Dix Stadium, Kent

Name: Dix Stadium
Address: 2227 Summit Rd, Kent, 44240, United States
Telephone: (330) 672-2244

#2 among attractions in Kent

Football, Sport venue, Sport

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Facts and practical information

Dix Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kent, Ohio, United States. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Kent State Golden Flashes football team. In addition, since 2016 the stadium is also home to the Kent State women's soccer team and since 2019 to the women's lacrosse team. Previously, it was home to the Kent State field hockey team from 1997 to 2004 and served as a secondary home for the KSU men's soccer team in the 1970s. It opened on September 13, 1969 and was named in 1973 after Robert C. Dix, former publisher of the Record-Courier and a member of Kent State's Board of Trustees for more than three decades. It was built as an expansion and relocation of Memorial Stadium, with all of Memorial Stadium's main seating areas used at the current stadium in a new configuration. ()

Capacity: 25.3 thous.Coordinates: 41°8'21"N, 81°18'49"W

Address

2227 Summit RdKent 44240 United States

Contact

(330) 672-2244

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Dix Stadium – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kent State University Ice Arena, Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent, Schoonover Stadium, The Kent Stage.

1.3 miW
Hockey, Ice rink, Sport venue
Kent State University Ice Arena, Kent
32 min walk • The KSU Ice Arena is a two-rink ice complex located on the campus of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, United States. The building contains two ice rinks, one with seating for 1,500 fans that is used for ice hockey and figure skating, with the other used for general skating. The two rinks are connected by a large lobby and snack bar.
2.7 miNW
Church
Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent, Kent
69 min walk • Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent, Ohio is a Unitarian Universalist church in Kent, Ohio. Founded in 1866, the current building was completed by builder Joseph Gridley in 1868 on land donated by philanthropist Marvin Kent and rests on a bedrock of sandstone.
1.5 miW
Sport, Sport venue
Schoonover Stadium, Kent
39 min walk • Olga Mural Field at Schoonover Stadium is a baseball venue located on the campus of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, United States.
2.5 miNW
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Music venue
The Kent Stage, Kent
63 min walk • The Kent Stage is a 642-seat theater that was built in 1927 in Kent, Ohio, United States. Since 2002, it has been used as a performance venue for music, plays and film.
2.1 miNW
41°9'10"N • 81°20'60"W
Kent State University Museum, Kent
54 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, Art gallery
1.8 miNW
41°9'1"N • 81°20'38"W
May 4 Visitors Center, Kent
45 min walk • Museum
2.7 miW
Library
Kent Free Library, Kent
69 min walk • The Kent Free Library is a public library located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The oldest part of its current building is a Carnegie library that opened in 1903.
1.4 miW
Monuments and statues
Partially Buried Woodshed, Kent
36 min walk • Partially Buried Woodshed is a work of land art created by American artist Robert Smithson in January 1970 at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. The work consisted of an existing woodshed and earth added by the artist in order to illustrate the concept of entropy.
1.4 miW
Universities and schools
Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent
37 min walk • The former Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University is now renamed the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute.
1.5 miNE
41°9'35"N • 81°18'6"W
Birdie Shack Putt-R-Golf, Ravenna
40 min walk • Mini golf, Entertainment, Golf
2.7 miNW
City hall
Franklin Township Hall, Kent
69 min walk • The Franklin Township Hall, also referred to historically as the "Town Hall", is a town hall located in Kent, Ohio, United States, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Dix Stadium, Kent

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Dix Stadium – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)