Dow Event Center

The Dow Event Center (formerly known as Saginaw County Event Center and Saginaw Civic Center) is an indoor arena located in Saginaw, Michigan. The center consists of several parts: The Atrium At The Dow Event Center, The Garden Room At The Dow Event Center, The Theater At The Dow Event Center, The Red Room At The Dow Event Center, FirstMerit Bank Event Park and The Arena At The Dow Event Center. It also houses the Ontario Hockey League's Saginaw Spirit and American Indoor Football's Saginaw Sting. The facility has housed a number of hockey teams in the past, such as the Saginaw Lumber Kings and both the IHL and UHL incarnations of the Saginaw Gears.

The Arena At The Dow Event Center, has a capacity of 7,600 people for concerts (without the ice), and 5,500 for hockey games. The Theater At The Dow Event Center has a capacity of 2,276 people.

Originally built in 1972 as part of an urban development program, the center is the only structure left. Most of the other buildings were razed in the 1980s due to many problems, including health risks, foreclosure and bankruptcy.