Baird Center

Baird Center
Entrance to the Baird Center's southern building
Map
Coordinates43°2′23″N 87°55′2″W / 43.03972°N 87.91722°W / 43.03972; -87.91722
OperatorWisconsin Center District
Opened1998 (1998) (phase 1)
2024 (2024) (phase 2)
Former names
  • Midwest Express Center (1998–2002)
  • Midwest Airlines Center (2002–2010)
  • Frontier Airlines Center (2010–2012)
  • Delta Center (2012–2013)
  • Wisconsin Center (2013-2023)
Enclosed space
 • Exhibit hall floor300,000 square feet (28,000 m2)
 • Ballroom
  • South ballroom: 37,506 square feet (3,484.4 m2)
  • North ballroom: 32,000 square feet (3,000 m2)
Public transit accessBus transport MCTS

The Baird Center (formerly Wisconsin Center, Midwest Express Center, Midwest Airlines Center, Frontier Airlines Center, and Delta Center) is a convention and exhibition center located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The center is part of a greater complex of buildings which includes the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Miller High Life Theatre, and was a replacement for the former Great Hall portion of the MECCA Complex.

The convention center hosted the 2020 Democratic National Convention. The event was initially planned to be held in the nearby Fiserv Forum but was ultimately downsized due to the COVID-19 pandemic.