Anderson Sports and Entertainment Complex
The Anderson Civic Center, which seats 5,100 also provides various community events, professional performers, trade shows and craft shows. The Civic Center is complemented by a 15,000 seat amphitheater, and a $4 million sports complex containing 4 softball fields, 1 NCAA baseball field, 3 soccer fields, 8 tennis courts, playgrounds, nature trails, and jogging tracks. The 64-acre Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center is capable of booking musical events, baseball tournaments, and nationally known events such as the All-American Rhythm and Blues Festival and Freedom Weekend Aloft - a hot air balloon festival held on Memorial Day weekend drawing as many as 200,000 attendees.