CHICAGO — Trade Show Executive The October 2024 Pardon Our Dust report details 14 venues that are under construction and 25 projects currently underway. Additions to major exhibition space are the focus of those venues that have broken ground, as 882,619 square feet (sf) are planned, while 533,254 sf of meeting space and 346,440 sf of flex space are also in the plans for these additions.
Looking ahead to 2025, the Dayton Convention Center in Ohio will open its expanded facility in the first quarter. The expanded space will include 35,000 square feet of meeting space and 18,000 square feet of flexible space. This spring, the Gaylord Pacific Resort & Casino in Chula Vista, California, plans to open, offering 140,049 square feet of prime exhibit space, 52,302 square feet of meeting space, and a 4.25-acre water park. In Florida, the World Equestrian Center in Ocala plans to complete construction and unveil its new 80,000 square feet of meeting space in the summer. Also in Florida, the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center will undergo an expansion in the fourth quarter, expanding its meeting space to 215,000 square feet and flexible space to 201,435 square feet. The Las Vegas Convention Center will close out the year in December when it completes its reconfiguration with a new and improved floor plan, offering 2,449,337 square feet of prime exhibit space.
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The National Western Complex in Denver is expected to be completed in 2025, but a specific date has not yet been determined. Once completed, the venue will have 852,350 square feet of main exhibit space, 24,773 square feet of meeting space, and 20,000 square feet of flex space. The Savannah Convention Center in Georgia is also undergoing an expansion, but development has been delayed and an opening date has yet to be determined. The expansion will increase the facility’s usable space to 200,000 square feet of main exhibit space, 114,000 square feet of meeting space, and 65,000 square feet of flex space.
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While 2025 is set to be a busy year, there will be no shortage of expansion projects in 2026. Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati plans to complete the venue’s new event space in July 2026, with specific square footage to be announced soon. Also slated to open in summer 2026 is the expanded Pasadena Convention Center and Civic Fairgrounds in Texas. The expanded venue will feature 61,000 square feet of main exhibit space and 10,000 square feet of meeting space. In Indianapolis, the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium will add 50,000 square feet of flex space in the fourth quarter. Finally, the Landers Center in South Haven, Mississippi, will expand in 2026 to 75,000 square feet of main exhibit space, 45,000 square feet of flex space, and yet-to-be-determined meeting space.
See the full story on Pardon Our Dust in the October issue of TSE Magazine.
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