Truist Stadium

Truist Stadium sits at the south end of downtown Winston-Salem, adjacent to the historic Salem Lake / Salem Creek greenway and a short walk from the Trade Street arts district. Downtown Winston-Salem's restaurant cluster — Trade Street and Fourth Street — sits a short walk north of the ballpark and is the destination pre-game dining strip. Old Salem, the restored 18th-century Moravian settlement and one of North Carolina's most visited historic-tourism districts, sits directly south of the ballpark across Salem Parkway. The Innovation Quarter — Winston-Salem's biotech and downtown research district anchored by Wake Forest Baptist Health — sits a short walk east. The Reynolds Building (the Art Deco skyscraper that was the model for the Empire State Building) is the canonical downtown landmark. The neighborhood reads as a downtown Winston-Salem ballpark slotted into a walkable historic core with Old Salem and Trade Street as the two flanking destinations.

Plan to arrive about 45-60 minutes before first pitch — downtown Winston-Salem parking is gentle on most weeknights and busier on fireworks Fridays. Truist Stadium opened in 2010 as BB&T Ballpark (named for the Winston-Salem-headquartered BB&T bank — BB&T's corporate headquarters were in Winston-Salem at the time) and was renamed Truist Stadium in 2020 after the BB&T / SunTrust merger formed Truist Financial. The Dash had played at the historic 1956 Ernie Shore Field on Wake Forest's campus for decades before the move downtown. Note the naming overlap: this is Truist Stadium in Winston-Salem; Truist Field in Charlotte is the Charlotte Knights' Triple-A ballpark, and Truist Field in Winston-Salem is Wake Forest's football stadium — three different Truist-branded venues in North Carolina. Mobile-only tickets are the norm. Bag policy and gate-open times shift season to season; confirm on the Dash's site before going.

Truist Stadium opened in April 2010 as the new downtown home of the Winston-Salem Dash, replacing Ernie Shore Field on Wake Forest's campus where the franchise had played in various forms for decades. The ballpark was originally BB&T Ballpark (named for the BB&T bank, headquartered in Winston-Salem at the time) and was renamed Truist Stadium in 2020 after the BB&T / SunTrust merger formed Truist Financial. The Dash have been the Chicago White Sox's affiliated club since 1997 (under the previous Winston-Salem Warthogs identity) and are currently the White Sox's High-A South Atlantic League affiliate under MLB's 2021 minor-league reorganization. Capacity sits around 5,500. The ballpark anchored a downtown redevelopment along the Salem Creek greenway. Note the naming overlap: Truist Stadium is the Dash's downtown Winston-Salem ballpark; Truist Field in Charlotte is the Charlotte Knights' Triple-A ballpark; Truist Field in Winston-Salem is the separate Wake Forest football stadium.