Ford Park
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Not to be confused with Ford Park on Cross Lake in Shreveport, Louisiana
Ford Park is a multi-purpose Park, Arena, Exhibit Hall, Pavilion, Midway, and Field(s). It is located on I-10 South and/or Highway 124/Fannett Road in Beaumont, Texas. The Arena seats 9,737 people, 8,200 for Hockey, 9,100 for Concerts, & 6,500 for motor sports. It is the home of the Beaumont Drillers of the NIFL and the Texas Wildcatters of the East Coast Hockey League. The Arena also hosts concerts, rodeos, circuses, motor sports, ice shows and many other special events. Ford Exhibit Hall is a multi-purpose hall for exhibits, boat shows, and more. It has 83,000 feet of space. Ford Fields are 12 softball/baseball fields. Please go to Ford Park's website for more. Ford Midway is a 9-acre midway for fairs and carnivals, and other large outdoor events. It is the home of the The South Texas State Fair. Ford Pavilion seats 18,000 people. Ford Pavilion is the home of Dog Jam, an annual rock music event.
The park opened in 2003. There is also a RV Park on the site, the Gulf Coast RV Resort. In addition, there are eight meeting rooms and a regional visitors center.
[edit] People who have played there
- George Jones
- Merle Haggard
- WWE Raw, SmackDown, & ECW
- Dierks Bentley
- USSSA
- Texas Wildcatters
- Beaumont Drillers
- Monster Jam
- Disney On Ice
- Barney
- Kirk Franklin
- Dora The Explorer
- Staind
- Breaking Benjamin
- 3 Doors Down
- Shinedown
- Papa Roach
- Freestyle Motocross
- Hilary Duff
- Cher
- ZZ Top
- Saliva
- Professional Bull Riders
- Vince Gill
- Amy Grant
- Jay Z
- Los Lonely Boys
- Cross Canadian Ragweed
- Black Stone Cherry
- The Hunger
- XFC Mixed Martial Arts
- Nelly
- Big & Rich
- Gretchen Wilson
- Scooby Doo
- Sesame Street Live!
- Bill Gaither Homecoming Tour
- Kenny Chesney
- Keith Urban
- Tracy Byrd
- Mark Chesnutt
- American Fastpitch Association
- Renegades Extreme Fighting
- Aaron Carter
- Royal Hanneford Circus
- Justin Guarini
- Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
- United Cheer National Cheerleading and Dance Competition
- Tae Kwon Do National Championships
- Champions on Ice
- Blackfoot
- ShoutFest
- Puddle of Mudd
- Trapt
- Dropbox
- Earshot
- Eight Days Gone
- Fall As Well
- Sammy Kershaw
- Zona Jones
- ZZ Top
- Hank Williams, Jr.
- Pat Green
- Gary Allen
- Hootie & the Blowfish
- 50 Cent
- Busta Rhymes
- Sean Paul
- Poison
- Alabama
- David Allen Coe
- Tank (singer)
- Trae
- Jibbs
- Cupid (R&B singer)
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