Summit Arena
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The Summit Arena is a 6,200-seat multi-purpose arena
in Hot Springs, Arkansas
, USA
. It hosts local sporting events, concerts, and assorted other engagements such as the Miss Arkansas Pageant
. It was opened in 2003. The arena can seat 6,000 for sporting events and the circus
. It has hosted the Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament
since 2009.
The arena, with a 47 feet (14 m) ceiling height and 30750 square feet (2,857 m²) of exhibit space, is the newest facility in the Hot Springs Convention Center complex, which also includes a 72000 square feet (6,689 m²) exhibit hall which is used for trade shows, conventions
and other events (maximum capacity: 8,000), has a 30 feet (9 m) ceiling height, and can be divisible into four smaller halls; and fifteen meeting rooms, including the 15950 square feet (1,482 m²) Horner Hall ballroom with capacity of up to 1,850 and capable of hosting banquets, meetings and other special events, along with 13735 square feet (1,276 m²) of meeting space in the other 14 meeting rooms.
The complex is also home to a permanent art collection.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs is the 10th most populous city in the U.S. state of Arkansas, the county seat of Garland County, and the principal city of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area encompassing all of Garland County...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It hosts local sporting events, concerts, and assorted other engagements such as the Miss Arkansas Pageant
Miss Arkansas
The Miss Arkansas competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss America pageant. Arkansas has twice won the Miss America title.-Results summary:...
. It was opened in 2003. The arena can seat 6,000 for sporting events and the circus
Circus
A circus is commonly a travelling company of performers that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other stunt-oriented artists...
. It has hosted the Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament
Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament
The Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament has been played every year since the formation of the Sun Belt Conference for the 1976–77 academic year...
since 2009.
The arena, with a 47 feet (14 m) ceiling height and 30750 square feet (2,857 m²) of exhibit space, is the newest facility in the Hot Springs Convention Center complex, which also includes a 72000 square feet (6,689 m²) exhibit hall which is used for trade shows, conventions
Convention (meeting)
A convention, in the sense of a meeting, is a gathering of individuals who meet at an arranged place and time in order to discuss or engage in some common interest. The most common conventions are based upon industry, profession, and fandom...
and other events (maximum capacity: 8,000), has a 30 feet (9 m) ceiling height, and can be divisible into four smaller halls; and fifteen meeting rooms, including the 15950 square feet (1,482 m²) Horner Hall ballroom with capacity of up to 1,850 and capable of hosting banquets, meetings and other special events, along with 13735 square feet (1,276 m²) of meeting space in the other 14 meeting rooms.
The complex is also home to a permanent art collection.