FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Thursday morning, Mayor Tom Henry and Visit Fort Wayne officials held a special press conference announcing four new sporting events that will be coming to the Summit City in 2017 and 2018.
.@MayorTomHenry and @VisitFortWayne announce 4 sports tournaments will receive Sports Development Business Grants. https://t.co/diintg5Cvg pic.twitter.com/8qorTl0pQC
— City of Fort Wayne (@CityofFortWayne) October 26, 2017
The City of Fort Wayne is providing $20,000 in Sports Development Grant Fund dollars to help Visit Fort Wayne book the following tournaments:
OneHockey – 2017 Fort Wayne Forecheck
October 27-29, 2017 (2,000 attendees)
Adaptive Sports USA – 2018 Junior Nationals
July 21-28, 2018 (500 attendees)
US Figure Skating – 2019 Sectional Figure Skating Championship
November 13-17, 2018 (500 attendees)
International Jugglers’ Association – 2019 Festival
June 24-30, 2019 (700 attendees)
The four events will bring an estimated 3,700 people and $1.7 million in economic impact to Fort Wayne.
“We’re looking forward to being the host city for these important and unique events,” said Mayor Henry. “We value and appreciate our partnership with Visit Fort Wayne as we work together to ensure Fort Wayne continues to be a point of destination for visitors.”
This will be the first time that any of these events are held in Fort Wayne.
