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The Lubbock Memorial Civic Center is a convention center located in Lubbock, Texas. It was built in 1977 and dedicated to the memory of local residents who died in the Lubbock tornado of 1970 that struck the site of the center.

Lubbock Memorial Civic Center

Address	1501 Mac Davis Lane, Lubbock, TX, 79401
Parking	1,500 on-site spaces
Owner	City of Lubbock
Type	Convention Center
Seating type	Free standing, bleachers and permanent
Acreage	6.9 acres
Construction
Opened	1977
Renovated	2015
Construction cost	$7,800,000 (1970 proposed budget)
Architect	The Architects Group
General contractor	Page and Wirtz Construction Co
Tenants
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra and Ballet Lubbock
Website
ci.lubbock.tx.us/departments/civic-center/

Concluding in November 2015, the building underwent extensive renovation work, covering bathrooms, meeting rooms, pedestrian mall areas, lighting, external courtyard and new seating in the building's theater.[1]

Features

Building facilities include:

• A 40,000-square-foot (4,000 m²) exhibit hall which also doubles as a 2,995-seat indoor arena and can be used for sporting events, trade shows, conventions, banquets, and concerts (maximum capacity 4,914). Attached to the exhibit hall is an 11,000-square-foot (1,000 m²) balcony with retractable seating. Its ceiling height is 30 feet from floor to rafters, 45 feet from floor to roof.
• A 14,104-square-foot (1,310 m²) banquet hall, used for banquets and smaller meetings, seating up to 1400 persons.
• A 1,395-seat theater used for smaller concerts, stage shows and other events. It is the home of the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra and Ballet Lubbock. It features two concession stands, two box offices, and four dressing rooms, among amenities.
• A 28,000-square-foot (2,600 m²) pedestrian mall marking the main lobby for the complex, and an outdoor plaza.
• A mezzanine room with a 100-foot glass wall.
• Twelve meeting rooms and a terrace suite.
• Ticketing business, Select-a-Seat is located in the facility, and provides ticketing to events in the building and other venues throughout West Texas.[2]

The annual National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration, co-sponsored by the American Cowboy Culture Association, is hosted each year at the Lubbock Civic Center from Thursday through Sunday after Labor Day.[3]

References

External links

• Official webpage

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