The Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex & Education Buildings encompass a roughly 70-acre property minutes from downtown Winston-Salem. This multi-purpose complex boasts more than 55,000 square feet of flexible event space, perfect for hosting hockey, ice skating, cheerleading, martial arts, wrestling, gymnastics, and archery. The Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex is a 4,000-seat arena, and home to both the Carolina Thunderbirds, a minor league hockey team in the Federal Hockey League, and the Wake Forest University Men’s Hockey Team.