Tacoma Convention Center

March 28, 2026

Convention-Center, Urban-Core, Tacoma, Regional-Network

Greater Tacoma Convention Center#

Opened: November 13, 2004. Exhibition hall: 50,000 sq ft (column-free, divisible). Total event space: ~119,000 sq ft. Walk Score: 87. Cost: $84M.

Named to EXHIBITOR Magazine’s “Centers of Excellence” six times, most recently 2026.

The Building#


Address	1500 Commerce Street, Tacoma WA 98402
Exhibition hall	50,000 sq ft column-free (Hall A 22,200 + Hall B 27,300)
Ballroom	13,650 sq ft (divisible into 4 sections)
Meeting rooms	11 breakout rooms + 2 boardrooms
Pre-function	15,040 sq ft across two floors
Parking	400 on-site spaces
Architect	MulvannyG2 Architecture (Bellevue) + Krei Architecture (Tacoma)
Contractor	M.A. Mortenson Co.

Governance#

A layered structure unlike Seattle’s single-entity PFD:

Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue

April 1, 2026

Convention-Center, Urban-Core, Bellevue, Regional-Network

Meydenbauer Center#

Opened: 1993. Center Hall: 36,000 sq ft. Total event space: ~54,000 sq ft. Walk Score: ~85. Theater: 410 seats.

Bellevue’s city-operated convention center, 10 miles east of Seattle across Lake Washington. Named for William Meydenbauer, a Seattle baker who homesteaded on the bay in 1869.

The Building#


Address	11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue WA 98004
Center Hall	36,000 sq ft (divisible)
Meeting rooms	9 rooms totaling 12,000 sq ft
Executive suite	2,500 sq ft
Theater	410 seats
Parking	434 spaces
Current	Center Hall remodel underway (completion expected mid-2026)

Governance#

Operated by the Bellevue Convention Center Authority, a city entity. Unlike Seattle’s state-created PFD or Tacoma’s multi-city PFD, Meydenbauer is a single-city operation funded from Bellevue’s general fund and operating revenue.