Wisconsin
With its deep-rooted sports heritage and a passion that runs from Little League fields to major stadiums, Wisconsin is built for hosting successful events. The state offers a wide range of facilities—both indoor and outdoor—that cater to all levels of competition. Add in scenic surroundings, dedicated professionals, and a four-season appeal, and it’s clear why Wisconsin continues to be a favorite among sports planners. “Going hand-in-hand with our facilities, the hospitality industry in Wisconsin is second-to-none,” says Craig Trost, communications director of Travel Wisconsin. “Our extraordinary host cities have the experience and resources to make every event unforgettable, from exceptional hotels to unique restaurants, from only-in-Wisconsin experiences to hidden gem attractions. For fans, the spirit of Wisconsin will shine through every moment here.”
Wisconsin

With its deep-rooted sports heritage and a passion that runs from Little League fields to major stadiums, Wisconsin is built for hosting successful events. The state offers a wide range of facilities—both indoor and outdoor—that cater to all levels of competition. Add in scenic surroundings, dedicated professionals, and a four-season appeal, and it’s clear why Wisconsin continues to be a favorite among sports planners. “Going hand-in-hand with our facilities, the hospitality industry in Wisconsin is second-to-none,” says Craig Trost, communications director of Travel Wisconsin. “Our extraordinary host cities have the experience and resources to make every event unforgettable, from exceptional hotels to unique restaurants, from only-in-Wisconsin experiences to hidden gem attractions. For fans, the spirit of Wisconsin will shine through every moment here.”
The new Woodman’s Sports and Convention Center has year-round permanent ice arena that will house hockey, figure skating, and other on-ice sports. At approximately 140,000 square feet total, the Center will also include a 25,800 square-foot sports court space and a multipurpose arena that will be ice for a portion of the year and converted to dry space for additional sports courts. Additional restaurants and retail are within walking distance, and ten hotels range from one to five miles away.
Beloit is conveniently located along the I-90/I-43 corridor in Wisconsin, just minutes north of the Wisconsin-Illinois border. The area offers the perfect opportunity for players from across the Midwest to easily meet their competition with a number of large metropolitan areas within a drivable distance.
Hotel Rooms: 754Hotel tax rate: 13.5 percent
Major Facilities:
- ABC Supply Stadium is a 3,000-seat ballpark
- YMCA Youth Sports Complex accommodates large baseball and softball tournaments with 11 fields
- Beloit College offers two facilities, Flood Arena and Strong Stadium
- Beloit Memorial High School Natatorium can accommodate 870 and houses an eight-lane, 25-yard pool
Coming soon: The Ho-Chunk Nation project, a $700 million development, is currently under construction and will include a convention center capable of hosting sporting events when it opens.
Contact:Visit Beloit, VisitBeloit.com.
Eau Claire is a growing sports hub where athletics are a way of life, not just a hobby. Set amid the scenic river valleys of Western Wisconsin and only 75 miles from the Twin Cities, Eau Claire provides top-quality sports facilities and exceptional convenience—featuring venues, dining, and lodging all within a 20-minute radius.
Hotel Rooms: 2,500Hotel tax rate: 13.5 percent
Major Facilities:
- Sonnentag offers 274,000 total square feet , a turf field, and 5,000-seat multipurpose arena
- Carson Park features baseball, football, and softball fields on a 134-acre property
- Eau Claire Soccer Park offers nine soccer fields
- Hobbs Ice Arena includes two full-size sheets of ice
Chippewa Valley Expo Center boasts 53,000 square feet of space.
Contact:Visit Eau Claire, visiteauclaire.com.
Fond du Lac is located an hour from Madison, Green Bay, and Milwaukee. The area frequently hosts sports such as baseball, fishing, soccer, hockey, and bike racing.
Hotel Rooms: 1,000Major Facilities:
- Lake Winnebago provides 28 miles of watersports opportunities
- Fond du Lac Soccer Complex offers up to 23 fields
- Herr-Baker Field is a 2,500-seat stadium
- Blue Line Family Ice Center houses two sheets of ice
Destination Lake Winnebago, fdl.com.
The Fox Cities/Greater Appleton Area has some of the best indoor and outdoor sports venues in the country in a safe, affordable, and sports-crazed community. The Fox Cities is 19 communities nestled along the Fox River in Northeastern Wisconsin with a total population of over 250,000.
Hotel Rooms: 3,650Hotel tax rate: 15.5 percent
Major Facilities:
- Community First Champion Center is a 164,000-square-foot indoor facility with a fieldhouse with four basketball or eight volleyball courts, a year-round NHL-sized rink, and a seasonal arena that can be another NHL-sized rink, four basketball, courts, or six volleyball courts
- USA Youth Sports Complex features 15 full-size grass soccer fields and four baseball/softball diamonds
The Fox Cities Exhibition Center includes 31,000 square feet of open floor space and is connected via skywalk to the Hilton Appleton Paper Valley Hotel, which features 388 guest rooms.
Contact:Fox Cities CVB, foxcitites.org.
Green Bay is known around the world for its NFL football team, the Green Bay Packers. The city knows how to host events—it hosted the 2025 NFL Draft earlier this year.
Hotel Rooms: 4,700Hotel tax rate: 15.5 percent
Major Facilities:
- Lambeau Field is a football stadium with a capacity of 81,441
- Resch Center is a 10,500-seat multipurpose arena
- Capital Credit Union Park features an artificial turf field and seating for 3,359
KI Convention Center features nearly 80,000 square feet of space
Contact:Greater Green Bay CVB, greenbay.com.
Janesville, in south central Wisconsin, just over the Illinois border, offers a distinct year-round Midwest sports experience with four-season living and easy access to major destinations like Milwaukee, Chicago, Madison, and Green Bay.
Hotel Rooms: 987Hotel tax rate: 13.5 percent
Major Facilities:
- Janesville Trail System features 30 miles of trails
- Rock Aqua Jay Stadium at Traxler Park is a world-class venue for water ski tournaments
- Dawson Softball Complex has four diamonds
- Youth Sports Complex is a 90-acre park with 10 baseball/softball fields, four lighted football fields, and 10 soccer fields
- Blackhawk Curling facility features three sheets of ice
Woodman’s Sports & Convention Center opens this fall and will offer 140,000 square feet of hard court, turf, and ice designed to host a wide range of sports.
Contact:Janesville Area CVB, janesvillecvb.com.
Kenosha is a Wisconsin Harbor Town on the beautiful Lake Michigan shore in southeast Wisconsin, midway between Milwaukee and Chicago. The Kenosha Area is an ideal destination any time of the year.
Hotel Rooms: 1,240Hotel tax rate: 13.5 percent
Major Facilities:
- Simmons Field is a minor league ballpark
- Carthage College offers facilities for track, basketball, tennis, volleyball, swimming, football, soccer, lacrosse, and tennis
- The University of Wisconsin Parkside offers facilities for track, basketball, volleyball, tennis, softball, and disc golf
- Washington Park Velodrome includes a 333-meter track with 28-degree banked corners
Visit Kenosha, VisitKenosha.com.
The La Crosse region’s main bloodline is the Mississippi River, which runs through the heart of downtown. Nestled between ancient bluffs, it is just steps away from exceptional facilities, memorable experiences, endless outdoor and cultural activities, incredible cuisine, and endless entertainment.
Hotel Rooms: 2,500Hotel tax rate: ranges from 10.5 to 15 percent
Major Facilities:
- Veterans Memorial Sports Complex features track and field, football, and soccer facilities
- Onalaska Omni Center is a multipurpose venue that can host a range of sports
- Fields For Kids Soccer Complex boasts up to 17 fields
- Hetzel Fieldhouse is a 144,000-square-foot facility with an eight-lane sprint straightaway and six-lane 200 meter NCAA competition track
The La Crosse Center sits in the heart of downtown La Crosse and offers 120,000 square feet of multipurpose space.
Contact:La Crosse CVB, explorelacrosse.com.
From golf to fishing, swimming to ice fishing, the Lake Geneva Region is a year-round sports destination. The Lake Geneva Region is home to three lakes and Geneva Lake is the second largest spring fed lake in Wisconsin.
Hotel Rooms: 2,200Major Facilities:
- The area offers 20 tennis courts, 18 golf courses, two ski resorts, and three lakes
Visit Lake Geneva, visitlakegeneva.com.
Madison is a conveniently located four-season destination with a variety of unique venues.
Hotel Rooms: 12,000Hotel tax rate: 15.5 percent
Major Facilities:
- Alliant Energy Center is a 164-acre campus with multiple venues
- Reddan Soccer Park features 12 fields
- Verona Ice Rink, Legacy20 Arena Middleton, Legacy20 Arena DeForest, and Sun Prairie Ice Rink each have two sheets of ice
- Breese Stevens Field is a 3,750-seat complex
Madison Area Sports Commission, visitmadison.com/sports.
Situated along the shores of Lake Michigan, Manitowoc is the perfect escape for your sporting event or tournament. Manitowoc is equipped to host a variety of tournaments, including baseball and softball, disc golf and hockey.
Hotel Rooms: 586Hotel tax rate: 13.5 percent
Major Facilities:
- Manitowoc Youth Baseball Complex at Citizen Park offers up to six diamonds, an aquatic center, tennis courts, and pickleball courts
- Manitowoc County Expo & Ice Center houses a rink and 16,000-square-foot expo center
- Red Arrow Beach offers beach access on Lake Michigan
- Rheaume Park has six brand-new outdoor pickleball courts
- Silver Creek Park features a highly-rated 36-hole disc golf course
Manitowoc Area CVB, manitowoc.info.
With a strong foundation of venues and an ever-expanding infrastructure across 191 distinct neighborhoods, Milwaukee provides unmatched flexibility for event organizers. Whether an organizer is planning a grassroots competition or a national championship, they’ll find the facilities, accommodations, and community engagement needed to succeed.
Hotel Rooms: 19,899 in the greater Milwaukee areaHotel tax rate: 17.9 percent
Major Facilities:
- Fiserv Forum is a 17,500-seat multipurpose venue
- American Family Field is a 41,900-seat venue
- Pettit National Ice Center has two ice rinks
- Mosh Center is a 77,000-square-foot facility with a full-length football and soccer field
The recently expanded Baird Center houses 300,000 contiguous square feet.
Contact:Visit Milwaukee, visitmilwaukee.org.
Oshkosh’s biggest draw is the water. The city is bordered by Lake Winnebago to the east and Lake Butte des Morts to the northwest, with the Fox River running through the middle of Oshkosh.
Hotel Rooms: 1,047Major Facilities:
- Menominee National Arena is a 4,200-seat multipurpose arena
- Winnebago County Park has 18 soccer fields, rugby field, 36-hole disc golf course, ball diamonds and tennis/pickleball courts
- UW Oshkosh offers facilities for football, soccer, track and field, basketball, gymnastics, volleyball, and wrestling
The Oshkosh Convention Center has more than 25,000 square feet of space.
Contact:Oshkosh CVB, VisitOshkosh.com.

Located between Milwaukee and Chicago, along Interstate-94 and Lake Michigan, it’s easy to explore Pleasant Prairie – a destination known as an ideal venue to host regional, national, and international competitions. The largest municipal recreation facility in America, Pleasant Prairie RecPlex, is located here.
Hotel Rooms: 450Major Facilities:
- Athletic Fieldhouse is a 60,000-square-foot facility with eight basketball courts that can also accommodate volleyball and pickleball
- Indoor Aqua Arena has a 50-meter pool
- Prairie Springs Park has six baseball/softball fields, including four Little League fields and two 90-foot fields
Visit Pleasant Prairie, VisitPleasantPrairie.com
Racine County is situated between major cities but has a completely different vibe. It’s a blend of urban and rural communities and is an affordable place to hold an event.
Hotel Rooms: 1,532Hotel tax rate: ranges from six to eight percent
Major Facilities:
- SCORe Soccer Complex has up to 40 grass fields for soccer and 25 for lacrosse
- North Beach is a 50-acre beach that can host beach volleyball tournaments
- RUSD Aquatic Center has a 10-lane competition pool and a dedicated diving well
Real Racine, realracine.com.
The Stevens Point Area is a popular spot for sports events and tournaments. Home to some of the best fields, gyms and rinks in Wisconsin and coupled with its central location, Stevens Point is a natural fit to host state, regional, and national competitions.
Hotel Rooms: 1,163Major Facilities:
- SentryWorld Sports Complex includes six tennis courts that can also be used for volleyball, pickleball, and more
- Ice Hawks Arena has a 1000-seat ice rink
- Sentry Curling Club features four sheets of ice
- Zenoff Park hosts baseball and softball
- Portage County Youth Soccer Complex features 11 fields on 30 acres
The Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center is one of the largest convention facilities in the region with nearly 30,000 square feet of space.
Contact:Central Wisconsin/Stevens Point Sports Commission, stevenspointarea.com.
Waukesha is the outdoor basecamp of Wisconsin, offering a wide variety of outdoor recreational opportunities for all seasons.
Hotel Rooms: 1,800Hotel tax rate: eight percent
Major Facilities:
- Greenheck Turner Community Center is a new venue with 60,000 square feet of open turf space making it ideal for soccer, lacrosse, baseball, softball, and more
- Granite Peak is Wisconsin’s largest ski destination with over 60 trails
Central Wisconsin Expo Center is the largest convention center north of Madison.
Contact:Waukesha Pewaukee CVB, visitwaukesha.org.
Surrounded by woods, lakes, and hills, the Wausau area offers the combination of big city amenities with small town hospitality.
Hotel Rooms: 2000Hotel tax rate: 13.5 percent
Major Facilities:
- Wausau Curling Center has eight total sheets of ice
- Granite Peak Ski Hill offers 68 runs
Central Wisconsin Expo & Convention Center is a 55,000-square-foot venue that has hosted a variety of sports.
Contact:Wausau/Central Wisconsin CVB, visitwausau.com.
Wisconsin Dells is a top vacation spot in the Midwest, attracting over five million visitors each year. It is called the “The Waterpark Capital of the World!” because it has the highest number of indoor and outdoor waterparks in any community—20 waterpark facilities with over 200 waterslides.
Hotel Rooms: 9,000Hotel tax rate: 12 percent
Major Facilities:
- Justagame Fieldhouse offers six basketball courts and nine volleyball courts
- Woodside Dells Dome is a 90,000-square-foot facility
- Woodside Dells Sports Complex has six synthetic turf multipurpose fields, four synthetic turf baseball/softball fields, and two grass/sod fields
- Justagame Reedsburg is a 43,000-square-foot dome catering to a variety of sports, including basketball, volleyball, pickleball, grappling, gymnastics, and more
The Kalahari Resort & Convention facility features 212,000 square feet of space of flexible space, which regularly hosts a wide variety of sports such as dance and gymnastics.
Contact:Wisconsin Dells CVB, wisdells.com.
Wisconsin Rapids is centrally located in the heart of Wisconsin with abundant all-season outdoor recreation, engaging arts, unique agricultural heritage, and great local dining and shopping.
Hotel Rooms: 400Hotel tax rate: 13.5 percent
Major Facilities:
- Witter Field is a 1,588-seat ballpark
- Rapids Area Sports Complex is a multisport quadplex facility
- Central Wisconsin BMX is one of the top tracks in the Midwest
- South Wood County Recreation Center houses one sheet of ice
Wisconsin Rapids Area CVB, VisitWisRapids.com.

