Sports Palace

Odesa Sports Palace: A Place Where True Emotions Come Alive

The Odesa Sports Palace, a sports and concert complex, is the largest indoor arena in the city. This multifunctional venue is one of the most active participants in the cultural and sporting life of Odesa and the surrounding region. In 2025, the venue celebrated its 50th anniversary. Over the years, it has hosted more than 300 concerts, over 100 exhibitions and promotional events, and hundreds of sporting competitions at various levels.

From Its Founding to the Present Day

The Sports Palace opened in Odesa on 5 December 1975. On 6 November 2016, a modern ice arena began operating at the venue. The occasion was marked by a celebratory concert.

Unfortunately, the Sports Palace suffered significant damage in 2024 and 2025 as a result of Russian aggression. Parts of the stands were destroyed, windows were shattered, and the facade was damaged. However, repair work was carried out promptly, and concerts, sporting events and other activities resumed at the complex.

Venue Design and Features

The Odesa Sports Palace has a capacity of 4,500 seats for sporting competitions and matches. In a concert configuration, it can accommodate 5,000 spectators. The venue's exhibition area covers approximately 2,000 m².

The hall's high ceiling is equipped with trusses for mounting sound and lighting equipment, allowing the arena to meet artists' technical rider requirements.

The venue provides cloakrooms for visitors. A covered car park has been built next to the Sports Palace.

What Events Take Place at Odesa Sports Palace

The multifunctional arena hosts a wide variety of events, ranging from sports competitions to cultural and entertainment programmes. Ice shows, ballroom dancing tournaments and boxing matches alternate with concerts by well-known artists and bands in the venue's schedule. As part of their tours, performers and groups such as Okean Elzy, Mashina Vremeni, participants in the «Stare Misto» rock festival, Didier Marouani, Lara Fabian, the band TIK and many other contemporary stars have taken to the Sports Palace stage.

Events you can find in the Odesa Sports Palace schedule include:

• sporting competitions;
• concerts by Ukrainian and international performers and bands;
• exhibitions, competitions and fairs;
• seminars and conferences;
• ice shows;
• festivals and other events.

Where Odesa Sports Palace Is Located

The complex is located at 31 Shevchenka Avenue, opposite Peremohy Arboretum, in a prestigious part of the city between the city centre and Arcadia. The nearby public transport stop is also called «Sports Palace», and numerous transport routes pass through it. This makes the venue easy to reach from any part of Odesa.

How to Buy Tickets for Events at Odesa Sports Palace

Residents of Odesa and visitors to the city will find events to suit every taste in the venue's schedule. You can choose an event and book tickets online at Concert.ua. Come with a large group, friends, family or on your own. You're sure to have memories to look back on for years to come!