Rocky Mount Event Center

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Rocky Mount Event Center
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Rocky Mount Event Center
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Location285 NE Main St, Rocky Mount, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27801
Coordinates 35°56′43″N77°47′36″W / 35.9452°N 77.7933°W / 35.9452; -77.7933
Capacity5,000
Construction
Opened2018 [1]
Website
rockymountevents.com

Rocky Mount Event Center (RMEC) is a 165,000-square-foot, $48-million multipurpose facility for entertainment and athletic events in Rocky Mount, North Carolina that opened in 2018. [2] Its athletic space includes eight basketball courts, sixteen volleyball courts, climbing walls, and a ropes course. It also has a family entertainment center, meeting rooms, banquet space, and concession areas. [3] It holds local, regional and national sporting tournaments as well as concerts, entertainment events, corporate conferences, and trade shows. [1] [4] [5] President Donald Trump held his last rally of 2025 here on December 19, 2025. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 John Kay, Lindell (October 26, 2018). "Free concert launches event center". Rocky Mount Telegram . Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ West, William (May 29, 2023). "Event center expected to generate $2.34M in revenue". rockymounttelegram.com.
  3. ↑ "Event Center - About Us". Rocky Mount Event Center. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  4. ↑ John Kay, Lindell (April 11, 2019). "Event center staff reports full schedule". Rocky Mount Telegram . Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Rocky Mount Event Center - City of Rocky Mount". City of Rocky Mount. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  6. ↑ Allison, Natalie (December 20, 2025). "Trump makes affordability pitch in struggling corner of N.C., his last rally of 2025". The Washington Post . Retrieved December 20, 2025.
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