2026 Midwest Recreation Expo - Sunday Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne

The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena located at 400 Parnell Avenue, Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. It was opened on September 28, 1952. The arena has a huge seating capacity of 13,000 people. Its seating was initially designed for the Basketball and Hockey where Basketball has a seating of 10,240 people, and Hockey has a seating of 8,103 people. In 1989, the Coliseum got a separate space named, Exposition Centre, which hosts trade shows and different events. The Exposition Centre itself has a seating capacity of 7,500 people at a time. The arena is owned and operated by the “Allen County.”

The architect of the arena was designed by A. M. Strauss whereas Hagerman Construction Corp. who was hired as a General Contractor. The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum is a home venue to Fort Wayne Komets of the ECL ice hockey league and the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League. The arena has hosted the Basketball NBA finals in both 1955 and 1956along with NBA D-League finals in 2014 and 2015. In 2010, the University of Notre Dame hosted the Ice Hockey Tournament Midwest Regional at the Coliseum.

You can purchase tickets directly from the venue from Monday - Friday at 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM or you can visit our website to purchase tickets online at TicketsOnSale.com.