The Allen Event Center is an American 6,275 fixed-seat multi-purpose arena located in Allen, Texas, a northern suburb of Dallas. It opened on November 6, 2009.
The center hosts the home games of the Central Hockey League's Allen Americans (the minor league affiliate of the Dallas Stars) and the Indoor Football League's Texas Revolution. The Miss Texas pageant relocated to the center beginning with the July 2012 finals. Since November 2012, it also serves as the home arena for the relaunched Dallas Sidekicks of the Professional Arena Soccer League.
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