El Paso Sports Commission

About El Paso Sports Commission

The El Paso Sports Commission, a private non-profit organization since 2003, works with top regional, national and international organizers to bring in some of the highest quality, world-class sporting events to the El Paso area through hard work, strategic marketing, financial guidance and event promotion.

The Commission also oversees several venues, including the El Paso County Coliseum, which hosts between 125 and 150 performances a year, which includes a variety of concerts, festivals, sports competitions and other events.

In the past, we have hosted and sponsored a wide variety of sporting events that have brought in national recognition and substantial sports tourism dollars into the Sun City by way of hotel rooms, rental cars, restaurants, shopping and entertainment. Some major events include the United States Bowling Congress Women’s and Open Bowling Championships, the Senior Softball USA Texas State Championships, the Conference USA Basketball Championships and the Texas Hispanic Softball Championships, as well as football, running, volleyball, biking and boxing competitions, and a variety of other events and tournaments.

Things to do in El Paso Sports Commission

El Paso is located at the corner of Texas, New Mexico and Mexico. With our sister city of Juarez, just across the border, our area makes up the world’s largest international metroplex. Our culture is a blend of cowboys, conquistadors, Latinos and Native Americans. You will find tacos and hamburgers, two-stepping and hip-hopping, as well as Spanish, English, and our own special mezcla (mixture) of the two, commonly known as Spanglish.

El Paso is rated as one of the safest large cities in the United States. People are friendly in the Sun City and always welcome visitors, offer directions or suggest some great places to eat incredible Mexican food. El Paso is easy to navigate and local area attractions are easy to find in the two-country, three-state diamond in the desert.

El Paso is known worldwide as the Mexican Food Capital of the World and we have the restaurants to prove it. For not much dinero (money),you can enjoy a taco plate with all the fixings, extra-large burritos, the juiciest steaks in Texas, and a wide variety of other ethnic gastronomical delights.

Area hotels are first-rate, inexpensive establishments. A wide variety of chain restaurants and businesses are throughout the city as well as enjoyable local unique restaurants, hotels and shopping centers.

Travel details

By Air:
El Paso International Airport (ELP) is the primary airport serving the city. You can book a flight to ELP from various domestic and international destinations.

By Car:
From the West (Las Cruces, New Mexico):
If you're coming from the west, you can drive east on I-10 to reach El Paso.
Follow I-10 east until you reach El Paso. Signs will guide you to different parts of the city.

From the East (San Antonio, Texas):
If you're coming from the east, take I-10 west to reach El Paso.
Continue on I-10 west, and you will eventually enter the city.

From the North (Albuquerque, New Mexico):
If you're coming from the north, take I-25 south to Albuquerque, then switch to I-10 east to reach El Paso.

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