I attended the Teammate Opener IV basketball tournament this weekend with my daughter's AAU team. This is a large venue, in the small city of Rocky Mount, however, there is much room for improvement. Customer Service was excellent. The Box Office sold $25 wristbands daily. They moved the lines pretty quickly. Parking was effortless and I did not have to pay. The venue offers concessions and a Bar. They have a display of what is served daily for Concession. Mostly pizza, nachos, hot dogs etc. We decided to wait and get food while on our trip home. The lighting in the gymnasium needs to be replaced. The light fixtures have very low dim lighting. This was terrible when filming the event. My eyes were hurting after a while. I appreciated how clean the restrooms were and the overall venue was spacious and well ventilated with air conditioning and several fans placed on every court. Great planning . Kudos to the team. read more

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Decent size venue for volleyball competitions, clean facilities, clean and well maintained restrooms. Friendly, courteous and professional staff. Tickets $20 per person/day or $30 for the 2day wknd+$10 per day parking. No outside food or drinks allowed. Bags inspection at entrance. Concession stands provide options for food and drinks including alcohol. Expect to spend approx. $20-50 per person depending on your selection. The wristbands allow exit/entry so theoretically you could bring food and drinks, but have get to your vehicle and consume before returning. Alternately there are restaurants close by if you wait until the event is over. read more

My Commencement was here. The staff was friendly and welcoming. The seats were comfortable for sitting for two hours. The parking for myself was easy but for my guest wasn't the best parking situation. Parking logistics should be revisited. This is a small city and parking shouldn't be a theme here. As far as my guest and their purses - I feel security checking bags were being selective with who they allowed in with large purses. Not sure what this was about but these individuals were not in aligned with the purse policy. read more

Had a wonderful time here covering a basketball tournament! Yay. This is for the coffee shop down the street since it was so conveniently location to this wonderful venue but I could not find their Yelp page. I was in town visiting the Rocky Mount Event Center for a basketball tournament. The venue is just a hop, skip and a jump from this place. I am SO GLAD I found this place! Their cold brew was awesome. The owners happened to be there when I came in and they was just as nice as could be. For an ultra-modern coffee experience in Rocky, Mt. visit this place for sure. read more

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Here for a volleyball tournament and all of the water fountains are shut off. I asked the lady at concessions if she could fill up my bottle in the sink (I took off the top and kept it). She's not allowed "because of COVID". So...I don't have to wear a mask, you're serving food and drinks, and the playground is open for kids, but we can't use your water fountain or get water from your sinks. Do you see the hypocrisy? More importantly, players have to BUY water? Shame on you for trying to squeeze every last nickel from your paying guests ($5 for parking, $10 per day and $25 for weekend pass). read more

I visited the event center this weekend for a volleyball tournament. I was super impressed with the cleaning staff. They are working so hard. The event was spotless, the bathrooms were extremely clean. Bring cash to park. read more

Rocky Mount Event Center - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Rocky Mount, North Carolina

What a gift to have this world class event facility in downtown Rocky Mount. The Event Center has so much to offer. From a variety of food and beverage options, professional meeting space, a fun arcade to bring kids (or even have a date night like my fiancé and I did a few months back), and brand new full service basketball courts - what more can you ask for for a conference, concert or sporting event! I recently had a meeting at the Event Center and was so impressed by the chef and dining team - delicious food and exceptional service. While there, I was greeted by everyone I passed. I also noticed top-notch safety and cleaning protocols in light of COVID-19. So grateful for all those who work tirelessly to make the Event Center a fun, welcoming, dynamic epicenter for diverse activities hosted here in downtown Rocky Mount! read more

It was ok there were nice staff. We went there for a basketball tournament and some of the teams seemed to he lying about there age but that isn't the centers fault it the people that put the event together. Over all the building is amazing, it is very spacious and has a lot of thing to do inside it but to be warned you do have to pay 5 dollars to get into the parking lot. read more

Staff was extremely rude last time I came here. Be prepared to spend an arm, leg, and lot of money on concessions since they won't let you bring in food. No sufficient or convenient seating to eat. $5 to park in a run down parking lot. It's a nice facility but is a zoo during tournaments. read more

Beautiful event enter - brand new full-size basketball and volleyball courts. So many fun activiities to do: Beauitful arcade for kids and adults, climbing ropes course, climbing challenge course. Food and concsessions for general public. Full service chef and large events and conferences, tons of event space for weddings, reunions, meetings, conferences. Staff has always been friendly and helpful when I've been there. read more

No traffic Management at all around the venue. Back ups on every street leading to the venue with no directions posted. Absolutely no competence in ticket sales, leaving many hundreds of attendees in long lines, outside in the rain over an hour without moving. Presale event passes online if you can't figure it out. I missed our team's first match because of the lousy 1 hour 20 min. wait to the ticket window. Ridiculous that anyone within RMEC management thinks this was ok. Concession was slow and poor quality. The staff in these areas were openly confused about what products they we're selling, how to ring up an order and exchange payment efficiently. It's a great looking newer facility but desperately in need of new management and staff trained in operating large events. read more

Horrible for large events. Totally inept staff and planning. Not enough parking or box office staff. Food selection not at all healthy.