{"id":152871,"date":"2026-02-05T23:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T23:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/152871\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T23:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T23:37:08","slug":"fort-worth-unveils-phase-2-of-convention-center-renovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/152871\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Worth unveils Phase 2 of convention center renovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\" article <\/p>\n

FORT WORTH, Texas – The Fort Worth Convention Center arena as we know it will be fully demolished in 2027 to make way for a new, more modern building.<\/p>\n

An iconic structure no more <\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

In early 2027, the Fort Worth Convention Center arena and its iconic arena dome will be no more.<\/p>\n

Mobilization for demolishing the building will begin in summer 2026, and the final events at the old arena will be hosted in September.<\/p>\n

New Fort Worth Convention Center rendering <\/p>\n

Construction on the new 4-story convention center building is projected to be finished in early 2030. The new convention center will host more meeting spaces, a larger exhibition hall, and a new ballroom, according to a press release.<\/p>\n

The city says the design of the new structure draws from existing Fort Worth architecture. The project will cost upwards of $600 million and cover a total of more than 250,000 square feet.<\/p>\n

History in the making <\/p>\n

The backstory:<\/p>\n

The Fort Worth Convention Center & Arena was built in 1968 and has hosted thousands of major national and international events, including sports, concerts, political rallies, conventions and more.<\/p>\n

\"\" <\/p>\n

FORT WORTH, TX – APRIL 20: A general view during the Division I Women’s Gymnastics Championship held at the Fort Worth Convention Center Arena on April 20, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Timothy Nwachukwu\/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) <\/p>\n

Phase 1 of the renovation project included a southeast entrance, a coffee shop and other spaces.<\/p>\n

Those renovations were completed in December 2025 and added 76,000 square feet to the center.<\/p>\n

\"\" <\/p>\n

Fort Worth Convention Center expansion – Phase 1 complete <\/p>\n

The spaces added during Phase 1 will be open during the construction of Phase 2.<\/p>\n

Dig deeper:<\/p>\n

In addition to a completely new building, the convention center’s naming rights will be sold.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Naming rights are part of the game even in convention center business, and we believe it can be a significant revenue stream to the building,” Mike Crum, Fort Worth’s director of public events, said.<\/p>\n

He wouldn’t reveal if there were already any interested parties.<\/p>\n

What they’re saying:<\/p>\n

“The Phase 2 expansion positions Fort Worth to not only attract more conventions and meetings, but also to deepen engagement with downtown businesses and residents,” said Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker. “As a key part of the transformation of the southeast quadrant of downtown, the new center will anchor a hub of economic growth and higher-education partnerships, and its beautiful design will showcase the Modern West brand that has helped make Fort Worth a stand-out destination among our peer cities.”<\/p>\n

The Source: Information in this story came from a City of Fort Worth press release and FOX 4 reporting.<\/p>\n

News<\/a>Fort Worth<\/a>Tarrant County<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article FORT WORTH, Texas – The Fort Worth Convention Center arena as we know it will be fully…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":152872,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117,223,122,216,393],"class_list":{"0":"post-152871","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-fort-worth","9":"tag-fort-worth-headlines","10":"tag-fort-worth-news","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-tarrant-county","13":"tag-tx","14":"tag-us"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}