Park

Located in Kansas City, Kansas, Children's Mercy Park (formerly Sporting Park) is home to the region’s Major League Soccer franchise, Sporting Kansas City. In addition to soccer, the park was constructed to accommodate other large, non-sports related spectacles.

• Outdoor Facility - Soccer
• 18,467 seats
• Features: Concessions, restrooms, locker rooms, five clubs, Wi-Fi, DAS, roof covering every seat, parking
• Total number of hotel rooms within 1 mile: 812

Sprint Center

Opened in 2007, the glass arena was a catalyst to downtown Kansas City’s $6.5 billion renaissance. 

• Indoor Facility - Arena
• 18,000+ seats (arena only)
• Largest contiguous space: 17,000 square feet
• Ceiling height: 98 feet
• Features: Concessions, restrooms, lights, locker rooms, dressing rooms, LED scoreboard, ribbon boards, multi-event capability, green room, parking, column free
• Total number of hotel rooms within 1 mile: 3,500

Swope Soccer Village

State-of-the-art Swope Soccer Village features nine full-size fields (six synthetic turf, three natural grass) in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri's historic Swope Park. 

• Outdoor Facility - Soccer
• 9 fields
• Features: Concessions, restrooms, lights, scoreboards, meeting space, tournament storage area,  permanent first aid, free Wi-Fi, parking
• Total number of hotel rooms within 7 miles: 3,500

Golf Courses and Facilities

Be prepared for some challenging golf by spending your first day on the practice tee with a local PGA golf professional. The I-435 loop around the city makes the 43 public courses around Kansas City extremely accessible. 

Read more highlights from the publisher of the Kansas City Golf Guide.

Additional Facilities

Kansas City offers additional facilities. We can host disc golf, baseball, softball, rugby and more.

Interested in Hosting a Sports Event in Kansas City?

Please contact Becky Harsch if you are interested in learning more about Kansas City's sports facilities.

Becky Harsch, CMP
National Accounts Manager

816-691-3823 | bharsch@visitkc.com

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