Welcome to the New Evansville Arena Project

In late 2011, the City of Evansville will open a beautiful, exciting, state-of-the-art, multi-purpose Arena at the corner of Main Street and Martin Luther King Jr., Blvd. in Downtown Evansville. The new Evansville Arena will be the region’s center for sports and entertainment, designed to host basketball, hockey, concerts, exhibitions and shows for audiences as large as 11,000.

Along with the renewed 250-room hotel alongside it, the new Evansville Arena will work with The Centre and other Downtown attractions to create a vibrant atmosphere for sports fans, music lovers and conventioneers.

The vision for the new Arena came together through leadership from the City government, years of expert studies and input from Evansville citizens. The expression of that vision is a stunning design incorporating Indiana limestone and extensive use of glass to instill a sense of place. The design’s sweeping curved forms evoke the unique nature of our City’s graceful horseshoe bend in the Ohio River while providing an aesthetic that is of its time.

This website provides the story behind the project, constant updates on its progress and the designers’ renderings of the exterior and interior. Please contact us with any questions or comments your may have about the new Evansville Arena project.