Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance

The Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance (GRSA) is always interested in working with groups or individuals who want to bring sporting events to Greater Raleigh. If your event is in line with the GRSA's general objectives (attracting events that generate visitor spending and/or media exposure, or both), then we will be glad to take a close look at your proposal. Chances are, we will assist with your bid effort and do everything we can to help bring your event to Greater Raleigh.

On any given day you'll find visitors toe-tapping to the sounds of emerging music and bands, sampling global flavors at one of America's biggest food truck rodeos, broadening horizons through an array of visual and performing arts events or joining thousands of friends to cheer on the home team at Lenovo Center, Carter-Finley Stadium, WakeMed Soccer Park and in bars and breweries across the Raleigh area.

Travel remains vital to our physical and mental health, and the backbone of our hospitality community that can't wait to see you again. To that end, many area restaurants and hotels in Raleigh, N.C., have been certified through the Count On Me NC program, which teaches hospitality businesses how to ensure the best and safest practices when serving guests.

We invite you to jump back in to explore our most intriguing and entertaining attractions and museums, stroll through our prettiest parks, taste our most delicious dishes and travel our greenest greenways, all while receiving the warmest of welcomes.

Interstate highways and scores of transportation services make getting to the area easy. You can come by plane, train, bus or automobile. In fact, more than half of the United States’ population lives within a day’s drive or a two-hour flight of Greater Raleigh, N.C.

Raleigh, N.C., hosts thousands of events every year, including many enriching experiences for your visit. Looking to build your trip around something exhilarating? We've got the most music in N.C., a hopping collegiate and professional sports scene and a host of accolade-worthy, homegrown culinary and cultural festivities pioneered by our smart and passionate locals.