Rocky Mount Event Center Hosts CIAA Volleyball Finals Nov. 9–11
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. – November 04, 2026 -- The Rocky Mount Event Center has generated an estimated $27.3 million in economic impact so far in 2026, about 86 percent of its $31.8 million full-year 2025 total, as it prepares to host the 47th Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Volleyball Championship on November 9–11.
Eight teams will compete at the 165,000-square-foot downtown venue
Eight of the conference's top volleyball programs will play for the title at the city-owned facility, which is operated by The Sports Facilities Companies. Admission is free to the public. CIAA representatives are due to arrive Saturday, November 7, and participating teams on Sunday, November 8, which adds visitor activity ahead of the first match.
The CIAA, founded in 1912, is an NCAA Division II conference and describes itself as the nation's oldest historically Black athletic conference.