8 Million Pounds Of Dirt Now Has New Equestrian Center At South Point Ready For Events!

After installing eight million pounds of dirt, South Point Arena and Equestrian Center’s new Priefert Pavilion is officially open for business. South Point broke ground on construction of the new equestrian facility in spring 2013 to launch a joint project to expand the current Arena and Equestrian Center and build a new bowling tournament facility.

The Priefert Pavilion offers an additional 100,000 square feet of competition space to the already existing South Point Arena and includes two new world-class arenas within the center’s unique blueprint. In addition, the current Arena and Equestrian Center offers more than 1,200 climate-controlled stalls, an indoor practice arena and a 4,600-seat main show arena. In total the South Point Arena and Priefert Pavilion now offer more than 240,000 square feet for events.

With more than 31 weeks of equestrian and rodeo events scheduled in just 2014, the new arena space creates a unique opportunity to expand on current scheduled events while also introducing South Point to new events of a much larger caliber. Since the announcement of the Priefert Pavilion, South Point has added nine groups to the 2015 event roster that have never before hosted their event in Las Vegas.

“We envision the new Priefert Pavilion will allow us to continue enhancing the premier equestrian facility in the country while increasing our hotel room occupancy by 15,000 room nights in the first year of operation,” said Ryan Growney, general manager of South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa. “Not only will the two additional arenas allow our current events to grow, but our partnership with the Preifert family will allow us to coordinate some of the most unique equestrian events in the country. This is a win-win scenario for South Point and Las Vegas as new groups continue to bring their business to our city.”

South Point is Las Vegas’ only property to offer three state-of-the art transformable arenas suitable for the city’s vibrant event scene. South Point, commonly referred to as “Vegas Cowboy Central,” is home to a variety of exceptional events, including the Arabian Breeders World Cup, Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association’s (CMSA) Western U.S. Championship, Indian National Finals Rodeo, multiple National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Cutting Horse events and the World Series of Team Roping. In addition, the Arena hosts collegiate basketball tournaments, BMX competitions, the annual Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con, Western lifestyle expos, the annual Art N’ Ink Festival and a variety of other entertainment niches.

For more information on upcoming events and the South Point Arena and Equestrian Center, please visit the Arena website. www.southpointarena.com/events.php