Williamsburg Sports Center to Open by August

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The Greater Williamsburg Sports & Events Center is on track to be substantially completed by June 10 and totally completed by August 4, 2026. The 200,000-square-foot facility will feature basketball, volleyball, and pickleball courts, an indoor soccer field, a climbing wall, and other amenities. The center will be managed by KemperSports and has 14 events scheduled for this year, with 25 events already booked for 2027 and 80 definite, tentative, and prospective contracts through 2029.

Why it matters

The new sports center is expected to attract regional and national tournaments to Williamsburg, boosting the local economy through increased tourism and spending. It also provides a state-of-the-art facility for local sports programming and recreation.

The details

The Greater Williamsburg Sports & Events Center is an $80 million project overseen by the Historic Triangle Recreational Facilities Authority. KemperSports, an Illinois-based sports and hospitality company, was selected in 2024 to manage the facility. The center will feature a variety of courts and fields for sports like basketball, volleyball, pickleball, and indoor soccer, as well as a climbing wall and other amenities. The facility is designed to host regional and national tournaments on weekends, while also offering local programming and recreation on weekdays.

• The sports center is expected to be substantially completed by June 10, 2026.
• The center is scheduled to be totally completed by August 4, 2026.
• In June 2024, the Historic Triangle Recreational Facilities Authority selected KemperSports to manage the facility.

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What’s next

The board of the Historic Triangle Recreational Facilities Authority will select the final design for the monument or primary signage that will greet visitors to the sports center.