Heartland Events Center

Heartland Events Center is a 180,000-square-foot multipurpose facility located on the 220-acre Fonner Park Complex in Grand Island, Nebraska. Opened in fall 2006, the center serves as Central Nebraska's destination for conventions, professional meetings, conferences, trade shows, concerts, large banquets, and athletic events. The campus encompasses two primary rental spaces. Eihusen Arena offers 30,000 square feet of floor space with permanent seating for 6,000 and flexible floor configurations for an additional 1,500 guests, hosting sporting tournaments, rodeos, concerts, graduations, and large exhibitions. The Bosselman Conference Center provides 8,000 square feet of configurable meeting space, divisible into up to five rooms, with built-in audio/video systems, a dance floor, and a modular stage. In-house catering and bar service through Chances "R" is available for all on-site events, and the complex offers more than 3,100 lighted parking spaces.