Columbus Civic Center


Columbus Civic Center is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Columbus, Georgia, built in 1996.

History

The arena was built in 1996, along with a Softball Complex, to fully complete South Commons. The venue replaced the Municipal Auditorium, which was constructed in 1955.

Events

The Columbus Civic Center is home to the Columbus Lions indoor football team, the Columbus River Dragons professional ice hockey team, and the Auburn Tigers college ice hockey team. Several other sports teams have also used the arena in the past. The Columbus Cottonmouths ice hockey team played in the arena from 1996 until 2017, the Columbus Riverdragons basketball team from 2001 to 2005, the Columbus Wardogs indoor football team from 2001 to 2004, the Chattahoochee Valley Vipers indoor football team during 2006, and the Columbus Comets indoor soccer team during 1997.
The arena is also the primary concert venue in the Greater Columbus area, hosting artists such as KISS, Kelly Clarkson, and Lady Antebellum. The Civic Center has also hosted several professional wrestling events, such as World Wrestling Entertainment's Friday Night Smackdown, and WCW Monday Nitro.
In 2016, the arena also hosted the Columbus District Qualifier of the FIRST Robotics Competition Peachtree District. 40 teams attended this event making it the largest district qualifier of the Peachtree District, as well as the first in the history of the Peachtree District. The Fernbank LINKS, Columbus Space Program, and RoboMustangs were the winners of the event. G3 Robotics also won the Chairman's Award, the most prestigious award in the FIRST Robotics Competition.