The Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas hosts conferences, corporate dinners, trade shows, galas and weddings in Irving, Texas, with almost 100,000 square feet of meeting and exhibit space. It combines a column-free Exhibition Hall, a 20,000 square foot Grand Ballroom, a Junior Ballroom, a boardroom, breakout rooms and large terraces on three levels.
Seminars and company events
The center is built for conferences and meetings. Its meeting rooms level has about 20 breakout rooms of roughly 1,000 square feet each, and eight of them can combine into a junior ballroom. The Boardroom measures 868 square feet and has a dark-wood table, leather chairs and daylight through a frosted glass window. Each floor has pre-function space for registration and receptions.
The Grand Ballroom and Junior Ballroom serve corporate dinners, workshops, keynote presentations, annual corporate events, nonprofit gatherings and fundraisers. The Exhibition Hall, at 48,500 square feet on the first floor, can be split in two for trade shows and expos. The center states it accommodates groups of 800 to 4,000. An event manager is assigned to each booking and coordinates engineering, audio-visual and utilities.
Weddings and receptions
The center lists weddings and bar mitzvahs among its private events, alongside public expos and concerts. The ballroom level and the terraces suit receptions and cocktail hours, while the pre-function space wraps around the Junior Ballroom for overflow.
Rooms and capacities
The Grand Ballroom covers 20,000 square feet, and the Junior Ballroom 6,840 square feet with 16 possible configurations. Meeting rooms range from 729 to 986 square feet and can be set roundtable, theater or classroom style. The Junior Ballroom pre-function space is 10,976 square feet. The Covered Terrace and Lower Cafe Terrace add 24,245 square feet outdoors. Capacity charts can be downloaded from the official site.
Accommodation
The Westin Irving Convention Center Hotel, with 350 rooms, is the official hotel and sits across from the center. The site also offers a lodging search and room-block requests through its RFP form.
Catering
The center provides a full suite of catering services, from snacks and coffee to buffets and desserts. A cafe is located in the building.
Getting there
The center is at 500 W. Las Colinas Boulevard, Irving, TX 75039, on 40 acres in the Las Colinas Urban Center, between Dallas and Fort Worth. The Toyota Music Factory entertainment district and the Mandalay Canal are nearby. To book, submit an RFP through the site; planners then provide an insurance certificate, floor plans and event specifications.
