GREAT ATTRACTIONS—INDOORS, OUTDOORS AND EVERYWHERE
The venue includes four main parts: The Pasadena Municipal Fairgrounds, with its 100 acres; the 4,000-seat Ross Kelley Rodeo Arena, which includes covered grandstands and an arena with concert stage; Campbell Hall, a climate-controlled exhibition facility adjacent to the rodeo arena with portable staging; and the open-air FFA Pavilion for livestock exhibits.
Over the years the center and fairgrounds has hosted a variety of regular events. For example, the Pasadena Livestock Show & Rodeo dates back to the late 1940s. Other recurring events include Repticon, which features thousands of reptiles and exotic animals from around the world; the Annual Texas International Shootout Wheelchair Basketball Tournament; the South Side Roller Derby, dubbed “Houston’s Only Women’s Banked Track Roller Derby”; Retropalooza, Houston’s biggest retro video game convention; and the facility’s signature event, the annual “Taste of the Town” where 30 area restaurants offer samples and vie for the coveted “People’s Choice” award. If you want to make the most of this city you should consider booking a stay at of the Pasadena Convention Center hotels.
Visitors can find a variety of attractions within a short drive of the convention center. Home to more than 370 species of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, the 2,500-acre Armand Bayou Nature Center is the largest urban wilderness preserve in the country. Art, culture and history fans will appreciate the Bay Area Museum, the Pasadena Philharmonic Society and Orchestra, and the Pasadena Historical Museum. The Space Center Houston—the official visitor center of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, NASA’s center for human spaceflight activities—is 20 miles away. Downtown Houston is just a half-hour away by car.
Hotels near Pasadena Convention Center can accommodate your needs and keep you close to everything that makes the city unique.
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