It is home to the Grande Prairie Storm of the Alberta Junior Hockey League.
It has also hosted the 2004 Royal Bank Cup, 2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship, and 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Attached to the arena is the Bowes, a convention and concert hall seating up to 1,400 with 18,000 square feet of space; both Bonnetts Energy Centre and the Bowes offer 35,000 total square feet of exhibit space.
Rihanna performed at the arena during the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour on September 17, 2007, with Akon as her opening act.
Janet Jackson performed at the arena during the Unbreakable World Tour on September 5, 2015.