Visalia Convention Center
The Visalia Convention Center is a performing arts center and convention center in Visalia, California. The center was founded in 1972.[1] The center is situated at the heart of Central California and is considered one of the premier mid-state conventions in California's Central Valley. The Visalia Convention Center was designed and built to accommodate nearly any event requirements. The center has 114,000 square feet of meeting space and can hold up to 3,000 people. The center is located in Downtown Visalia, at the corner of E. Acequia & Bridge. The center sits in walking distance of 45 locally owned restaurants, shops and the convention Center also has its own resort at the convention center called the Visalia Marriott Hotel & Resort.
| Visalia Convention Center | |
|---|---|
| Address | 303 E. Acequia & Bridge. |
| Location | Visalia, California |
| Coordinates | 35.372°N 119.013°W |
| Owner | City of Visalia |
| Built | 1972 - 1973 |
| Expanded | 1980s, 1990s |
Construction cost | $4.5 million |
Classroom-style seating | 280 |
| Banquet/ballroom | 300 |
Theatre seating | 3,000 |
| Enclosed space | |
| • Total space | 114,000 sq ft (10,600 m2) |
| • Exhibit hall floor | 32,000 sq ft (3,000 m2) |
| • Breakout/meeting | 13 Rooms 9,649 sq ft (896.4 m2) |
| • Ballroom | 300 |
| Website | |
| http://www.ci.visalia.ca.us/depts | |
Accreditations
In October 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Visalia Convention Center was awarded the Global Biorisk Advisory Council STAR accreditation. This accreditation indicates the facility's preparedness for biorisk prevention and containment.[2]
References
- Visalia Convention Center 21-05-2015 Retrieved. May 21, 2015
- "Visalia Convention Center shines as the gold standard in cleaning". The Sun-Gazette Newspaper. 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-11-03.