The Arena at Innovation Mile

The Arena at Innovation Mile is an indoor arena under construction in Noblesville, Indiana, United States. Owned by the city of Noblesville, it will have a capacity of 3,400 and open in the summer of 2025. The arena will serve as the home venue for the Noblesville Boom, the NBA G League affiliate of the NBA's Indiana Pacers, and is expected to debut during the 2025–26 G League season.^[2]

The Arena at Innovation Mile

Former names	Noblesville Event Center (2023–2025)
Address	14157 CJ Way
Location	Noblesville, Indiana
Coordinates	39°59′35.3″N 85°54′54″W
Owner	City of Noblesville
Operator	Patch Development
Capacity	3,400
Construction
Broke ground	Fall 2023
Construction cost	$40 million
Tenants
Noblesville Boom (2025–)[1]
Website
www.arenainnovationmile.com

History

Founding & construction

Originally named Noblesville Event Center from 2023 to 2025 and slated to be built in the Finch Creek Park area, the arena is instead being built at the intersection of 141st Street and I-69, east of Olio Road and officially called The Arena at Innovation Mile.^[3][4][5] The arena will also host live music and entertainment as well as community sports, events, and conferences. The arena will open on August 8, 2025, during Noblesville's State of the City event.^[6]

NBA G League

Noblesville Boom

With the recent trend of NBA teams moving their NBA G League affiliate teams closer to their local home markets, on May 8, 2023, the Indiana Pacers announced that they would move their G–League affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, from Fort Wayne, Indiana to Noblesville, Indiana, to play in a new arena to be built.^[7][8] To prepare for construction of the new Noblesville arena, the Pacers that the Mad Ants would temporarily moved to Indianapolis to play at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, splitting time with the Pacers, for the 2023–24 and 2024–25 G League seasons.^[9] During its time at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the franchise rebranded as the Indiana Mad Ants, with a new name, color scheme, and mascot to be introduced upon moving to Noblesville.^[10] On April 16, 2025, the franchise officially rebranded as the Noblesville Boom prior to the 2025–26 season, their first at The Arena.