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The Arena has since been utilized for several other events, including the National Catholic Youth Conference in 2003 and the peripheral events of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. After previously occupying the Compaq Center from 1998 to 2000, the PBR held a Bud Light Cup event in Reliant Arena in 2001; this was their last big-league event ...
Along with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, NRG Center hosts some of the largest conventions and trade shows in Houston. Some examples of these events are the Offshore Technology Conference, The Reliant Park World Series of Dog Shows, Nutcracker Market, Houston Auto Show, International Gem & Jewelry Show, The Vans Warped Tour, Houston Gun Collector's and Antique Show, and the Houston Boat ...
[2] [3] Houston First entered into an agreement with RIDA Development Corporation to develop a 1,000-room Marriott Marquis near the north end of the convention center. In June 2014, Houston First and the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau officially joined forces as a single, clear voice for the City of Houston. The alignment was ...
Bayou Place is a 130,000 square foot [1] entertainment complex that houses multiple theaters, bars, and restaurants located in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The complex was the former Albert Thomas convention center located in the Houston Theater District at 500 Texas Street (originally built in the late 1960s).
Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center: Charleston: West Virginia: 80,586 sq ft (7,486.7 m 2) 120,526 sq ft (11,197.2 m 2) Round Valley Ensphere: Eagar: Arizona: 120,000 sq ft (11,000 m 2) Ford Center at the Star: Frisco: Texas: 98,000 sq ft (9,100 m 2) 119,954 sq ft (11,144.1 m 2) Hickory Metro Convention Center: Hickory: North Carolina
From 1983 to 1996, Houston was the site of the annual Comix Fair, a smaller-scale convention primarily focused on comic books. On August 7–8, 1993, the University of Houston hosted the first annual "Houston Comic Book Festival", with official guests Chris Claremont , Matt Wagner , Kelley Jones , Joe St. Pierre , Evan Dorkin , and Mike Leeke .
The adjacent hotel is the Hilton Americas-Houston, which is connected to the convention center via two skywalks. The hotel and convention center are not connected to the Houston tunnel system. The project expanded the center from 1,150,000 to 1,800,000 square feet (107,000 to 167,000 m 2).
NRG Stadium This photograph highlights the NRG Park area of Houston's “inner loop,” the part of the city located within Interstate Highway 610. NRG Park, formerly Reliant Park and Astrodomain, is a complex in Houston, named after the energy company NRG Energy. It is located on Kirby Drive at the South Loop West Freeway .