Tacoma Convention Center

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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:

Tacoma on Convention City Almanac

Tacoma Convention Center

Greater Tacoma Convention Center#

The Building#

Governance#