{"id":430703,"date":"2026-09-09T15:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/430703\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T15:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:02:10","slug":"its-goin-down-fort-worth-convention-center-arena-farewell-nbc-5-dallas-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/430703\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt\u2019s Goin\u2019 Down\u201d: Fort Worth Convention Center Arena Farewell \u2013 NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Goin\u2019 Down! NBC 5, Telemundo 39, and the City of Fort Worth invite you to the Fort Worth Convention Center\u2019s farewell party on Sunday, September 20, at 1:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1968, the \u201cflying saucer\u201d arena, known as the Tarrant County Convention Center, housed concerts, sports games, graduations, conventions, and more. Revisit the arena\u2019s impact on Fort Worth\u2019s history and culture and look forward to the city\u2019s expansion plans in 2030 after the arena is demolished in early 2027. Learn more about the Convention Center\u2019s expansion plans, slated for 2030, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortworthtexas.gov\/departments\/public-events\/convention-center\/convention-center-expansion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s Goin\u2019 Down\u201d will be emceed by NBC 5 Today news anchor Deborah Ferguson. Enjoy live music and experience the history of the arena with a special historical exhibition and commemorative merchandise.<\/p>\n<p>Admission to the event is free and downtown street parking is free on Sundays. Learn more about the event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortworthtexas.gov\/news\/2026\/8\/arena-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s Goin\u2019 Down<br \/>Fort Worth Convention Center Arena Farewell<br \/>Sunday, September 20<br \/>1:00 \u2013 4:00 p.m.<br \/>Doors open at 12:00 p.m.<br \/>Fort Worth Convention Center Arena<br \/>9th and Main St.<br \/>Fort Worth<br \/>Free downtown street parking on Sundays.<br \/>Learn more about the farewell party <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortworthtexas.gov\/news\/2026\/8\/arena-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Goin\u2019 Down! NBC 5, Telemundo 39, and the City of Fort Worth invite you to the Fort&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":430704,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[447,116,118,117],"class_list":["post-430703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-community","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430703","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=430703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/430704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=430703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=430703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=430703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}