Save Mart Center

Save Mart Center Events

Save Mart Center hosts Boxing 🥊, Basketball 🏀, Wrestling 🤼️, Field Hockey 🏑, Mixed Martial Arts 🥋, Professional Wrestling 🤼️ & Ice Hockey 🏒 events.

Save Mart Center Travel & Parking

🏟️ Address: Save Mart Center, 2650 E Shaw Ave, Fresno, California, 93710, United States Directions in Google Maps

The easiest way to access Save Mart Center is by car and bus services. Save Mart Center offers more than 2,900 parking spaces available for patrons to use and there are multiple bus lines with connecting routes located near the arena.

Below you can find general information on travel and parking for Save Mart Center. Individual events may have additional/restricted services available, and so we recommend clicking through to the event and viewing the Travel & Parking tab for event-specific information.

🅿️ Parking

Save Mart Center offers more than 2,900 parking spaces available in the North lots off of Matoian Ave and the East lot off of Chestnut. Additional parking will be made available on Fresno State Campus as needed.

Directions to Save Mart Center parking lots 4 and 6

Prior to arriving to the building, determine which lot best meets your needs when exiting.

Lot 4 – exits onto Woodrow Avenue for access to Westbound Shaw Avenue, about 100 m (1 min) walk from the arena
Lot 6 – exits onto Chestnut Avenue for access to Eastbound Shaw Avenue, about 100 m (1 min) walk from the arena

🚖️ Taxi

If traveling to the arena via limousine, taxi or Uber, please inform your driver of the designated drop off point which is on the south side of the building on Shaw Avenue between Chestnut and Woodrow Avenues. None of these vehicles will not be allowed into the Lot 5.

🚍 Coach & Bus

Bus lines with stations closest to Save Mart Center:

09 – NW Shaw - Woodrow, about 500 m (6 min) walk from the venue
10 – SE Shaw - Woodrow, about 500 m (6 min) walk from the venue

Save Mart Center Hotels & Accommodation

While Downtown Fresno is populated with suave hotels, accommodation in the surrounding parks ranges from campsites and kitsch guest houses to luxury villas and estates.

📍 Where To Stay

For full city vibes stay in Downtown Fresno where the shops are cool and the bars are hot. But not only is the centre ideal for shopping, dining, and nightlife, it is also ideal for exploring the city’s highlights and watching some good old theatre.

The Tower District is a cool and trendy alternative to the city centre. With its own dining and nightlife scene, it’s always alive with locals coming together for a good time.

If fragrant valleys and rich wines are more to your taste, opt instead for accommodation near the wineries and estates west of Fresno.

While Fresno is a fun city to stay in, there’s so much natural beauty surrounding it that it would be rude not to take advantage of it. From Death Valley to Yosemite, and Sierra National Forest, there’s a wide range of parks to take your pick from depending on whether you fancy a desert or forest landscape.

To really make the most of your stay in central California, hire a car so you can see the myriad different landscapes that surround Fresno as well as experience the city itself.

About Save Mart Center

Save Mart Center at Fresno State is a sports and entertainment arena at California State University, Fresno. Primarily used for university sports, the arena is home to the Fresno State Bulldogs men's and women's basketball teams, women's volleyball team and wrestling team.

📜 History

Save Mart Center officially opened in November 2003, although it had already hosted a sporting event in October, a women's NCAA volleyball match between Rainbow Wahine and Fresno State Bulldogs.

The arena is also often used for ice hockey, and is the former home of the Fresno Falcons ice hockey team for their first 5 seasons in the ECHL.

Other major events host at the venue include several NBA and NHL preseason games, WWE's Royal Rumble 2005, and the Artur Beterbiev-Enrico Kölling boxing match for the IBF Light Heavyweight belt in 2017.

🍔 Food & Drink

Save Mart Center and Premier offer a wide variety of food and beverage choices. From Crowd Favourites, like hot fresh pizza at Me-N-Ed’s Slices to third-pound burgers, chicken tenders, and vegetarian Santa Fe black bean burgers at Bulldog Grill to homemade vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and rocky road ice cream at Fresno State ice cream.

💂 Entry Gates

Doors Open

Arena doors are open to the public a minimum of one hour prior to the event.

Re-entry

Guests who exit the building during an event will not gain re-admittance.

🚽 Toilets

Restrooms are conveniently located throughout the arena.

🧑‍🦽 Disabled Facilities

Accessible Seating

Accessible Seating is available on all levels of the Save Mart Center. In addition, accessible seats are offered in all price levels for each event. Guests may purchase up to three companion seats for each accessible seat purchased, provided such seats are available.

Service Animal Policy

Service animals for disabled patrons are permitted. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines a service animal as any dog, such as a guide dog or signal dog that is individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability. This includes psychiatric service animals that are individually trained to provide service to individuals with psychiatric or neurological disabilities, such as preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviours.

Accessible Parking

There are 53 accessible parking spaces in the north lot and 31 accessible parking spaces in the east lot available for our guests with disabilities. Vehicles legally using disabled license plates or window cards are permitted to park in these designated spaces. Standard parking rates do apply.

Elevators

Multiple elevators are located inside Save Mart Center and are accessible from each corner of the building. All elevators may not be in use for some events. For assistance in finding an elevator, please locate a guest services staff member.

Wheelchair Escorts

Guests with mobility impairments who do not have access to a wheelchair may request a wheelchair to transport the individual to/from their seat, free of charge. Please be aware that our personnel cannot remain with you during the event, nor will they allow you to remain in or keep the wheelchair for the duration of the event. In the event a guest requires the use of a wheelchair for the duration of the event, we recommend bringing your own wheelchair or other mobility device. Please arrive early so that you may be accommodated prior to the event start.