Grand Island offers a diverse array of top-notch venues: from an arena that can seat more than 7,500 people, to a state-of-the-art shooting park. We’re equipped to handle competitions in virtually any sport from equine to archery, from trap shooting to wrestling, from dance to basketball, from volleyball to golf. Grand Island is located right in the middle of the U.S. off Interstate 80. Our regional airport connects us daily with Dallas/Fort Worth and weekly flights connect passengers to Phoenix and Las Vegas.

Fonner Park Campus – Casino & Resort

Grand Island’s #1 event and entertainment destination
  • 500,000 sq ft floor space under roof – 250,000 sq ft heated, 150,000 sq ft air conditioned
  • Agricultural shows
  • Nebraska State Fair
  • Concerts
  • Horse Racing
  • Keno
  • The Finish Line Restaurant
  • Casino opened December, 2022

Heartland Events Center

Fonner Park’s first-class event space
  • 30,000 sq ft arena floor
  • Seating capacity: 6,000 permanent to 1,500 portable
  • Banquet capacity: up to 1,500
  • Four locker rooms with coaches’ offices
  • Team meeting, lounge, training and weight/equipment rooms
  • Multiple concession stands, in-house catering
  • Game officials dressing rooms
  • Four-sided video Daktronics scoreboard, 4 corner digital screens
  • Excellent PA system
  • Exhibit booth capacity (140-150 booths)
  • 1200 padded chairs (concerts, graduations, etc.)
  • Space for basketball, volleyball, and dance floor
  • 20 acres of hard surface parking

Heartland Public Shooting Park

One of the finest shooting parks in the US, hosting regional & national events each year
  • 420 Acres
  • Sporting Clays: 15 shooting stations one mile in length
  • Trap: 8 lighted ranges equipped with “PAT” traps
  • Skeet: 6 lighted ranges equipped with “PAT” traps
  • Pistol and Rifle: 6 ranges from 25 yards to 600 yards; center fire ranges fully baffled and protected by 60-foot shooting tubes. Rifle ranges out to 600 yds, Handgun ranges out to 50 yds
  • Retriever Trials: 7-acre lake also serves as Kids Derby Fishing location
  • Activity Center: Viewing deck, meeting facilities, Internet access
  • Archery Range practice and 3D ranges
  • RV Park with full power and water

Veterans Athletic Complex

Grand Island’s brand new sports facility
  • Adjacent to Eagle Scout Park – additional playground, walking trail around lake, fishing dock, restrooms
  • 10 lighted softball fields, 4-300’ ft fields/6-220′ ft fields used for softball, youth baseball, adult softball (another 6 fields at Ryder Park just 3 miles away)
  • 12 acres of soccer fields
  • 8 brand new pickleball courts

Nebraska Trap Shooting Association – Doniphan

Nebraska’s largest trap facility; ATA affiliate
  • Site of Cornhusker National Trap Shoot – World’s largest youth shoot
  • 24 trap ranges (one mile length) with fully automated STAR trap machines
  • 4 lighted fields with bank board
  • Clubhouse with Internet access and concessions
  • Seating throughout venue supported by speaker/PA system

Grand Island Community Field House

Hosting several city leagues/education events
  • 70,000 sq ft
  • 2 basketball courts – hoops and curtain, small bleachers/benches
  • 2 volleyball courts – nets and curtain, small bleachers/benches
  • Indoor Soccer turf fields (210′ by 100′)
  • Batting cages – 70′ baseball, fast pitch softball, slow pitch softball, Iron Mike throwing machines
  • PA System, 2 small/1 large meeting room with kitchen facilities
  • Small children’s playground facility
  • Concessions

Tom Dinsdale Automotive Cattle Barn

Fonner Park’s exquisite cattle barn
  • 112,200 sq ft
  • Milking parlor
  • Barn Bar with terrace seating
  • Concrete flooring
  • Wash racks for 140 animals
  • 30′ Drive-thru loading aisle, 15 overhead doors for easy access
  • Premier ventilation system with huge fans
  • 1,200 20 amp drop down electrical outlets

Bosselman Conference Center

Activity center located in Heartland Events Center
  • Classroom, round table, or theatre-style setup
  • One large room or up to five separate rooms
  • Handicap accessible
  • Multi-screen capabilities; five flat-screen televisions, mounted projector
  • Sound system and wireless Internet access
  • In-house catering

Pinnacle Bank Expo Center Building

Fonner Park’s “do anything” space
  • 100,000 sq ft
  • Climate controlled
  • Office space, meeting space, and concession area
  • Kitchen & dining room areas
  • Wireless Internet
  • Handicap accessible
  • Multiple overhead doors (largest 30′ x 20′)

Five Points Bank Arena

Fonner Park’s show arena
  • 56,800 sq ft
  • Concrete flooring facility
  • Seating for 2,200
  • 34’x12′ High-definition, color video screen, 10,000 watt fully digital sound system
  • Private VIP room overlooking arena
  • Show offices and a concession area
  • Climate controlled 
  • Connected to Small Animal Barn and Cattle Barn

Sheep Barn

Fonner Park’s all-in-one sheep barn
  • 85,000 sq ft
  • Concrete flooring Birthing Center
  • Portable arenas
  • Wash racks for 120 animals
  • 30′ Drive-thru loading aisle
  • 4 Offices
  • 1,952 sq ft Exhibition space
  • Premier ventilation system with huge fans

Aurora Cooperative Pavilion

Fonner Park’s versitile space
  • 83,800 sq ft
  • Dirt and Concrete Flooring
  • Offices and concession Area
  • High-definition color video Screen
  • Climate Controlled Show Arena (170′ x 73′)
  • Wash area for 50+ head