The Salem Civic Center is host to high school state championships and three NCAA events including the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl Division III football, Men's Division III Basketball and Women's Division III Basketball championships. We wanted to use these facilities to bring in revenue for the community without negatively impacting the sports programs of local youths. Harveycutter says hotels understand what events are coming up because they provide a calendar 12 months in advance to the Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau. Given the scope of Salem's sports business, local accommodations are sometimes at a premium. Harveycutter anticipates that high school wrestling will continue to grow as an event for the Salem Civic Center.
Wrestling draws better consistently.
Both bring crowds that love to come here. The Salem Civic Center is also home to The Roanoke Valley Horse Show. It runs for one week and brings 850 to 1,000 horses with 2 to 2.5 people per horse. We also have a Kennel Club Dog Show for five days in August. We expect 1,500 dogs and lots of support people.