Will Rogers Memorial Center

3401 West Lancaster Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76107-3045
Region: Cultural District
817-392-7469
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The Will Rogers Equestrian Center has become known as a world-class center for equestrian events. Major events hosted by the center includes annual Southwestern Exposition & Livestock Show, National Cutting Horse Association competitions, American Quarter Horse Youth Association World Show, American Paint Horse World Championship Show, and the Appaloosa Horse Club World Championship Show.

General

Miles from Airport: 27
Miles from Convention Center: 3
Miles from Downtown: 2

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Banquet Capacity 5000
Booths 550
Description Established in Fort Worth, Texas in 1936, the Will Rogers Memorial Center now attracts in excess of 2 million visitors each year to the Cultural District. This 120-acre facility plays host to an extensive variety of cultural, corporate, educational and sporting events including many international-level equestrian and livestock shows. The Will Rogers Auditorium features 2,856 permanent seats, a proscenium stage, extensive dressing room capacity and beautiful Art Deco features inside and out. The Amon G. Carter Jr. Exhibits Hall includes the Texas Room with over 94,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit space, the 18,000-square-foot Round Up Inn ballroom and four additional meeting rooms.
Exhibits Space
Largest Room 94460
Number of Rooms 20
Reception Capacity 7200
Theatre Capacity 5652
Total Sq. Ft. 125000
Auditorium true
Auditorium: Max Seating Capacity 2856
Exclusive Vendors true
Largest Room: Banquet Style Seating Capacity 5000
Largest Room: Ceiling Height 21
Largest Room: Classroom Style Seating Capacity 2500
Largest Room: Reception Style Seating Capacity 7200
Largest Room: Theater Style Seating Capacity 6000
Number of Meeting Rooms 15
Outdoor Event Space true
Outside Space: Banquet Style Seating Capacity 1200
Outside Space: Reception Style Seating Capacity 10000
Permanent Stage true
Smallest Room: Seating Capacity 50
Square Footage: Largest Meeting Room 94460
Square Footage: Smallest Meeting Room 900
Total Venue Capacity 7200

Amon G. Carter Jr. Exhibits Hall

Booth Capacity: 550
Total Sq. Ft.: 125000

Backstage Club

Banquet Capacity: 220
Height: 12
Reception Capacity: 300
Total Sq. Ft.: 4000

Brown-Lupton North

Banquet Capacity: 350
Booth Capacity: 46
Classroom Capacity: 250
Height: 18
Length: 96
Reception Capacity: 700
Total Sq. Ft.: 8600
Theater Capacity: 600
Width: 90

Brown-Lupton South

Banquet Capacity: 500
Booth Capacity: 60
Classroom Capacity: 300
Height: 20
Length: 89
Reception Capacity: 800
Total Sq. Ft.: 10800
Theater Capacity: 700
Width: 120

Burnett Building

Total Sq. Ft.: 197000

Cactus

Banquet Capacity: 120
Classroom Capacity: 100
Height: 12
Length: 44
Reception Capacity: 300
Total Sq. Ft.: 2600
Theater Capacity: 150
Width: 60

Central Texas

Banquet Capacity: 1300
Booth Capacity: 125
Classroom Capacity: 800
Height: 21
Length: 95
Reception Capacity: 1800
Total Sq. Ft.: 25080
Theater Capacity: 1900
Width: 264

Central/East Texas

Banquet Capacity: 2000
Booth Capacity: 225
Classroom Capacity: 1500
Height: 21
Length: 265
Reception Capacity: 3500
Total Sq. Ft.: 46730
Theater Capacity: 3500
Width: 179

Coburn

Banquet Capacity: 50
Classroom Capacity: 40
Height: 9
Length: 33.5
Reception Capacity: 100
Total Sq. Ft.: 850
Theater Capacity: 80
Width: 25.5

Corral

Banquet Capacity: 50
Classroom Capacity: 32
Height: 12
Length: 35
Reception Capacity: 100
Total Sq. Ft.: 1100
Theater Capacity: 50
Width: 30

East Texas

Banquet Capacity: 1100
Booth Capacity: 100
Classroom Capacity: 650
Height: 21
Length: 82
Reception Capacity: 1800
Total Sq. Ft.: 21650
Theater Capacity: 1500
Width: 264

Equestrian Multi-Purpose Building - Unit A Stalls

Total Sq. Ft.: 48000

Equestrian Multi-Purpose Building - Unit B Stalls

Total Sq. Ft.: 95000

Equestrian Multi-Purpose Building - Upper Level Exercise Arenas

Total Sq. Ft.: 48000

French

Banquet Capacity: 80
Classroom Capacity: 60
Height: 9
Length: 35
Reception Capacity: 100
Total Sq. Ft.: 1650
Theater Capacity: 100
Width: 45

John Justin Arena

Banquet Capacity: 750
Height: 45
Length: 260
Theater Capacity: 1934
Width: 110

Longhorn

Banquet Capacity: 50
Classroom Capacity: 32
Height: 12
Length: 35
Reception Capacity: 100
Total Sq. Ft.: 1100
Theater Capacity: 50
Width: 30

Longhorn/Corral

Banquet Capacity: 100
Classroom Capacity: 60
Height: 12
Length: 60
Reception Capacity: 250
Total Sq. Ft.: 2100
Theater Capacity: 100
Width: 35

McFarland

Banquet Capacity: 50
Classroom Capacity: 40
Height: 9
Length: 26
Reception Capacity: 80
Total Sq. Ft.: 810
Theater Capacity: 60
Width: 32

Milking Parlor

Banquet Capacity: 50
Classroom Capacity: 50
Height: 14
Length: 25
Reception Capacity: 75
Total Sq. Ft.: 950
Theater Capacity: 150
Width: 38

Moncrief Building

Total Sq. Ft.: 170000

Pioneer Palace

Banquet Capacity: 400
Booth Capacity: 40
Classroom Capacity: 250
Height: 19
Length: 64
Reception Capacity: 1000
Total Sq. Ft.: 8400
Theater Capacity: 700
Width: 132

Richardson-Bass Building

Banquet Capacity: 350
Booth Capacity: 130
Total Sq. Ft.: 215000

Round Up Inn

Banquet Capacity: 1000
Booth Capacity: 100
Classroom Capacity: 700
Height: 19
Length: 136
Reception Capacity: 2000
Total Sq. Ft.: 18000
Theater Capacity: 1900
Width: 132

Silver Spur

Banquet Capacity: 50
Classroom Capacity: 24
Height: 12
Length: 22
Reception Capacity: 100
Total Sq. Ft.: 980
Theater Capacity: 60
Width: 42

Small Exhibits Building

Banquet Capacity: 1000
Booth Capacity: 125
Height: 12
Length: 380
Reception Capacity: 1500
Total Sq. Ft.: 25000
Width: 67

South Texas

Banquet Capacity: 250
Booth Capacity: 20
Classroom Capacity: 200
Height: 12
Length: 80
Reception Capacity: 500
Total Sq. Ft.: 4600
Theater Capacity: 350
Width: 60

Stagecoach

Banquet Capacity: 500
Booth Capacity: 50
Classroom Capacity: 300
Height: 19
Length: 73
Reception Capacity: 1000
Total Sq. Ft.: 9600
Theater Capacity: 800
Width: 132

Texas

Banquet Capacity: 5000
Booth Capacity: 450
Classroom Capacity: 2500
Height: 21
Length: 357
Reception Capacity: 7200
Total Sq. Ft.: 94460
Theater Capacity: 6000
Width: 264

The Pavilion

Banquet Capacity: 1500
Height: 40
Length: 300
Reception Capacity: 2500
Total Sq. Ft.: 43000
Theater Capacity: 2000
Width: 145

Tower Promenade

Banquet Capacity: 800
Booth Capacity: 50
Height: 25
Length: 350
Reception Capacity: 1500
Total Sq. Ft.: 20000
Width: 60

W.R. Watt Arena

Banquet Capacity: 600
Booth Capacity: 20
Height: 45
Length: 200
Reception Capacity: 800
Total Sq. Ft.: 26000
Theater Capacity: 998
Width: 100

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West Texas

Banquet Capacity: 2500
Booth Capacity: 230
Classroom Capacity: 1500
Height: 21
Length: 180
Reception Capacity: 3600
Total Sq. Ft.: 47730
Theater Capacity: 4000
Width: 264

West/Central Texas

Banquet Capacity: 2300
Booth Capacity: 350
Classroom Capacity: 2200
Height: 21
Length: 265
Reception Capacity: 5400
Total Sq. Ft.: 72810
Theater Capacity: 6000
Width: 276

Will Rogers Auditorium

Theater Capacity: 2856

Will Rogers Coliseum

Banquet Capacity: 1200
Height: 80
Length: 250
Reception Capacity: 1200
Total Sq. Ft.: 30000
Theater Capacity: 5652
Width: 125

Will Rogers Coliseum / Burnett Building

Total Sq. Ft.: 240000

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