This community blends "big city" opportunities and a "small city" feel to create a fantastic place to live, work and especially play. Located in the center of the United States at the crossroads of Interstates 70 and 135, Salina is in the middle of it all! Once you visit, you'll see why Salina is an ideal choice for sporting events!
Visit Salina provides customized service to many sports, conventions, meetings and special events each year. Examples of services Visit Salina may provide for your event include:
Salina offers a public fixed route bus system. CityGo runs Monday through Saturday with stops throughout the community.
Salina Regional Airport (SLN) via United Airlines provides daily scheduled passenger air service non-stop to Denver International Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Book at www.united.com by calling 1-800-UNITED. (1.800.864.8331), or by contacting your local travel agent.
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Hotel Bid Requests - We'll do the groundwork for you! We can check availability and rates to ensure your administration, teams, and officials have the right accommodations.
Welcome Packets - Give a warm welcome to coaches, athletes, staff, spectators, and fans with digital or hard copy welcome packets that include area information and special offers.
Special Activities PreparationOur staff can help you find the right venue, caterer, and other service providers to make your event a success! In addition, we may be able to provide volunteer support with event registration or general tasks.
Group Activities- In between games, why not enjoy area attractions? Tour the Smoky Hill Museum, The Garage, Rolling Hills Zoo, or SculptureTour! Want a group activity? Visit Salina can work with you to customize an itinerary that enhances your whole event with MORE FUN for the participants, their families, and spectators!
Marketing - We're here to supplement your marketing efforts. Allow us to put you in contact with local media, help plan PR events and promote your event on our social media pages and our SalinaAE calendar.
To plan your next sporting event in Salina, contact: Tiffany Benien, Sports & Events Manager tbenien@salinakansas.org (785) 827-9310 x130
Specific to sporting events, Visit Salina can place a button on the Salina 67401 App that can directly link your event details (schedules, brackets, sponsors, and more) giving your participants, spectators, and fans easy access to all the info they need while in Salina!
Salina has an excellent standard of living in a community with 48,000+ people. Salina is cited as one of the best places to raise kids.
Salina has more than 30 lodging properties creating ideal places to stay. Diverse amenities and price points create comfortable choices. More than 2,200 lodging rooms can accommodate participants, coaches, parents, families, officials, media, recruiters, and spectators.
Diverse meeting facilities can seat from 10 to 6,500. Whether you're looking for a small court, turfed field, or large arena, Salina has multiple indoor options for events. Outdoor venues are also plentiful, including more than 1,000 acres of parks systems, an aquatic park, baseball, softball and soccer field complexes, tennis courts, picnic areas, playgrounds, and more!
Local fare, national chains, fast-food, caterers, restaurants, breweries, pizza, grills and specialty selections, Salina has food and drinks for all tastes! Salina is home to 90+ dining establishments.
800 The Midway • (785) 826-7200
tonyspizzaeventscenter.com
The Tony's Pizza Events Center features a 30,000 sq.ft., 6500+ seat arena and can accommodate basketball, two courts for volleyball, rodeos, concerts, conventions, trade shows, and much more.
In addition to the arena, TPEC features Great Plains Manufacturing Convention Hall. The Hall offers 20,000 sq. ft. of column free space that can be halved or quartered to your specifications. This space can accommodate 2,000 people with staging and seating or host a banquet for up to 750 people. In-house catering can accommodate any all culinary needs.
Multiple rooms above the lobby at TPEC are perfect for meetings, luncheons, training sessions, or seminars. The rooms can be utilized individually, hosting up to 50 people in each or combined to form two large rooms enough for a group of 200. Each room contains screens and projectors built into the ceiling. Audio and visual aids can be synced to play in each room or separately. Includes wi-fi and internet capabilities.
The Salina Fieldhouse is a 68,000 sq. ft. indoor sports facility located in downtown Salina. The facility features several multi-purpose surfaces, including hardwood, synthetic and portable turf. Six total basketball courts can be cross lined to accommodate eight volleyball courts, one indoor regulation, or three small sided soccer fields. The facility also contains drop down batting and pitching tunnels as well as golf netting.
The Fieldhouse serves as host to league play, tournaments, team practices, camps, and clinics in multiple sports including basketball, soccer, football, wrestling, volleyball, baseball, softball, futsal, pickleball, dodgeball, cheer, dance, golf, and more! Local, regional and potentially national youth events, are a perfect fit for this venue.
851 Markley Rd. • (785) 309-5765
www.salina-ks.gov/parksandrecreation
Dean Evans Stadium is Salina's premier baseball facility, and features a covered stadium with chairback & bleacher seating for approximately 800. It includes press box, digital scoreboard along with spacious patio areas where fans can bring their own chairs and find a unique place to watch the game.
Dean Evans is used by many baseball teams around Salina including Kansas Wesleyan University, local high schools, club, and travel teams. Dean Evans Stadium is also host to several tournaments including KSHSAA State Baseball Championship Tournaments and the traditional Kansas Grand Slam event each July.
In 2021, Baseball Enterprises renovated the stadium to include a fully turfed field, walkout dugouts, bullpens, an open patio, additional space with electrical for concession vendors. Improvements were completed in 2022. The field stays busy from March into late October annually.
Bill Burke Park is Salina's main youth softball and baseball complex. Bill Burke Park features eight total baseball/softball diamonds, seven lighted, and one unlighted. The complex features a biking/jogging path, playground, picnic shelters and concession stand.
On the northeast side of Bill Burke Park is the Smoky Hill River. A fishing area is ideal for all ages. On the northwest side is Indian Rock Park, which is great for hiking and enjoying nature.
Several youth and high school tournaments, games and leagues are played seasonally starting in mid-March and ending in October.
Bill Burke Park truly has something for everyone! COMING Summer 2023! Infield Turf for all eight fields.
Salina Stadium
Salina Central High School, U.S.D. 305
650 E. Crawford • (785) 309-3765
www.usd305.com
FEATURE EVENTS HOSTED
South & Central High School Football
South & Central High School Soccer
South & Central High School Track & Field
Youth CKFL (Central Kansas Football League)
KSHSAA State Football Championship
Salina Stadium is located on the campus of Salina High School Central. The 4,200 seat, turf facility is home to both Salina High School Central and Salina High School South's football, soccer, and track and field teams.
The stadium features an LED video board and scoreboard, a multi-room press box with elevator access, multiple concession stands, and restrooms.
Salina Stadium hosts a KSHSAA State Football Championship annually on the Saturday following Thanksgiving Day.
Home to local leagues, camps, and clinics, the Magnolia Soccer Complex is also host to youth and high school soccer tournaments.
Magnolia Soccer Complex
2100 E. Magnolia• (785) 833-2260
www.salina-ks.gov/parksandrecreation
At A Glance
Seven Regulation Fields (Two Lighted) Concession Stand
Restrooms
Playground Area
Shelter Area
Abundant Parking
Biking/Jogging Paths
Graves Family Sports Complex / Mabee Arena at Kansas Wesleyan University
100 E. Claflin • (785) 827-5541
www.kwu.edu
FEATURE EVENTS HOSTED
KWU Coyote Volleyball, Basketball, and Cheer & Dance
Kansas Basketball Coaches Association (KBCA) All-Star Games
KKCAC & NAIA Events
Sharp Performance Top Prospect Combine
Kansas Wesleyan University is home to Graves Family Sports Complex, where Coyote football, soccer and track practice and compete year around. The complex includes Bissell Field with JRI Hospitality Stadium, a 2,000capacity stadium with seating and a press box. There is a complete track which is open to the public from 6a.m. to dusk, except during team practices and events. The facility also includes a practice field, tennis courts, and the St. Clair President's Pavilion.
KWU's Student Activities Center houses Mabee Arena and the adjacent Muir Gymnasium. Mabee Arena's seating capacity holds 1,500 and is home to KWU basketball, volleyball, and cheer & dance. This outstanding facility has been selected to host numerous KCAC post-season and championship events as well as high school and youth tournaments, camps and clinics.
Located in the heart of Salina next to Tony’s Pizza Events Center, the Salina Tennis Center provides 12 premier hard courts for the community to utilize for tennis play. All courts are equipped with a state-of-the-art lighting system for late-night play. Other amenities include a lighted hitting wall, a sizeable shade pavilion located centrally on site, blended junior court lines, and water fountains with bottle fillers.
Tennis lessons, group clinics, and other community programs for all ages and levels will be provided during the operating season by the Salina Tennis Alliance. The facility will also host numerous tournaments, events, and mixers throughout the year of all levels.
At A Glance
12 lighted, laykold-surfaced hard courts
Lighted hitting wall
Blended junior court lines
Available for public usage
Restrooms and water fountains on site
Courts can be reserved in advance
Courts available for walk-on play, private lessons, group lessons, clinics, leagues, events, and tournaments
The Student Life Center at Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus. The facility is home to student sports, clubs, community events and a hub of student activity. Memberships are available to all K-State alumni and community members which includes access to a full-size wood basketball court, cardiovascular area, free weights, racquet/handball court, aerobic fitness classes, indoor running track, pool table, and Cessna Lounge.
The Cessna Lounge in the Student Life Center is where to go for fun! It includes ping pong tables, air hockey table, pool table, vending machines, copy machine, comfortable lounge furniture, and a 58-inch television venue.
Adjacent to the Center is an outdoor netted Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Facility, perfect for test flights.
2259 S. Ninth St.• (785) 515-2329
www.DistrictSalina.com
The District Eat & Play: Eat. Play. Repeat - The District is your entertainment destination. The District has a large offering of grub and a huge menu of drinks. The District features an arcade, go-karts, other games, and is a great place to hold parties and events.
The Yard: This indoor & outdoor baseball and softball training facility features five full-size batting cages, 12 functional hitting areas, a full-sized, open-air, outdoor covered turf infield, and an indoor pitching building with 5 designated pitching bullpens. Camps, clinics, simulation tracking programs and one-on-one training takes place year-around. The facility is structured to improve players of all levels. Memberships are available, but you don’t have to be a member to participate in the camps and other developmental events held at The Yard.
The Yard
138 S. Fourth St. • (785) 201-9287
www.TheYardSalina.com
The Alley: Located in downtown Salina, The Alley is a great entertainment venue featuring 28 lanes of bowling and the largest arcade in central Kansas. Hologate-the virtual reality game-laser tag, 50+ arcade games, and Cosmic bowling provide a must try entertainment experience. On-site, AJs Sports Grill provides great eats and treats, and is known for the 29" Dome Pizza, which feeds 11 to 14 people. The Alley is open for groups including birthday parties and private/corporate events.
Sky Trampoline Park: Sky is a full-fledged family entertainment venue offering a family environment where the mission is all about FUN, and more FUN! If jumping is not your thing there's a world class ninja course, foam pits, gymnastics training, birthday party packages, arcade, and more! So much fun, you won't know what to do first!
SportsCapacity
Street Address Salina, KS 67401 (unless noted) Contact Phone Contact E‐mail
JRI Hospitality Stadium with track, turfed football and soccer field, tennis courts, and premier pressbox
Gymnasium, indoor track, fitness center, racquetball court, adjacent to outdoor baseball/softball field, and UAS netted facility
The area's largest aquatic park featuring thrill rides, slides, waves, lap pool, and more
Fishing, biking, camping, RV sites, cabins, and other amenities
Nature observatory and Discovery Center with fishing, disc golf course, walking trails, archery range, and canoe rentals
football soccer track tennis 3,000
Swimming, camping, paintball, paddle boating with recreational area surrounding lake
Versatile space for social events, classes, meetings
golf
1800 S. Marymount Rd. (785) 827‐8585
fitness 18 hole
2320 Centennial Rd. (785) 826‐2674 racquetbal l
Graves Family Sports Complex at Kansas Wesleyan University (pg 10)
GreatLife Golf & Fitness
Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus (pg 11)
701 Kenwood Park Dr. (785) 826‐7430
andrea.lemna@salina.org
swimming
biking fishing
1109 W. Diamond Dr. (785) 827‐3182
koaofsalina@cox.net
Kenwood Cove Aquatic Park
fishing disc golf walking
brian.underwood@salina.org
paintball swimming fishing
office@lakesiderec.org
Lakewood Discovery Center
701 Bishop St. (785) 342‐2986 gather@lamones.net
Lakeside Recreational Park
Lamone's LLC
FriendlyDescription
Arena
Concession Options
IndoorOutdoor
Focus SportsCapacity
Street Address Salina, KS 67401 (unless noted)
Located in KWU's Activity Center, Mabee Arena has a 1,500 seat capacity and is home to Coyote basketball, volleyball, cheer and dance teams. Adjacent to Mabee is Muir Gymnasium. The facilities host numerous po st‐season and championship events as well as high school clinics, showcases, and tournament events.
Large out d oor green space w i t h lighted tennis courts, 2 playgrounds, and the Eric Stein Stage. Home to the Smoky Hill River Festival ( June) and KKOA Leadsled Spectacular (July)
Indoor tennis facility with 2 full tennis courts; Membership required
Exercise equipment and fitness instructors; Caters to novice and casual gym users
Contact Phone Contact E‐mail
1,500
Facility
100 E. Claflin (785) 827‐5541 info@kwu.edu
730 Oakdale Dr. (785) 309‐5765
Mabee Arena and Muir Gymnasium at Kansas Wesleyan University (pg 10)
cindy.lamer@salina.org
Oakdale Park
2012 S. Ohio St. (785) 914‐4182
salina@unitedpf.com
The Pines Tennis Park
football basketball volleyball
234 E. Cloud St. (785) 827‐4422
650 E. Crawford St. (785) 530‐3500
Planet Fitness
kris.upson@usd305.org
Sacred Heart Jr./Sr. High School
2101 E. Country Club Rd. (785) 827‐6131
Salina Central Tennis Complex
cnickell@jriusa.com
golf
Salina Country Club Golf
Street Address Salina, KS 67401 (unless noted)
FriendlyDescription
Hunting, golf, and swimming lodge
Vast building downtown includes a ballroom that can host special events in addition to many versatile spaces
This indoor & outdoor baseball and softball training facility features five full‐size batting cages, 12 functional hitting areas, a full‐sized, open air outdoor covered turf infield, pitching building with bullpens. Host camps, clinics, simulation tracking programs, one‐ on‐one training, and more. Memberships available
29,000 sq.ft. of floor space with 6,500+ seats in Arena; Adjacent is an additional 10,000 sq.ft. open floor space and meeting rooms. Host to sporting events, trade shows, conventions, concerts, events. Home of the Liberty Indoor Football Team
USD #305 owns several facilities including Salina Stadium, Central High Tennis Complex, and South High Softball Complex
hunting
Contact Phone Contact E‐mail
10372 E. Cloud, Solomon, KS (785) 493‐1560
Facility
South 40 Lodge
124 S. Santa Fe Ave. (785) 827‐8473
dance
336 S. Santa Fe Ave. (785) 201‐3132
dance
basketball volleyball wrestling roller derby
138 S. 4th St. (785) 201‐9287
Tamara Howe School of Dance
salinaksbaseball@gmail.com
The Temple & Salina Innovation Foundation
800 The Midway (785) 826‐7200
kasey.hanney@oakgroup.com
The Yard (pg 12)
Tony's Pizza Events Center (pg 4)
(785) 309‐4712
kris.upson@usd305.org
USD #305 School Facilities
FriendlyDescription
Caters mostly to families, church, or civic organizations. Facilities include sleeping rooms, meeting rooms, dining areas, recreational facilities, gymnasium, and large areas of open space where you can just get away from it all. Come and enjoy God’s wonderful world in the retreat setting of Webster Conference Center.
Welcome to Salina!
Whether you're familiar with Salina, or are first discovering our community, you'll be impressed with this city's services, facilities and especially the people.
Uniqueattractions include a world class zoo and wildlife museum, art galleries, historical museums, live theatres, recreation and fun centers. Shopping opportunities are abundant at specialty shops, retail centers and an indoor mall. Salina's many venues provide a place for year round events that create plentiful and diverse entertainment.
SalinaAttractions
Downtown Salina
Golf Courses
Kenwood Cove Aquatics Park (Summer)
Rolling Hills Zoo
Prairie Lavender Farm
Salina Art Center & Cinema
Salina Community Theatre
SculptureTour and other Public Art
Sky Trampoline Park
Smoky Hill Museum
Stiefel Theatre
The Alley Entertainment Center
The District Eat & Play
The Garage
The Yard Yesteryear Museum more, more, more!
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