Fort Worth Convention Center Expansion

Modern Meetings. Room to Roam.
 

The expansion and renovation of the Fort Worth Convention Center is at the heart of more than $2 billion in investments in our downtown. The Center will be open during construction, with completion in early 2030.

About the Convention Center District 

• Surrounded 4,000 hotel rooms in the downtown core  

• Adjacent to Texas A&M Fort Worth campus, the Water Gardens and Main Street leading to Sundance Square 

• 10-minute drive to the historic Stockyards to the north 

• 10-minute drive to museums, zoo and botanic garden to the west 

• 5-minute walk to rail connections to DFW Airport 

• At the intersection of Interstates 30 and 35 
  
   

Phase 1 Overview: Completion Winter 2025
 

• Contemporary food & beverage facilities  

• Straighten Commerce Street to make way for new hotel 

• Expanded southeast entrance by Water Gardens and Texas A&M - Fort Worth 

• Increase loading docks from 7 to 11 and eventually to 13

• $95 million investment 

Detailed Timeline 

 Phase 2 Overview: Completion Early 2030 

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• Replace outdated arena with modern, flexible meeting space and large ballroom  

• Renovate existing exhibit space, meeting rooms and ballroom 

• Renovate and modernize exhibit space, meeting rooms and ballroom 

• Fresh design shaped by customer input 

• $606 million investment 

WE'RE OPEN through Construction

About Fort Worth

• Nation’s 11th largest city with a population near 1 million 

• DFW Airport serves 90 domestic destinations – four hours or less to every major U.S. city and the world’s first carbon neutral airport 

• All central tourism districts are within 10 minutes of each other 

• Stockyards National Historic District the most visited western heritage district in the U.S. 

• Dickies Arena one of the top music and sports venues in the world 

• Home to American Airlines 

• 5 World Class Museums