Meridian, Mississippi Sports Facilities for Events
Halfway between Atlanta and Dallas, Nashville and New Orleans, Meridian is in the middle of it all for premier sports and entertainment.Introduction
Meridian, Mississippi
Located in eastern Central Mississippi, Meridian lives up to its name as being in the middle of it all, being between major cities yet having everything visitors need right at their fingertips. From baseball at Sykes to pickleball at Sammie Davidson Spots Complex, no matter the sport, Meridian has the facilities to cover it.
For learning experiences, Mississippi Children’s Museum-Meridian has hands-on, engaging exhibits and programs focusing on literacy, STEAM, health and nutrition. Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience honors the state’s legends in arts and entertainment with exhibitions, performances, classes and events. Meanwhile, the historic Soulé Steam Museum preserves and educates about the Soulé company’s industrial legacy with original furnishings and equipment from the early 1900s.
Enjoy the great outdoors at the 3,300-acre Bonita Lakes Park, which offers equestrian trails, mountain biking and leisurely options like fishing and picnicking. The 65-foot Dunn’s Falls was once used as a power source for the historic Carroll-Richardson Gristmill, which is open for tours.
For family-friendly ventures, Lazy Acres Farm Fun provides countryside entertainment ranging from exploring a corn maze to pig races. If an urban experience is more your thing, Event Zona & Rebound Trampoline Park offers trampolines, bowling, an arcade and more.
Laura Carmichael
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Northeast Park Sports Complex
Sports Covered: Soccer, softball, tennis and more outdoor sports
The 85-acre Northeast Park Sports Complex features seven soccer fields, three of which are lighted, four lighted softball fields and 10 newly resurfaced, lighted tennis courts. Amenities can be found throughout the complex, including two multipurpose storage and concessions buildings, sectional parking for each area (soccer, softball and tennis), an asphalt walking and running track, picnic pavilion and the 10,000-square-foot Planet Playground. The tennis courts also have a clubhouse and an on-duty tennis pro.
Q.V. Sykes Baseball Complex
Sports Covered: Baseball
Q.V. Sykes Baseball Complex is a top spot for tournaments, being home to the Meridian Wildcats, Babe Ruth Baseball League and Dixie Pre Majors baseball league. It is the only facility in the region that can host three high school or college baseball games simultaneously. The complex features three full-size high school baseball fields, all of which are equipped with advanced lighting and irrigation systems, double bullpens, two batting cages, restrooms, meeting room, concession stand and an individual press box.
Sammie Davidson Sports Complex
Sports Covered: Softball, tennis, pickleball
This multi-sport complex features four fenced and lighted softball fields on a quad, six fenced and lighted courts for tennis (two) and pickleball (four) and a half-mile track. Amenities at Sammie Davidson Sports Complex include a playground, locker rooms, parking to accommodate 500, a central multipurpose building and more.