# Bismarck Event Center > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bismarck_Event_Center > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bismarck_Event_Center.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bismarck_Event_Center > Source revision: 1351866409 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Multi-purpose facility in Bismarck, North Dakota, USA Bismarck Event Center Interactive map of Bismarck Event Center Former names Bismarck Civic Center (1969–2014) Location 315 South 5th Street, Bismarck, ND 58504 Capacity 10,100 Public transit Bis-Man Transit Construction Groundbreaking 1967[1] Opened 1969 Architect Ritterbush Brothers[2] Builder Anderson, Guthrie & Carlson[3] Tenants Dakota Wizards (IBA/CBA/NBA D-League) (1995–2012) Bismarck Blaze (IFL) (2000) Bismarck Roughriders (NIFL) (2002–2003) Bismarck Bucks (CIF/IFL) (2017–2022) The **Bismarck Event Center** (formerly **Bismarck Civic Center**) is a 10,100-seat multi-purpose facility located in [Bismarck, North Dakota](/source/Bismarck%2C_North_Dakota). It was known as the Bismarck Civic Center until September 2014.[4] [Ritterbush Brothers](/source/Ritterbush_Brothers) received an Award of Merit for the design from AIA North Dakota in 1970.[5] The land was purchased from the Wachter family of Bismarck, who also donated land for parking lots adjacent to the civic center. The Wachters then developed the adjacent [Kirkwood Mall](/source/Kirkwood_Mall) on their land south of the arena.[6] It was the home of the [Dakota Wizards](/source/Dakota_Wizards) of the [Continental Basketball Association](/source/Continental_Basketball_Association) and [NBA Development League](/source/NBA_Development_League). It also hosted the [2002 Ford World Men's Curling Championship](/source/2002_Ford_World_Men's_Curling_Championship). For several years, the [Professional Bull Riders](/source/Professional_Bull_Riders) (PBR) has hosted a Touring Pro Division (minor-league division, formerly known as the Challenger Tour) event at the Civic Center; in 2004, it was voted as the top PBR Challenger Tour venue. The venue hosted a number of professional boxing events in the early 1990s, headlined by WBA light heavyweight champion, Virgil Hill, who grew up in North Dakota. Hill hosted eight title defenses in the Civic Center, which he considered to provide a significant 'hometown' advantage. In 2017, the event center became the home to a new professional [indoor football](/source/Indoor_American_football) team in [Champions Indoor Football](/source/Champions_Indoor_Football) called the [Bismarck Bucks](/source/Bismarck_Bucks).[7] The Bucks joined the [Indoor Football League](/source/Indoor_Football_League) for the 2019 season. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "Bismarck Civic Arena and Parking Ramp" [Special Section], *The Bismarck Tribune*, January 2, 1969. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "Arena Bids Well Below Limit Set," *The Bismarck Tribune*, June 7, 1967. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "City Awards Contracts For Downtown Arena," *The Bismarck Tribune*, June 28, 1967. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Bismarck Civic Center Officially Changes Name \[POLL\]"](http://hot975fm.com/bismarck-civic-center-officially-changes-name-poll/). Hot 97.5FM. September 26, 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-award_5-0)** "Celebrating over 50 Years of Great Design. A complete listing of AIA North Dakota award winners from 1963 - 2019," AIA North Dakota, 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Bill Tillottson, "Plaza South of City. Plans Announced for $4 Million Shopping Center," *The Bismarck Tribune*, September 4, 1968. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Bismarck is Getting an Indoor Football Team"](http://965thefox.com/bismarck-is-getting-an-indoor-football-team/). 96.5 The Fox. September 26, 2016. ## External links - [Bismarck Civic Center website](http://www.bismarckeventcenter.com/) v t e IFL arenas Eastern Conference Fishers Event Center (Fishers Freight) Resch Center (Green Bay Blizzard) Casey's Center (Iowa Barnstormers) VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (Jacksonville Sharks) Tsongas Center (Massachusetts Pirates) Vibrant Arena at The MARK (Quad City Steamwheelers) BOK Center (Tulsa Oilers) Western Conference Desert Diamond Arena (Arizona Rattlers) SAP Center (Bay Area Panthers) Findlay Toyota Center (Northern Arizona Wranglers) Freeman Coliseum (San Antonio Gunslingers) Frontwave Arena (San Diego Strike Force) Tucson Arena (Tucson Sugar Skulls) Lee's Family Forum (Vegas Knight Hawks) Dormant teams TBD (Buffalo Destroyers) Bismarck Event Center (Dakota Bucks) Rio Rancho Events Center (Duke City Gladiators) Comerica Center (Frisco Fighters) TBD (Sioux Falls Storm) v t e Champions Indoor Football Teams Billings Outlaws Gillette Mustangs ICT Regulators Rapid City Marshals Salina Liberty Southwest Kansas Storm Venues CAM-PLEX Wyoming Center First Interstate Arena Hartman Arena Summit Arena at The Monument Tony's Pizza Events Center United Wireless Arena Former teams Amarillo Venom (2015–2020) Bismarck Bucks (2017–2018) Bloomington Edge (2016–2017) CenTex Cavalry (2017) Chicago Eagles (2016) Dodge City Law (2014–2017, 2021) Duke City Gladiators (2015–2019) Kansas City Phantoms (2017–2018) Mesquite/Dallas Marshals (2016–2018) Oklahoma Flying Aces (2019–2020) Omaha Beef (2015–2023) Quad City Steamwheelers (2018) Salina Bombers (2015) San Angelo Bandits (2015–2016) Sioux City Bandits (2015–2023) Texas Revolution (2015–2019) Topeka Tropics (2022–2023) West Michigan Ironmen (2017) West Texas Warbirds (2020) Wichita Force (2015–2021) Former venues Allen Event Center Amarillo Civic Center Bell County Expo Center Bismarck Event Center Comerica Center Ector County Coliseum Fair Park Coliseum Ford Center at The Star Foster Communications Coliseum Grossinger Motors Arena Intrust Bank Arena Kansas Star Arena L. 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