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Sports Event Planners

Official site of the sports event industry in Raleigh and Wake County, North Carolina

Greater Raleigh, N.C., is one of the nation's premier locations for sports championships and events, and the Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance (GRSA) is the smart choice to support and help grow your event in the Raleigh area.

Greater Raleigh is a sports planner's dream—world-class venues and first-rate hotels in a naturally beautiful region that is centrally located, easily accessible and affordable... and brimming with Southern hospitality. No wonder N.C.'s capital city area has carved its niche as one of America's hottest sports destinations. 

Browse our venues & facilities, read testimonials from recent sports event planners, look at sports calendars that speak to our resume of success, check out the 140-plus area hotels in which participants can stay and contact the GRSA sports marketing team with your RFP.

GRSA's seasoned professionals, supportive community and host partners provide quality venues and unparalleled service that ensure winning results that participants can celebrate!


 

Sports Event Planners Playbook

Aiming for Archery Accolades

The competitors at WRAL Soccer Park felt like rock stars from the moment they arrived in town. But these young athletes inhabiting the fields from July 10-15 were not soccer players, as any driver on Perry Creek Rd. recently could attest. No soccer balls flew at the complex. Instead, a different sort of flying object took center stage. The fields provided a level setting for the competitors, who shoot at targets between 25 and 70 meters away depending on age. Whether they compete in the barebow, compound or Olympic recurve divisions, the goal is the same: hit the bullseye as often as possible.

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Mudcats' All-Star Cast Ready for All-Star Classic

The goal every night for the Carolina Mudcats organization is for all customers to leave the ballpark with a smile on their face, knowing they had a great time and will have happy memories, regardless...

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A Hall of Fame Labor of Love

Don Fish realized more than a decade ago that retirement was not for him. He was in his mid-60s, living on the coast, fishing and playing golf and doing all the other things “you’re supposed to do...

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USA Baseball National Training Complex

Paul Seiler

USA Baseball

As the executive director and CEO of USA Baseball, Paul Seiler lives and breathes the game. His team brought the USA Baseball National Training Complex to Cary, a must-visit locale bustling with energy and the chance to watch up-and-coming athletes show off their skills.

“The term 'Southern hospitality' is not just a marketing slogan and it’s not a myth. There’s depth to it and it’s a real thing. It makes living and visiting here that much nicer and that much more pleasant.”

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The Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance is a division of the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau

421 Fayetteville St., Ste. 1505

Visitor Info Center: 500 Fayetteville St.,

  • Visitor Info Center: 500 Fayetteville St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • 1.800.849.8499

421 Fayetteville St., Ste. 1505

Visitor Info Center: 500 Fayetteville St.,

  • Visitor Info Center: 500 Fayetteville St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • 1.800.849.8499

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