Fort Worth Convention Center | |
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Address | 12 Houston St Fort Worth, TX 76102-6432 |
Location | Sundance Square, Downtown Fort Worth |
Owner | City of Fort Worth |
Operator | Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau |
Architect | Preston M. Geren Sr. |
Opened | September 30, 1968 |
Renovated | 1983, 2003 |
Construction cost | $5.5 million ($50.3 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
Former names | Tarrant County Convention Center (1968-97) |
Banquet/ballroom | 4,210 (Water Garden Events Plaza) 3,544 (FWCC Ballroom) |
Theatre seating | 13,500 (FWCC Arena) |
Enclosed space | |
• Exhibit hall floor | 227,613 square feet (21,145.9 m2) |
• Breakout/meeting | 58,849 square feet (5,467.3 m2) |
• Ballroom | 109,120 square feet (10,138 m2) |
Website | |
Official Website |
The Fort Worth Convention Center (formerly known as the Tarrant County Convention Center) is a convention center and indoor arena located in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The complex opened on September 30, 1968, and was expanded in 1983, 2002 and 2003.[2][3]