Winston-Salem Serves up Southern Hospitality to Sports Teams

With an incredible array of sports facilities, Winston-Salem is a must-see destination of the South

Introduction

WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA

A modern destination with a unique past, Winston-Salem combines history and culture in fun ways. Whether you’re strolling through heirloom gardens, sampling Moravian cookies or relaxing with a glass of North Carolina wine, Winston-Salem will have you looking forward to your next trip back.

Winston-Salem was recently designated a “Runner Friendly Community” by the Road Runners Club of America. In addition to their world-class facilities, Winston-Salem boasts 79 parks, 28 miles of connecting trails and greenways, pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, multi-use pathways, share lanes and other well-marked designated areas available for both leisure and competitive use.

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“Visit Winston-Salem not only met our expectations but exceeded them. From the bid process, hotel and venue negotiations, pre-event planning to event execution, they were with us from beginning to end, assisting us with whatever we needed. A truly great experience.”

— Corinne Shigemoto, Director of Membership and Events, USA Judo

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BONNY BERNAT

Senior Sports Development Manager

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Facility Spotlight

RISE INDOOR SPORTS

Sports Covered: Basketball, volleyball, training, soccer, cheer, gymnastics

Newly opened in 2021, RISE Indoor Sports is home to more than 123,000 square feet of flexible, programmable space including eight high school regulation basketball courts, 12 volleyball courts, 28,000-square-feet of sports indoor turf, performance and fitness training center, 6,000-square-feet of fitness and cardio space, concessions with indoor and outdoor dining, and onsite meeting rooms.

JDL FAST TRACK ​

Sports Covered: Indoor track & field

This premium 105,000-square-foot facility is no stranger to prestige. Sporting a 200-meter oval track made of Mondotrack FTX surfaces, this complex has held multiple national championships since opening in 2012. Teams also have access to a 100-meter training track and an athletic trainer room. Hospitality suites await game day officials and coaches.

TRUIST SPORTS PARK

Sports Covered: Lacrosse, soccer, field hockey, ultimate

Truist Sports Park boasts 13 full-sized fields (11 lighted), including four artificial turf (450,000 total square feet) and 11 of which are lighted. The field house provides concessions, office facilities and a multi-purpose meeting room with multi-media, audiovisual and seating for 120. Spectators enjoy elevated viewing areas, including the 1,400-seat stadium field.

WINSTON SALEM FAIRGROUNDS ANNEX AND EDUCATION BUILDINGS

WINSTON-SALEM FAIRGROUNDS ANNEX AND EDUCATION BUILDINGS

Sports Covered: Hockey, wrestling, martial arts, gymnastics, archery

The Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex and Education Buildings encompass a roughly 70-acre property minutes from downtown. This multi-purpose complex features over 55,000 square feet of programmable event space, including a 4,000-seat arena at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex, home to the Carolina Thunderbirds, a minor league hockey team.

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY TENNIS COMPLEX

Sports Covered: Tennis, pickleball

Built as the home to the Wake Forest men’s and women’s tennis teams along with the ATP’s Winston-Salem Open, the Wake Forest Tennis Center opened in the summer of 2011 as one of the finest facilities in all of college tennis. The state-of-the-art complex features 13 Deco-Turf II courts, the same court surface that is used at the US Open. The 64,000-square-foot indoor tennis center houses eight climate-controlled indirect-lighted Mondo-Ten tennis courts.

TRUIST STADIUM

Sports Covered: Baseball

Truist Stadium is host to the Winston-Salem Dash, a Class-A advanced minor league affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. This downtown ballpark features 5,500 stadium-style seats, 16 luxurious suites on the Club Level, three concession stations, and a 200-foot LED outfield wall scoreboard with video and animation capabilities.

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