Saturday, June 17th, 2017, help celebrate the Grand Opening of Matthews Sportsplex, 1505 Tank Town Road, Matthews.
The Sportsplex at Matthews is an athletic facility that consists of 9 synthetic turf fields, 2 grass fields and a 2,500 seat grass stadium. All fields are multi-purpose fields that can accommodate a variety of sports; soccer, lacrosse, football, field hockey, rugby, etc.
The Stadium has a two story field house with home, away, and referee locker rooms. The top floor of the field house is a 90-person conference room that is available to rent. The Sportsplex also has two playgrounds and roughly 2 miles of paved trails.
The Grand Opening Celebration takes place on Saturday, June 17th, 2017, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
There will be live music from 5 PM – 6:30 PM, opening ceremonies from 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM, and various activities for kids from 5 PM – 9 PM, including face painting, a balloon folder, a caricature artist, and a magician. It’s free to attend these festivities. Food trucks will be on site.
At 7 p.m. the Charlotte Independence will play there first soccer game at the new Sportsplex, against the Harrisburg City Islanders. You will have to purchase a ticket to go into the stadium for the game. It looks like there might not be a lot of tickets left for the game. Purchase here. The night will end with fireworks after the game, around 9 PM.
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