# First Interstate Bank Center

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**First Interstate Bank Center** is a 4,000-permanent seat indoor [arena](/source/Arena) located in [Redmond, Oregon](/source/Redmond,_Oregon), as part of the [Deschutes County](/source/Deschutes_County,_Oregon) Expo Center. It is named for a regional bank which purchased [naming rights](/source/Naming_rights) to the arena's name. Originally, it was called the [Bank of the Cascades](/source/Cascade_Bancorp) Center, but that bank's acquisition by [First Interstate BancSystem](/source/First_Interstate_BancSystem) caused the change to the current name. Other seating capacities include 5,000 for [basketball](/source/Basketball) and up to 7,800 for [concerts](/source/Concerts). It can also accommodate [volleyball](/source/Volleyball), [motorsports](/source/Motorsports), [wrestling](/source/Wrestling), [indoor football](/source/Indoor_American_football) (primarily the current [Oregon Lightning](/source/Oregon_Lightning) [AF1](/source/Arena_Football_One_(2025)) team), [conventions](/source/Convention_(meeting)) and [trade shows](/source/Trade_shows). There is over 40,000 square feet of space on the arena floor with an additional 28,250 square feet on the arena concourse. Concession stands are placed on each end of the arena and ticket booths are located on each entrance.[1]

## Three Sisters

Also located at the Deschutes County Expo Center is a conference center known as the **Three Sisters**. These three buildings have 33,736 square feet of total space. The largest is the Middle Sister, at 14,904 square feet, used for [banquets](/source/Banquets), conferences and trade shows. It can accommodate 1,568 for smaller concerts. The other two buildings each have 9,416 square feet of space. A 5,000-square-foot kitchen is attached to all.[2]

## High Desert Activity Center

High Desert Activity Center is a 12,684-square-foot exhibit hall used primarily for trade shows.[3]

## References

1. ["First Interstate Bank Center at expo.deschutes.org"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131203023024/http://expo.deschutes.org/index.php/three_sisters_conference_center/details/bank_of_the_cascades_center). Archived from [the original](https://expo.deschutes.org/expo/page/first-interstate-bank-center) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.

1. ["Middle Sister at expo.deschutes.org"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131203021257/http://expo.deschutes.org/index.php/three_sisters_conference_center/details/middle_sister). Archived from [the original](http://expo.deschutes.org/index.php/three_sisters_conference_center/details/middle_sister) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.

1. ["High Desert Activity Center at expo.deschutes.org"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131203022354/http://expo.deschutes.org/index.php/three_sisters_conference_center/details/high_desert_activity_center). Archived from [the original](http://expo.deschutes.org/index.php/three_sisters_conference_center/details/high_desert_activity_center) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.

## External links

- [Deschutes County Expo Center](http://expo.deschutes.org)

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