Blue Ridge, Virginia for Sport Events & Tournaments
With our combination of award-winning sports facilities, convenient location in the Mid-Atlantic, and exceptional service, your players, coaches, and fans will have an outstanding time in the heart of Virginia’s Blue Ridge MountainsIntroduction
Blue Ridge, Virginia
Virginia’s Blue Ridge has developed a national reputation for hosting world class sporting events. Our combination of award-winning sports facilities, convenient location in the Mid-Atlantic, and exceptional service, will provide your players, coaches, and fans with an outstanding time in the heart of the Roanoke Region.
There are indoor and outdoor venues to accommodate all types of sports throughout the year, and the team at Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge will work with you to find lodging, dining, and recreation opportunities that offer an all-around experience. The City of Salem, known as “Virginia’s Championship City,” has hosted over 100 NCAA Championships including football, softball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse and volleyball. Virginia’s Blue Ridge is home to an impressive resume of nationally recognized events, including the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, Carilion Clinic IRONMAN 70.3 Virginia’s Blue Ridge, USA Cycling Amateur Road National Championships, Virginia’s Blue Ridge GO Cross Cyclocross Race, etc.
Virginia’s Blue Ridge is a family-friendly destination that offers visitors a first-class metro mountain sports experience. With over 1,000 miles of trails, a buzzing culinary scene, and several family friendly attractions, you’ll have plenty to experience during your visit. It’s always championship season in Virginia’s Blue Ridge. To learn more, check out visitvbr.com/sports.
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Don’t just take our word for it, hear what these planners had to say.
“As the new training ground for VBR TWENTY24, a women’s professional cycling development team, Virginia’s Blue Ridge is a top notch location for our multi-discipline team. It is the perfect place to train with all the natural assets. The team can take advantage of the great road conditions, beautiful climbs, mixed surface terrain, including stellar gravel roads and skill building technical single track.”
— Nicola Cramner, General Manager, VBR TWENTY24 Team
JOHN ONEY
Director of Sports & Sales @ Virginia Blue Ridge 24
540-342-6025
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Blue Ridge, Virginia Sports Facilities Spotlight
James I. Moyer Sports Complex -NEWLY Renovated
Sports Covered: Softball, baseball, pickleball
The James I. Moyer Sports Complex has hosted 1,000s of softball teams ranging from youth, adult, and high school events to collegiate and national level events. This facility reopened in July 2024 after undergoing renovations featuring major player, coach and fan enhancements. The complex now also boasts 13 pickleball courts.
BERGLUND CENTER
Sports Covered: Basketball, hockey, volleyball, gymnastics, wrestling, boxing, cornhole, cheerleading
The Berglund Center is one of Western Virginia’s premier full-service facilities. The multi-purpose facility can accommodate sports events of all sizes, and hosts more than 350 events every year. It features a 10,500 seat Coliseum, 2,148 seat Performing Arts Theatre, 10,000 sq./ft. Exhibit Hall, and a 46,000 square foot Special Events Center.
ROANOKE COLLEGE CREGGER CENTER/DONALD J. KERR STADIUM
Sports Covered: Basketball, track & field, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball, indoor track & field
The Cregger Center is a 155,000 sq./ft. athletic center that includes a 2,000-seat arena, a field house that has an eight-lane, 200-meter track, event seating space for 1,000, a training room, and enhanced locker rooms. Donald J. Kerr Stadium at Roanoke College adjoins the beautiful Cregger Center. Kerr Stadium has seating for 1,400 fans.
TALIAFERRO SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX
Sports Covered: Basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, wrestling, boxing, pickleball, equine, cheerleading, football, baseball
The Taliaferro Sports and Entertainment Complex offers a diverse group of facilities, including the Salem Civic Center, the Salem Football Stadium and the Salem Memorial Ballpark, all located approximately one mile southeast of downtown Salem. The Salem Civic Center consists of an indoor Virginia’s Blue Ridge Sports arena with a 22,000-square-foot floor, seating for 7,000, an annex of 10,000 square feet and various meeting spaces. The Salem Football Stadium is a 7,157-seat municipal stadium. The stadium proudly hosted the NCAA Division Ill Football Championship for 25 years and the championship plans to return to Salem Stadium in 2023 for its 50th Anniversary Championship. The stadium features dual team coaches’ boxes, suites and broadcast quality lighting. Salem Memorial Ballpark is home to the Single-A Salem Red Sox and can seat 6,300.
BOTETOURT SPORTS COMPLEX
Sports Covered: Softball, baseball, soccer, cross country, disc golf
The Botetourt Sports Complex is located within the 125-acre Greenfield Recreation Park which features a cross-country course, soccer fields and a hiking trail. The complex features four championship level softball and youth baseball fields, all with beautiful views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.