Convention Center

The City of Fort Worth offers a variety of meeting facilities

to help you plan the perfect meeting for your group.

Fort Worth Convention Center

The Fort Worth Convention Center, spanning a 14-block area in the heart of downtown, has been expanded and beautifully renovated. This state-of-the-art facility (with the latest business services, audio-visual equipment, and communications capabilities) is within easy walking distance of thousands of hotel rooms, dozens of restaurants, a variety of high-quality entertainment and attraction venues, and a myriad of shopping opportunities.

From its breath-taking architecture to its eye-pleasing, southwestern color palette, along with its infinitely flexible interior spaces, the Fort Worth Convention Center is sure to help make your meeting or event a complete success.  

The Convention Center features:

• Total of 253,226 square feet of Exhibit Space
• Meeting Rooms totaling 58,849 square feet (ranging from 483 to 6,670)
• Magnificent 28,160-square-foot Ballroom
• 55,000 square foot Events Plaza that connects to the one-of-a-kind Fort Worth Water Gardens
• Multi-functional Arena with a seating capacity of 13,500
• State-of-the-art, high-tech business and communications facilities

 Click here to view Convention Center Capacities and Floor Plans.

Will Rogers Memorial Center

Will Rogers Will Rogers Memorial Center is located in the heart of Fort Worth's Cultural District and includes Will Rogers Coliseum, Auditorium, Equestrian Center and Amon G. Carter Jr. Exhibits Building.

The center attracts in excess of 2 million people a year due to its ability to host an extensive variety of cultural, equestrian and recreational events.

 Within the Will Rogers Memorial Center, a variety of venues are available to accommodate your meeting or convention:

• The Amon G. Carter Jr. Exhibits Building has 100,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit space and includes the Texas Room, which can accommodate up to 400 10X10 ft. exhibit booths or seat 6,000 for banquets; and the Round Up Inn, a banquet and meeting room, seats 1,800 and has a permanent stage. 
• The historic Will Rogers Auditorium seats 2,856 and features excellent acoustics, a state-of-the-art lighting system and wonderful art deco architecture.
• Will Rogers Coliseum, the site of the world-renowned Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show, features sporting events year-round. The coliseum has permanent seating for 5,600 spectators, which can be increased to more than 7,000 with arena floor seating.

The world-class Will Rogers Equestrian Center, recognized as one of the largest and most modern livestock facilities in the world with more than 1,000 permanent stalls, is made up of three buildings with an enclosed tunnel for moving livestock:

• The Richardson-Bass Building - 215,000 square feet and with two show offices; the 1,934-seat John Justin Arena, the Brown-Lupton Exhibits Area, 278 galvanized metal stalls, an exercise area and 34 cattle pens.
• The Burnett Building -197,000 square feet featuring 565 galvanized metal stalls, an exercise arena and 31 cattle pens.
• The Moncrief Building -170,000 square feet, including the W.R. Watt Arena and exercise arena, and can accomodate 262 portable stalls or 655 cattle ties.

Additional Meeting and Unique Facilities

For information about additional meeting and unique facilities, contact the Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau at 1-800-433-5747.