Wellness and Events Center, Newark

#164 among attractions in Newark

Sport venue, Sport

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Facts and practical information

The Wellness and Events Center is 250,000 sq ft. sports and recreation facility that includes a 3,500 seat basketball arena in Newark, New Jersey. It was built at a cost of $102 million by the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The Wellness and Events Center is the home court of the NJIT Highlanders who joined the NCAA Division I American East Conference on July 1, 2020. The WEC replaced the former arena of the Highlanders, the Fleisher Center. The new arena broke ground on November 12, 2015, and opened in time for the 2017–18 basketball season. ()

Capacity: 3500Coordinates: 40°44'43"N, 74°10'59"W

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University HeightsNewark United States

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Day trips

Wellness and Events Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: New Jersey Performing Arts Center, The Newark Museum of Art, Bethany Baptist Church, Pro-Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Newark.

0.9 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater, Performing arts
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark
23 min walk • The New Jersey Performing Arts Center, in downtown Newark, New Jersey, United States, is one of the largest performing arts centers in the United States.
0.6 miE
Museum, History museum, Art museum
The Newark Museum of Art, Newark
16 min walk • The Newark Museum of Art, in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, is the state's largest museum. It holds major collections of American art, decorative arts, contemporary art, and arts of Asia, Africa, the Americas, and the ancient world.
~1840 ftS
Church
Bethany Baptist Church, Newark
9 min walk • Bethany Baptist Church is a historic church at 117 W. Market Street in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The church traces its origins to 1870, when a group of African Americans established the church on Broad Street in Newark, in the building of the Peddie Memorial Baptist Church.
0.6 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Pro-Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Newark, Newark
16 min walk • St. Patrick's Pro-Cathedral is a former cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, located in Newark, New Jersey within the Archdiocese of Newark.
0.6 miE
Bookshop, Library
Newark Public Library, Newark
17 min walk • The Newark Public Library is a public library system in Newark, New Jersey. The library offers numerous programs and events to its diverse population. With eight different locations, the Newark Public Library serves as a Statewide Reference Center.
0.6 miSE
Monuments and statues
Seated Lincoln, Newark
16 min walk • Seated Lincoln is a 1911 sculpture by Gutzon Borglum, located next to the Essex County Courthouse in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 1995, for its significance in art.
0.5 miNE
Church
St. Lucy's Church, Newark
13 min walk • St. Lucy's Church is a historic church at 19-27 Ruggiero Plaza at the intersection of Seventh Ave.in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is home to the American National Shrine Of Saint Gerard Majella.
0.4 miNE
Skyscraper
Pavilion and Colonnade Apartments, Newark
11 min walk • The Pavilion and Colonnade Apartments are three highrise apartment buildings in Newark, New Jersey. The Pavilion Apartments are located at 108-136 Martin Luther King Junior Blvd. and the Colonnade Apartments at 25-51 Clifton Avenue in the overlapping neighborhoods known as Seventh Avenue and Lower Broadway.
0.7 miE
Memorial
Indian and the Puritan, Newark
18 min walk • Indian and the Puritan is a 1916 marble and bronze monument by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, opposite 5 Washington Street, the Newark Public Library, in Washington Park of Newark in Essex County, New Jersey.
0.6 miS
Neo-renaissance architecture
Essex County Courthouse, Newark
16 min walk • The Essex County Courthouse is located in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1904 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 26, 1975.
~920 ftE
Church
New Hope Baptist Church, Newark
5 min walk • New Hope Baptist Church is a church in Newark, New Jersey, located at 106 Sussex Avenue in University Heights.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Wellness and Events Center?

Nearby attractions include World AIDS Museum and Educational Center, Newark (5 min walk), Springfield/Belmont, Newark (5 min walk), New Hope Baptist Church, Newark (5 min walk), St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Rectory and School, Newark (6 min walk).

How to get to Wellness and Events Center by public transport?

The nearest stations to Wellness and Events Center:

Light rail

Norfolk Street • Lines: Nlr (1 min walk)
Warren Street/NJIT • Lines: Nlr (6 min walk)

Train

Newark Broad Street (16 min walk)
Newark Penn Station (32 min walk)

Bus

Broad St & Market St • Lines: 62 (23 min walk)
Newark Penn Bus Terminal (32 min walk)

Metro

Newark Penn Station • Lines: Nwk–Wtc (32 min walk)