Live Entertainment in Grand Forks

Alerus Center is Grand Forks's major arena and event venue — a 12,000-seat facility that serves as the primary entertainment hub for northeastern North Dakota and the University of North Dakota's Fighting Hawks athletics. As the second-largest city in North Dakota, Grand Forks supports a surprisingly robust entertainment market for a city of its size, and Alerus Center brings national touring acts and major sporting events to a region that spans the North Dakota-Minnesota border corridor.

Alerus Center is the University of North Dakota's most important athletic and concert facility — a Grand Forks dome presenting UND football, major concerts, and special events. UND's remarkable hockey program (the Fighting Hawks have produced more NHL players than any other program outside of the major hockey states) and the Alerus Center's programming create a sports and entertainment venue of genuine North Dakota university significance.

Ralph Engelstad Arena and the University of North Dakota athletic complex serve one of the most storied programs in college hockey — a Grand Forks athletics department where the Fighting Hawks' nine national championships create a hockey culture of extraordinary significance. UND's remarkable hockey tradition and the Ralph's extraordinary facility create athletic events of genuine American college hockey historical significance.

Ralph Engelstad Arena is one of college hockey's finest venues — a 11,640-capacity arena home to the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, one of the most decorated programs in NCAA hockey history. UND's extraordinary hockey tradition (8 national championships), combined with the arena's world-class facilities, creates a hockey entertainment experience that North Dakotans consider among the finest in American college sports.

Ralph Engelstad Arena is the most spectacular college hockey arena in the world — a Grand Forks facility built at a cost of $100 million by Ralph Engelstad (the most expensive arena in college sports history per seat) where the UND Fighting Hawks play in an extraordinary environment of marble floors, wood paneling, and 11,000+ capacity. The Ralph's extraordinary opulence and UND hockey's remarkable national championship tradition create a college sports venue of genuine American hockey historical significance.