Silver Spurs Arena is a multi-purpose
arena
An arena is a large enclosed venue, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, Music, musical performances or Sport, sporting events. It comprises a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for specta ...
in
Kissimmee, Florida
Kissimmee ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Osceola County, Florida, Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 79,226. It is a principal city of the Greater Orlando, O ...
.
The arena is , has 8,300 seats (maximum 10,000 seats) with 12 luxury skyboxes, and is climate-controlled.
Home to the
Silver Spurs Rodeo, a semi-annual
rodeo
Rodeo () is a competitive equestrian sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain and Mexico, expanding throughout the Americas and to other nations. It was originally based on the skills required of the working vaqu ...
event, the indoor arena opened in 2003 to replace the original outdoor grandstand.
Concerts, family shows, school graduations, and sporting events are also held there.
The arena is part of the Osceola Heritage Park entertainment complex.
Silver Spurs Arena was home to the
Florida Seals of the
Southern Professional Hockey League
The SPHL (formerly the Southern Professional Hockey League) is a professional ice hockey independent minor league based in Huntersville, North Carolina, with teams located primarily in the southeastern United States as well as Illinois and Indian ...
from October 2005 until January 4, 2007. During the 2005 season, it was home to the
Kissimmee Kreatures of the
National Indoor Football League
The National Indoor Football League (NIFL) was a professional indoor football league in the United States. For their first six years, the league had teams in markets not covered by either the Arena Football League or its developmental league, ...
. During 2006, the team was to be known as the Osceola Outlaws but then changed their name to
Osceola Football as another team in the NIFL located in Billings, Montana held that nickname. For the 2007 season the team changed its nickname to
Osceola Ghostriders and played in the
World Indoor Football League. From 2018 to 2020, it served as the home of the
Orlando SeaWolves of the
Major Arena Soccer League
The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) is a professional indoor soccer league in North America. The MASL features teams playing coast-to-coast in the United States and Mexico. The league is the highest level of arena soccer in North America. The le ...
.
On April 11, 2023, it was announced that it will serve as the home of the
NBA G League
The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is a professional basketball league in North America that serves as the Minor league#Basketball, developmental league of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league comprises 31 teams; as of ...
team
Osceola Magic.
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Indoor arenas in Florida
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2003 establishments in Florida
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Rodeo venues in the United States
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Orlando SeaWolves
Osceola Magic
Sports in Kissimmee, Florida