Peoria Civic Center

Carver Arena
Former names	Peoria Civic Center Arena (1982–2001)
Operator	ASM Global
Capacity	12,000; Detailed capacity 9,919 (Ice hockey and indoor football); 11,433 (Basketball); 12,036 (Concerts);
Construction
Opened	1982
Renovated	1992; 2005-07; 2024;
Tenants
	Bradley Braves (NCAA) (1982–present); Peoria Rivermen (SPHL) (2013–present); Peoria Pirates (IFL/af2) (1999–2004, 2008–09)

Peoria Civic Center
Peoria Civic Center
	Exterior of complex (c.2006)
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General information
Location	Downtown Peoria, 201 SW Jefferson Ave; Peoria, IL 61602-1423
Coordinates	40°41′30″N 89°35′39″W / 40.69167°N 89.59417°W
Groundbreaking	April 30, 1979
Opened	February 1982
Inaugurated	June 6, 1982
Renovated	June 2005-May 2007
Cost	$64.2 million; ($285 million in 2025 dollars)
Renovation cost	$55 million ($90.7 million in 2025 dollars)
Owner	City of Peoria
Technical details
Size	Exhibit halls: 108,668 sq ft (10,095.6 m2); Meeting/breakout rooms: 17,355 sq ft (1,612.3 m2); Ballrooms: 28,667 sq ft (2,663.3 m2); Arena: 27,400 sq ft (2,550 m2); Theater: 7,000 sq ft (650 m2);
Design and construction
Architects	Philip Johnson; John Burgee;
Renovating team
Architect	HOK Sport Venue Event
Engineer	Dewberry
Services engineer	STS Engineering
Other designers	Advanced Audio & Light; Convergence Design; Zalk Josephs Fabricators;
Main contractor	Turner Construction
Other information
Seating capacity	6,500 (PCC Ballroom); 2,173 (PCC Theater); 300 (Lexus Club)
Public transit access	CityLink
Website
	Complex Website
Former names
Former names	Peoria Civic Center Arena (1982–2001)
Operator	ASM Global
Capacity	12,000; Detailed capacity 9,919 (Ice hockey and indoor football); 11,433 (Basketball); 12,036 (Concerts);
Construction
Opened	1982
Renovated	1992; 2005-07; 2024;
Tenants
	Bradley Braves (NCAA) (1982–present); Peoria Rivermen (SPHL) (2013–present); Peoria Pirates (IFL/af2) (1999–2004, 2008–09)

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Peoria Civic Center is an entertainment complex located in downtown Peoria, Illinois. Designed by Pritzker Prize winning architect Philip Johnson and John Burgee, it has an arena, theater, exhibit hall and meeting rooms. It opened in 1982 and completed an expansion to its lobby and meeting facilities in 2007. On the grounds of the Peoria Civic Center sits the massive Sonar Tide, the last and largest sculpture of the pioneer of abstract minimalism Ronald Bladen.