St. Charles Family Arena in St. Charles MO

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Commonly referred to as the Family Arena, the St. Charles Family Arena in St. Charles MO is an arena in the city of Saint Charles in Missouri state. This multi-purpose arena was built in 1999 and seats 9, 755 for football, 9, 643 for hockey, 6, 339 for half-house concerts, 10, 467 for basketball, and 11, 522 for end-stage concerts. Besides sporting events, ice shows, and circus, the arena also hosts trade shows with 39, 900 sq. feet of exhibit space on the arena floor and about 22, 000 sq. feet on the arena concourse. It houses St. Louis Ambush (the Major Arena Soccer League).

Tournaments

The St. Charles Family Arena in St. Charles MO hosted Boeing Integrated Defense Systems in both 2005 and 2006, which were for Greater St. Louis. The Family Arena also hosted the Missouri Valley Conference, Women’s Basketball Tournament. The arena has also served as a yearly location for one of the numerous global regional Bible conventions that are often hosted by Jehovah’s Witnesses. Another event hosted annually at the arena includes MercyMe, the Christian rock band, which had been hosted between 2007 and 2013.

Wrestling and Ceremonies

The Family Arena has also hosted nationwide televised professional wrestling events and was the site of the 2000 Extreme Championship Wrestling’s Wrestlepalooza. Impact Wrestling’s Lockdown pay-per-view was also hosted at the arena in April 2007 and 2010. Ring of Honor’s Gateway to Honor was also hosted in February 2020. The family Arena has also hosted high school and college ceremonies, for instance, commencement ceremonies for Missouri Baptist University, Maryville University, and Lindenwood University. It has also hosted commencement ceremonies for many area high schools.

Sports

Other sporting activities and events that have been hosted at the Family Arena include the 2017 NCAA National Collegiate Women’s Ice Hockey Tournament (popularly referred to as the Frozen Four). The quarterfinals for the tournament were contested at the respective campuses of the seeded teams in March 2017 and the Frozen Four kicked off in March 2017 with Lindenwood University acting as the host. The Family Arena signed an agreement with the Big Ten Network, which led to the live televising of the championship game for the first time since about a decade ago in 2010. This tournament resulted in a 3-0 win in favor of Clarkson who were playing against Wisconsin. This gave the Golden Knights their historic second title in program history.

The Family Arena also promises snow every night by transforming the parking lot into the popular event LOT OF LIGHTS (November 27 to January 2). The magnificent holiday, drive-through, show features holograms, projection mapping, lasers, and numerous lights. Just as the name suggests, LOTS OF LIGHTS features so many lights that one would easily lose count. The multi-purpose event venue is a great place to host a wide range of sporting events, ice shows, concerts, and even circus. Whether you’re looking to host tradeshow and exhibits or just want conferences and graduations, you can be sure that the Family Arena will cater to your needs. Retractable seating allows maximum flexibility to host conventions and trade shows. The huge size of the floor and additional space on its outer concourse allows for adaptability to accommodate a wide range of events. Should you wish to host an event but are not sure whether the venue will meet your needs, just get in touch with the Family Arena Administrator through their administrative office contact.

Therefore, the St. Charles Family Arena in St. Charles MO is a great place to host various professional sporting events and activities, ranging from wrestling to basketball and even concerts. Go to this page to get info about the Main Street Historic District.

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Driving directions from our office to St. Charles Family Arena
Head north on Scherer Pkwy toward Friedens Rd
Turn right onto Friedens Rd
Turn right onto Arena Pkwy/S River Rd and turn left
Turn left again and the destination will be on the left

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