UC Santa Barbara Events Center

Events Center
UC Santa Barbara Events Center
The Thunderdome
ECen
Entrance to the Thunderdome as seen in 2018
Interactive map of Events Center
Full nameUC Santa Barbara Events Center
Former namesCampus Events Center
LocationSanta Barbara, California
Coordinates34°24′49.65″N 119°51′4.13″W / 34.4137917°N 119.8511472°W / 34.4137917; -119.8511472
OwnerUCSB
Capacity5,000 (for basketball)
Executive suitesNone
ScoreboardYes
Record attendance6,512 on December 18, 1991
for Men's Basketball vs. Ohio State
Construction
Opened1979 (1979)
Tenants
Website
eventscenter.ucsb.edu

UC Santa Barbara Events Center, previously known as the Campus Events Center, also known as The Thunderdome, is a 5,000-seat, indoor multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California. The arena serves as home venue to UC Santa Barbara Gauchos' men's and women's basketball, and volleyball teams.