With the 45,000-seat Protective Stadium, the 740-acre Barber Motorsports Park, the 750,000-square-foot Birmingham CrossPlex indoor track and field facility, the multi-sport Hoover Met Complex, and the 15,500-seat Legacy Arena, Birmingham is an incredibly easy—and appealing—place to host sports events of any kind.
Birmingham at a Glance
- Hotel Rooms
- 17,000
- Hotel Tax Rate
- 17.5 percent
- Major Facilities
- Protective Stadium seats 45,000 and can accommodate football and soccer
- Legacy Arena is a 15,500-seat multipurpose indoor venue
- Birmingham Crossplex is a $55 million aquatic center and indoor track sports complex designed for indoor track and field, competitive swimming and diving, volleyball, and more
- Legion Field is a 72,000-seat open-air stadium
- The Hoover Sports Complex is a 120-acre property with a 150,000-square-foot multi-sport facility, six NCAA regulation-size soccer/lacrosse fields or 12 youth soccer/lacrosse fields, five full-size baseball fields, and a 16-court tennis facility
- Convention Center
Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex houses a 45,000-seat stadium, 15,500-seat arena, 220,000 square feet of exhibition space and 4000 seats in two theaters—all under one roof.
- Contact
Contact: Greater Birmingham CVB, InBirmingham.com.
