Texarkana Convention Center hosts conventions, trade shows, conferences, banquets and weddings, from boardroom meetings of 12 to theater-style sessions of 1,330 in the Grand Ballroom. The center has more than 25,000 square feet of meeting and event space at 4610 Cowhorn Creek Road in Texarkana, Texas, and is connected to the 154-room Hilton Garden Inn.
Seminars and company events
Rooms can be set in classroom, theater, U-shape, hollow square, conference and banquet layouts. Audiovisual equipment is available on site, along with a business center. Small groups use the Hilton Garden Inn Library or the Executive Meeting Room, each with a conference table for 12. Mid-size meetings use Hilton Garden Inn Meeting 1 and 2 or Convention Meeting 3 and 4, and large general sessions, exhibitions and award dinners use the ballroom in whole or in part. The center's event specialists handle setup and coordination.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings take place in the ballroom, which seats 1,000 for dinner or takes 1,200 for a standing reception, and in its smaller sections for shorter guest lists. A bridal area and green room of 310 square feet serves the wedding party. The Outdoor Event Plaza, a 5,600 square foot rotunda, takes larger outdoor parties, and the covered East Patio has a fireplace.
Rooms and capacities
The Grand Ballroom covers 12,052 square feet under a 24-foot ceiling. It seats 1,330 theater style, 1,000 at banquet and 500 in classroom. It divides into sections A to H: section A, two-thirds of the room, seats 960 theater style, and sections B and C, each half of the room, seat 660. Sections D and E take 280 and 375 theater style, and the smaller F, G and H take 90 to 115. Two pre-function areas of 2,375 square feet each hold 198 at banquet. Hilton Garden Inn Meeting 1 and 2 cover 840 square feet each and seat 90 theater style. Convention Meeting 3 and 4 cover 486 square feet each and seat 50. The Outdoor Event Plaza seats 500.
Accommodation
The Hilton Garden Inn Texarkana, with 154 rooms, is connected to the center, so delegates sleep next door to their sessions. Wi-Fi and high-speed internet are included for hotel guests.
Catering
Banquets and catering are handled in-house. The culinary team prepares breakfasts, lunches, dinners and receptions with menus built for each event, and a banquet menu guide is available.
History and setting
The center stands on the Texas side of Texarkana, a city that straddles the state line with Arkansas. It is a purpose-built venue that pairs one large divisible ballroom with smaller meeting rooms, pre-function halls and an outdoor plaza, which lets a single site carry a full convention, from plenary to breakouts and evening banquet.
Getting there
The center stands on Cowhorn Creek Road, close to Interstate 30. Texarkana Regional Airport serves the city, and Amtrak's Texas Eagle stops at Texarkana station.
