Alachua County Sports and Events Center
Welcome International Athletes to the 2025 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships
March 23-30, 2025
Let the pros at Visit Gainesville, Alachua County guide your stay. As the official tourism management organization for Alachua County, Florida, we’re here to welcome you to our vibrant, diverse and dynamic destination filled with rich culture and natural beauty.
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View the event schedule and register online at wmaci2025.com
The complex is located within Celebration Pointe – a 160-acre mixed-use development featuring a vibrant array of restaurants, bars, shopping, and entertainment options – and is surrounded by dozens of amenities such as grocery stores, juice bars, bookstores, boutiques and more with the directly adjacent Butler Town Center.
The facility is located less than a mile from I-75 and 11 miles from Gainesville Regional Airport. Attendees of events held at this state-of-the-art facility can enjoy a welcoming stay at one of 42 hotels within a 5-mile radius.
Facility Highlights:
- 90,000 sq. ft. uninterrupted floor space
- VIP Sky Deck
- Two lobby and pre-function areas with box offices totaling 6,350 sq. ft.
- Fast Break Sports Bar
- Warming Kitchen
- Additional outdoor event areas
- Integrated floor power and network connectivity
- Public and secure WIFI
- In-house Catering
- Two covered parking garages with 2,200+ parking spaces
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners invested $30 million in a public-private partnership with Celebration Pointe for the Southeast’s premier indoor sports event facility. Conveniently located directly off I-75 in the heart of Celebration Pointe, the facility hosts track and field, basketball, volleyball, cheer, gymnastics, and more.
Visitors can dine, shop and stay within the walkable Celebration Pointe and Butler Plaza areas, which offer thousands of hotel rooms, dining for all tastes and budgets, and hundreds of retail stores.
Read more about the Alachua County Sports Event Center:
Sports Travel Magazine Highlights the Approval of the Indoor Facility
Learn more and see the upcoming sports event schedule at alachua-sports.com
