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  Tony's Pizza Events Center Location within Kansas  Tony's Pizza Events Center Location within the United States | |
| Former names | Bicentennial Center (1979–2017) |
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| Location | 800 The Midway Salina, Kansas 67401 |
| Coordinates | 38°50′02″N 97°36′01″W / 38.833824°N 97.600265°W |
| Owner | City of Salina |
| Operator | OVG360[1] |
| Capacity | 7,583[2] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1977[3] |
| Opened | June 2, 1979[4] |
| Tenants | |
| Kansas Cagerz (USBL) (1999–2007) Salina Rattlers (IBA) (2000–2001) Salina Bombers (CPIFL/CIF) (2013–2015) Salina Liberty (CIF/AFL) (2016–present) Salina Saints (ABA) (2016–2019) | |
Bicentennial Center, also known as Tony's Pizza Events Center, is located in Salina, Kansas, United States. It includes a 7,583-seat multipurpose arena, meeting rooms and Heritage Hall, an 18,000 square foot convention center. It is home of the Salina Liberty of Arena Football One, and is nicknamed Mid-America's Meeting Place. The City of Salina is the primary owner of the center. Spectra manages the center as well as more than 100 other public assembly facilities around the world.
- ^ "Tony's Pizza Events Center - About Us". tonyspizzaeventscenter.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "SALINA DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION: STAR BOND PROJECT PLAN" (PDF). salina-ks.gov. City of Salina. June 21, 2016. p. 125. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ Curran, Julie (January 25, 1979). "Motels grow to meet expected demand created by BiCenter". The Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. p. 25. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ Demuth, Gary (February 22, 2015). "As Salina ages, the Bicentennial Center gets a facelift". Salina Journal. Retrieved February 26, 2017.