Reno-Sparks_Convention_Center

Reno-Sparks Convention Center

Reno-Sparks Convention Center

Convention center in Nevada


The Reno-Sparks Convention Center is a convention center in the western United States, located in Reno, Nevada.[1][2] Opened 59 years ago in 1965 as Centennial Coliseum,[1] it hosted the Big Sky Conference basketball tournament in 1983,[3] and also hosts boxing matches.[4] In 2021 the convention center will host the Legion Sports Fest, the largest fitness and bodybuilding event in the West. [5]

Quick Facts Address, Location ...

Southwest of the airport, its elevation at street level is approximately 4,450 feet (1,355 m) above sea level.

Entertainment

Elvis Presley Poster

As the Centennial Coliseum, the venue hosted musical performances by Elvis Presley in 1976,[6] The Beach Boys in 1964, Glen Campbell in 1965, Def Leppard in 1980, and The Grateful Dead in 1982.[7]

Facilities

The main exhibit space is 381,000 square feet (35,400 m2), which can be divided into five halls. Freight access is provided via a set of nineteen freight doors, eight of which are drivable, and of which one is a hangar-style door that measures 39 feet (12 m) wide by 32 feet (10 m) tall.

In addition, the Mt. Rose Ballroom, a 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) column-free space, can be divided into seven meeting rooms. A total of 53 meeting rooms, of capacities ranging from fifty to over three thousand, are available within the complex.

In 2007, a skybridge was built from the adjacent Atlantis Casino Resort Spa to the convention center.[8]


References

  1. County History at co.washoe.nv.us, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 12/9/09
  2. Killen, John (March 11, 1983). "Will UI fly high in the Sky?". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
  3. "Elvis Presley In Concert". www.elvisconcerts.com. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  4. ncs-import. "Convention business to get boost from new sky bridge". www.nnbw.com. Retrieved 2023-12-30.

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