Reno-Sparks Convention Center

Reno-Sparks Convention Center
Address	4590 South Virginia Street
Location	Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Coordinates	39°29′10″N 119°47′28″W / 39.486°N 119.791°W / 39.486; -119.791Coordinates: 39°29′10″N 119°47′28″W / 39.486°N 119.791°W / 39.486; -119.791
Owner	Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority
Built	1965; 57 years ago (1965)
Renovated	2009; 13 years ago (2009)
Former names	Centennial Coliseum
Classroom-style seating	20,100
Meeting-room seating	50-3000
Banquet/ballroom	19,100
Theatre seating	36,100
Enclosed space
• Total space	650,000 square feet (60,000 m2)
• Exhibit hall floor	500,000 square feet (46,000 m2)
• Breakout/meeting	(53 rooms)
• Ballroom	30,000 square feet (2,800 m2)
Website
http://www.visitrenotahoe.com/meetings-conventions/facilities/reno-sparks-convention-center

The Reno-Sparks Convention Center is a convention center in the western United States, located in Reno, Nevada.^[1][2] Opened 57 years ago in 1965 as Centennial Coliseum,^[1] it hosted the Big Sky Conference basketball tournament in 1983,^[3] and also hosts boxing matches.^[4] In 2021 the convention center will host the Legion Sports Fest, the largest fitness and bodybuilding event in the West. ^[5]

Southwest of the airport, its elevation at street level is approximately 4,450 feet (1,355 m) above sea level.

Facilities[]

The main exhibit space is 381,000 square feet (35,400 m²), which can be divided into five halls. Freight access is provided via a set of nineteen freight doors, eight of which are drivable, and of which one is a hangar-style door that measures 39 feet (12 m) wide by 32 feet (10 m) tall.

In addition, the Mt. Rose Ballroom, a 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m²) column-free space, can be divided into seven meeting rooms. A total of 53 meeting rooms, of capacities ranging from fifty to over three thousand, are available within the complex.

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