Bring Your Game to America's Best Sports Host City

Knock your next sporting event out of the park by bringing it to Wichita, the Heart of the Country.

Our reputation might precede us — and now it’s official. The votes are in and Wichita has been named Best Sports-Event Host City in the 2025 SportsTravel Awards, topping cities like Atlanta, Charlotte and Milwaukee. This national recognition confirms what athletes, fans and event organizers already know: Wichita delivers. It’s not just our premier, flexible facilities or our hands-on approach to helping event organizers or our affordable and convenient location — it’s all of that plus our unbeatable affordability, central location and our “sixth man”: the local fans. Ask sports planners about their experience and they’ll tell you that community involvement and fan support are unmatched in Wichita.

Make sure Wichita is a major player in your choice of city for youth, high school, collegiate, amateur and professional sports.

Among the big events Wichita has hosted recently:

• Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball AUX Competition
• NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Rounds 1 & 2
• NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Regional
• NAIA Wrestling National Championships
• NJCAA Soccer National Championships
• National Wheelchair Basketball Championships
• U.S. Figure Skating Midwestern-Pacific Coast Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships
• The Basketball Tournament (TBT)
• US Bowling Congress (USBC) Women’s Championships
• Wichita’s Cup with Midwest Regional Water Ski and the GOODE Water Ski Nationals
• U.S. Figure Skating National Theatre on Ice Competition
• USA Boxing National Junior Olympics and Summer Festival
• U.S. Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup
• USA Lacrosse WCLA Championship
• Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships