Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Arena

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Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Arena
Tenants

Former names	LJVM Coliseum Annex (1989–2014) Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex (2014–2024)
Location	414 Deacon Blvd, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
Owner	City of Winston-Salem
Capacity	4,000
Surface	200' x 85' (hockey)
Opened	1989
Winston-Salem Thunderbirds (ECHL) 1989–1992 Winston-Salem Mammoths (SHL) 1995–1996 Winston-Salem IceHawks (UHL) 1997–1999 Winston-Salem Parrots (ACHL) 2002–2003 Winston-Salem T-Birds (SEHL) 2003–2004 Winston-Salem Polar Twins (SPHL) 2004–2005 Twin City Cyclones (SPHL) 2007–2009 Winston Wildcats (AIF) 2016 Carolina Thunderbirds (FPHL) 2017–present
Website
wsfairgrounds.com

The Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Arena (formerly named the LJVM Coliseum Annex and later the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex) is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Winston-Salem, North Carolina built in 1989. Since 2017, it has been home to the Carolina Thunderbirds, a minor league hockey team in the Federal Prospects Hockey League. It was formerly home to the Winston-Salem Thunderbirds, Winston-Salem Mammoths, Winston-Salem IceHawks, Winston-Salem T-Birds, Winston-Salem Polar Twins, and Twin City Cyclones ice hockey teams. It also serves as an occasional concert venue, hosting Bob Dylan on two occasions, in 1991 and 2002.

It was originally part of the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, which used to be part of the larger Winston-Salem Sports and Entertainment Complex, and was named the LJVM Coliseum Annex. In 2013, the city sold the Coliseum to Wake Forest University and renamed the complex and smaller arena to Winston-Salem Fairgrounds in 2014. It is located adjacent to the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds. In 2024, the Annex was renamed to the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Arena.

The Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Arena was home to the Winston Wildcats, an indoor football team that was part of American Indoor Football and later independent.

References

Harrington, Matt (December 2, 2002). "Minor-league hockey team to finish season in Winston-Salem". Triad Business Journal.
"FHL Formally Approves Expansion to Winston-Salem, NC". Official Site of the Federal Hockey League. Federal Prospects Hockey League. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016.
"Fairground Gets New Name". WFDD. March 2, 2014.
Wrege, Cambridge (March 18, 2024). "Two buildings at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds will be renamed". WS Today. 6AM City Inc.

External links

Winston-Salem Fairgrounds homepage

v t e Winston-Salem Entertainment-Sports Complex and other major Winston-Salem venues
Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Bowman Gray Stadium David F. Couch Ballpark Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Truist Stadium Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (demolished)

v t e Winston-Salem State University
Facilities	Bowman Gray Stadium C. E. Gaines Center Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex
Athletics	Men's basketball North Carolina A&T–Winston-Salem State rivalry
Related	University of North Carolina

v t e Sports venues in the Piedmont Triad
Current	Ace Speedway (Altamahaw) Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium (Winston-Salem) Armfield Athletic Center (Greensboro) Bowman Gray Stadium (Winston-Salem) Burlington Athletic Stadium (Burlington) C. E. Gaines Center (Winston-Salem) Corbett Sports Center (Greensboro) David F. Couch Ballpark (Winston-Salem) Erath Field (High Point) Finch Field (Thomasville) First National Bank Field (Greensboro) Fleming Gymnasium (Greensboro) Greensboro Coliseum Complex (Greensboro) Jamieson Stadium (Greensboro) Kentner Stadium (Winston-Salem) LJVM Coliseum (Winston-Salem) Macpherson Stadium (Browns Summit) Qubein Center (High Point) Ragan-Brown Field House (Greensboro) Reynolds Gymnasium (Winston-Salem) Rhodes Stadium (Elon) Schar Center (Elon) Simeon Stadium (High Point) Truist Point (High Point) Truist Stadium (Winston-Salem) Truist Stadium (North Carolina A&T) (Greensboro) Spry Stadium (Winston-Salem) UNCG Baseball Stadium (Greensboro) UNCG Soccer Stadium (Greensboro) Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex (Winston-Salem) World War Memorial Stadium (Greensboro)
Defunct	Alumni Gym (Replaced, Elon) Cone Athletic Park (Demolished, Greensboro) Gene Hooks Stadium (Demolished, Winston-Salem) South Side Park (Burned down, Winston-Salem) Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (Replaced, Winston-Salem)

Sports venues in the Piedmont Triad

Current

Ace Speedway (Altamahaw)
Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium (Winston-Salem)
Armfield Athletic Center (Greensboro)
Bowman Gray Stadium (Winston-Salem)
Burlington Athletic Stadium (Burlington)
C. E. Gaines Center (Winston-Salem)
Corbett Sports Center (Greensboro)
David F. Couch Ballpark (Winston-Salem)
Erath Field (High Point)
Finch Field (Thomasville)
First National Bank Field (Greensboro)
Fleming Gymnasium (Greensboro)
Greensboro Coliseum Complex (Greensboro)
Jamieson Stadium (Greensboro)
Kentner Stadium (Winston-Salem)
LJVM Coliseum (Winston-Salem)
Macpherson Stadium (Browns Summit)
Qubein Center (High Point)
Ragan-Brown Field House (Greensboro)
Reynolds Gymnasium (Winston-Salem)
Rhodes Stadium (Elon)
Schar Center (Elon)
Simeon Stadium (High Point)
Truist Point (High Point)
Truist Stadium (Winston-Salem)
Truist Stadium (North Carolina A&T) (Greensboro)
Spry Stadium (Winston-Salem)
UNCG Baseball Stadium (Greensboro)
UNCG Soccer Stadium (Greensboro)
Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex (Winston-Salem)
World War Memorial Stadium (Greensboro)

Defunct

Alumni Gym (Replaced, Elon)
Cone Athletic Park (Demolished, Greensboro)
Gene Hooks Stadium (Demolished, Winston-Salem)
South Side Park (Burned down, Winston-Salem)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (Replaced, Winston-Salem)

v t e Final arenas in American Indoor Football
Northern Division	Dorton Arena (Raleigh, NC) Family Arena (St. Charles, MO) L. C. Walker Arena (Muskegon, MI) Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex (Winston-Salem, NC) Odeum Expo Center (Villa Park, IL) Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center (Harrisburg, PA)
Southern Division	Albany Civic Center (Albany, GA) Germain Arena (Estero, FL) RP Funding Center (Lakeland, FL) Myrtle Beach Convention Center (Myrtle Beach, SC) Santa Ana Star Center (Rio Rancho, NM) Savannah Civic Center (Savannah, GA)
2017 Expansion	George M. Holmes Convocation Center (Boone, NC) Gutterson Fieldhouse (Burlington, VT)

v t e Federal Prospects Hockey League
Teams	Athens Rock Lobsters Baton Rouge Zydeco Binghamton Black Bears Blue Ridge Bobcats Carolina Thunderbirds Columbus River Dragons Danbury Hat Tricks Dashers Hockey HC Venom Mississippi Sea Wolves Monroe Moccasins Motor City Rockers Port Huron Prowlers Watertown Wolves
Arenas	Akins Ford Arena (Athens) Big Boy Arena (Motor City) Columbus Civic Center (Columbus) Danbury Ice Arena (Danbury) David S. Palmer Arena (Danville) Hitachi Energy Arena (Blue Ridge) McMorran Arena (Port Huron) Mississippi Coast Coliseum (Mississippi) Monroe Civic Center (Monroe) Raising Cane's River Center Arena (Baton Rouge) Veterans Memorial Arena (Binghamton) Watertown Municipal Arena (Watertown) Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Arena (Carolina)
Former teams	Akwesasne Warriors Battle Creek Rumble Bees Berkshire Battalion Berlin River Drivers Brewster Bulldogs Brooklyn Aviators Broome County Barons Cape Cod Barons Cape Cod Bluefins Cornwall Nationals Danbury Titans Danbury Whalers Dayton Demolition Dayton Demonz Delaware Federals Delaware Thunder Elmira Enforcers Elmira Mammoth Elmira River Sharks Mentor Ice Breakers New Jersey Outlaws New York Aviators New York Bluefins North Shore Knights Pennsylvania Outlaws/Blues Rome Frenzy St. Clair Shores Fighting Saints Steel City Warriors SWPA Magic Thousand Islands Privateers Vermont Wild Watertown Privateers Williamsport Outlaws
Seasons	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
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