Surface Multi-surface Capacity 10,467 | Broke ground April 5, 1998 Phone +1 636-896-4200 | |
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Location 2002 Arena ParkwaySt. Charles, Missouri 63303 Owner St. Charles County Public Arena Authority Operator St. Charles County Public Arena Authority Field size Arena floor: 17,900 square feet (1,660 m)Upper concourse area: 22,000 square feet (2,000 m) Address 2002 Arena Pkwy, St Charles, MO 63303, USA Similar Fox Theatre, Scottrade Center, Peabody Opera House, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, First Missouri State Cap Profiles | ||
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The Family Arena is a multi-purpose arena in St. Charles, Missouri, built in 1999. The arena seats 9,643 for hockey, 9,755 for football, 10,467 for basketball, 6,339 for half-house concerts and up to 11,522 for end-stage concerts. In addition to sporting events, concerts, circuses and ice shows the arena is also used for trade shows with a total of 39,900 square feet (3,710 m2) of exhibit space (17,900 square feet (1,660 m2) on the arena floor and 22,000 square feet (2,000 m2) on the arena concourse).
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It was formerly the home of the Missouri River Otters and St. Charles Chill ice hockey teams, the RiverCity Rage indoor football team, and the St. Louis Steamers indoor soccer team. Currently it is home to the River City Raiders of Arena Pro Football and the St. Louis Ambush of the Major Arena Soccer League.
The Family Arena has served as an annual location for one of many world wide regional Bible conventions hosted, admission free with no parking or collection ever taken up, by Jehovah's Witnesses.
The Family Arena also hosted Boeing Integrated Defense Systems' "Recommitment to Ethics Day" in 2005 and 2006 for Greater St. Louis.
Since 2008, the Family Arena has been host to the Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball Championship Tournament.
Until Chaifetz Arena opened in 2008, Family Arena was the St. Louis stop for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice and Champions on Ice. The latter moved to Chaifetz that year while the circus and Disney on Ice moved to Scottrade Center to replace the St. Louis Billikens, who had also moved to Chaifetz.
The Family Arena has also been host to nationally televised professional wrestling events. The arena was the site of the Extreme Championship Wrestling's Wrestlepalooza 2000 event on April 16, 2000. The arena also hosted Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Lockdown pay-per-view on April 15, 2007 and the 2010 edition on April 18, 2010.
The Christian rock band MercyMe performed at Family Arena annually from 2007 until 2013.