The Last Word: Visit Dallas’ Craig Davis On City’s Renovated Convention Center Getting 41 Bookings – Years Before Completion

David Seeley, Dallas Innovates
Feb. 7, 2024

Dallas’ Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center is poised for a mega-makeover via a redevelopment that’s been estimated to cost from nearly $2 billion to $3.5 billion, including adjacent sites. When completed, the expanded convention center will offer 170,000 square feet of ballroom space, 260,000 square feet of meeting rooms, and 800,000 square feet of exhibit space. Not to mention a new deck park over I-30 and attractions like a sprawling roof terrace with jaw-dropping views.

But exhibitors aren’t cooling their heels waiting for construction to be completed. They’re already snapping up dates—with 41 events already booked for 2029 and later, after the redevelopment is scheduled to be completed.