| Reno-Sparks Convention Center | |
| Address: | 4590 South Virginia Street |
| Location: | Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| Owner: | Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority |
| Former Names: | Centennial Coliseum |
| Classroom Cap: | 20,100 |
| Banquets: | 19,100 |
| Meeting Cap: | 50-3000 |
| Theatre: | 36,100 |
| Breakout: | (53 rooms) |
| 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 in 1965 as Centennial Coliseum, it hosted the Big Sky Conference basketball tournament and also hosts boxing matches.[3] In 2021 the convention center will host the Legion Sports Fest, the largest fitness and bodybuilding event in the West. [4]
Southwest of the airport, its elevation at street level is approximately 4450feet above sea level.
As the Centennial Coliseum, the venue hosted musical performances by Elvis Presley in 1976,[5] The Beach Boys in 1964, Glen Campbell in 1965, Def Leppard in 1980, and The Grateful Dead in 1982.[6]
The main exhibit space is, 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 wide by 32feet tall.
In addition, the Mt. Rose Ballroom, a 30000square feet 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.
In 2007, a skybridge was built from the adjacent Atlantis Casino Resort Spa to the convention center.[7]