Sports Facilities

Searching for the ideal location for your next ice hockey, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, baseball, softball, or BMX event? Planning a 5K, 10K, marathon, inline marathon, or fun walk?

Greater Grand Forks boasts a diverse array of arenas, fields, courts, parks, and scenic paths to accommodate all your tournament needs. Discover our comprehensive sports facilities designed to ensure a seamless and successful experience for your athletic event.

Important Tidbits:

  • The renowned Ralph Engelstad Arena, a sprawling 400,000 square-foot facility, is celebrated as one of the top 10 stadiums in the world and serves as the home of University of North Dakota Hockey.
  • The versatile Alerus Center hosts a variety of sporting events, including soccer, wrestling, basketball and monster trucks, and is the proud home of the University of North Dakota Football team.
  • For basketball and volleyball, the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center offers 24,000 square feet of spring-loaded wood flooring and can accommodate up to 3,300 spectators.
  • Next to the Alerus Center is the new Hugo’s Raceway, featuring Red River BMX and recently hosting a 2024 BMX national race.
  • Grand Forks is also preparing to welcome the Altru Sports Complex, which will include a competition aquatics facility, turf fields, and pickleball courts.
  • With 2,220 rooms available in Greater Grand Forks, accommodations are plentiful.
  • The Grand Forks International Airport, just five miles west of Grand Forks on US Highway 2, is serviced by Delta and Allegiant Airlines, with car rental options from Avis, Hertz, Enterprise, and National.
  • Easily accessible by Interstate 29 and US Highway 2, Greater Grand Forks also offers transportation services through taxis, Uber, and Lyft.