Ford Idaho Center

Great time. We came to watch our daughter's gymnastics meet. Big space, freshly queezwd beer, and tons of smiling faces. Come one, come all.

Great place for an event. Plenty of seating. Great sound system. Clean environment.

It was a limited public event. Nice clean, seats are relatively comfortable. Big open space.

One asset that brings a lot of visitors to Nampa is this massive complex of sports and entertainment venues in the northeast of the city.nnEstablished in the mid-1990s, the Ford Idaho Center is the largest facility of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, comprising the 12,279-capacity Ford Arena for a slew of major concerts and sports events, along with the 10,500-capacity Ford Amphitheater, which has hosted the likes of Bob Dylan, Shania Twain and James Taylor.nnAdded to these are the Ford Theater and the 110-acre Horse Park, the leading horse facility in the Northwest.nnThis brings us to the biggest event on the center’s calendar: The Snake River Stampede rodeo goes down during the third week of July and takes its place among the top 12 rodeos recognized by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.nnThere’s a lot going on both in Nampa and at the Ford Idaho Center during these five days, from parades to rope & run to mutton busting and a Miss Rodeo Idaho Competition.

State wrestling tournament. Thy have done there best to accommodate all of us.