Hersheypark Arena
Hersheypark Arena is a arena in Pennsylvania, United States that opened in 1936. Its recorded capacity is 7,286.
Key facts
Hersheypark Arena is a arena in Pennsylvania, United States that opened in 1936. Its recorded capacity is 7,286. It is owned by Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company. It is operated by Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company and Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Hershey Sports Arena. Current tenants are Hershey Bears 1938–2002, Hershey Impact 1988–1991, Hershey Cubs 2021–present, Harrisburg Heat 2025–present, Hershey Bears.
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Arena
- Capacity
- 7,286
- Opened
- 1936
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Ice
Hersheypark Arena is at latitude 40.2881, longitude -76.6564, in Pennsylvania, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 40.2881 |
| Longitude | -76.6564 |
| City | Pennsylvania |
| Region | Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Ice | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Hersheypark Arena has carried 1 recorded name. Hershey Sports Arena (no sponsor) ran 1936 to 1972. The average tenure of a name here is 36 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hershey Sports Arena | None | 1936 to 1972 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company | 1936 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hershey Bears 1938–2002 | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Hershey Impact 1988–1991 | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Hershey Cubs 2021–present | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Harrisburg Heat 2025–present | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Hershey Bears | Not mapped | 1936 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
12 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 November 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 4109 | 2026-11 |
| 5 November 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Hershey Sports Arena | 2026-11 |
| 5 November 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 61514 | 2026-11 |
| 5 November 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 61513 | 2026-11 |
| 5 November 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 61512 | 2026-11 |
| 5 November 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 61511 | 2026-11 |
| 5 November 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 61510 | 2026-11 |
| 5 November 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 61509 | 2026-11 |
| 5 November 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1381585120 | 2026-11 |
| 5 November 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Hersheypark_Arena | Hersheypark Arena | 2026-11 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 46528 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 46527 | 2026-10 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: