About Festival
Sun, fun, turkey legs and field hockey sticks all in one place has been a staple of the National Hockey Festival for decades. Held each Thanksgiving weekend, thousands of athletes, coaches, umpires and fans alike come together from across the United States and Canada to celebrate the best game on earth.
With the year 2020 marking the 40th edition, Festival continues to be one of the largest field hockey tournaments in the nation and the world for an experience that can’t be beat.
Also in 2020, for the first-time ever, Festival will operate uniquely in two sites, the BB&T Sports Park in Bermuda Run, N.C. and Virginia Beach Sportsplex/Hampton Roads Soccer Complex in Virginia Beach, Va.
Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, only two spectators per participant will be allowed at the BB&T Sports Park in Bermuda Run, N.C. Only one spectator per participant will be allowed at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex/Hampton Roads Soccer Complex in Virginia Beach, Va.
The BB&T Sports Park, a little more than an hour from Charlotte Douglas International Airport, is one of the premier multi-purpose facilities in North Carolina and serves as the home to the Twin City Sports Association. It offers 14 full-size fields (eleven with lighting) including four full-size artificial turf fields and six small-sided fields. The park has a stadium field with seating for 1,400 fans, along with numerous elevated viewing areas. There is a 5,800 square foot field house on-site that includes concessions, large restrooms, medical/athletic training room, classroom, multi-purpose meeting room and coffee shop.
The Virginia Beach Sportsplex has been home to many USA Field Hockey National and Regional Events in the past and is one of the premier field hockey facilities in the nation. The Virginia Beach Sportsplex includes a main stadium lighted artificial turf field and two Astroturf water-based turf fields (one with lights).
Address: 2044 Landstown Centre Way, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
The Hampton Roads Soccer Complex, located just two miles from the Virginia Beach Sportsplex, has 19 Bermuda grass fields and includes two state-of-the-art turf fields with lights. One turf field has stadium seating for 260 spectators. There is a 2,500 square foot brick building with meeting rooms and a medical/athletic training room. Also on-site are two restroom facilities and two concession stands.
Address: 2276 Recreation Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
