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    McAllen Convention Center

    3.7 (14 reviews)

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    Franco Escamilla
    Regino G.

    I have been able to attend many events here such as wedding expos, poke fest, concerts, and many more events. I think it's finally worthy of a review! First of all the location is great because their is so many things around it such as retail stores, great restaurants, hotels, and a great area for walking/exercising. I would say they have sufficient parking at this time but with so many things going up it might be an issue in the future. It currently is a hot spot for Pokemon Go fans who are interested in that. The building itself is very well maintained and has to be one of the best convention centers in the valley. I always love attending the many events they hold such as expos cause of everyone they bring. They have done a great job of constantly bringing great events and I hope they continue doing it!

    Wanda M.

    Visiting the McAllen Convention Center was one of my enjoyable and memorable evenings during my recent visit with my family. It was the perfect place to visit after a heavy dinner out with my beautiful niece and her 8 year old daughter. Nothing compares to a personal tour by someone who's lived in McAllen their entire life and frequents the facility. I knew I was going to enjoy this landmark tour as soon as we were driving down the surprising Palm Tree Lined Boulevard to the entrance. Impressive beginning! The Convention Center is gorgeous inside and out but especially beautiful at night. The 60,000 square feet building glows with exquisite lighting bursting through the glass walls surrounded with meticulously placed, mature palm trees, lovely flower beds all highlighted with soft, outdoor accent lighting throughout the grounds with dramatic but soothing water features. My pictures don't do the well-manicured grounds justice. The venue is popular for business events, outdoor festivals, indoor and outdoor concerts, graduations, quinceaneras and weddings. They offer numerous sizes of meeting rooms and ballrooms for events. Oval Park would make a stunning location, with the shade trees and pergola on 2.4 acres, for a wedding or wedding reception with many photo opportunities. The rental rate is $.03 per gross square foot per day so you only pay for what you actually need. The rental rate also includes tables and chairs, depending on inventory at time so schedule ahead. Tonight we spent the majority of our time on the grounds of the Convention Center. One event being held tonight was a Free Outdoor Family Movie which was so appealing. Families and couples alike were curled up on blankets and lawn chairs filled with folks taking advantage of the free movie. Picnic baskets, children giggling and couples snuggling was a sweet sight to see and obviously everyone was enjoying themselves. Not far from the outdoor movie was a very handsome water fountain (Kodak moments here) that leads into an awe-inspiring reflective pond. As we were visiting the water fountain, we found out paddle boats were FREE today for a 15 minute ride on the reflective pond. We definitely had to make time to play on the paddleboats. We stood in a fairly short line where we were dressed in a very heavy-duty safety vest. The guys helping us on the paddle boats were very helpful, friendly and didn't seem to mind the silliness going on between me and my nieces. I came close to falling in but the guys kept this old woman in the boat. We loved the view from the paddleboat, continued laughing at my almost disastrous fall and paddled our way along making great memories. Yet again, another free, fun, family activity. Another exciting use of the grounds are the FREE Outdoor Summer Concert Series every second Saturday of the month for up and coming artists and musicians. Again, FREE FAMILY and PET friendly events, food trucks to make life simpler, and a terrific way to relax as a couple or with your family on a blanket in the park. Or grab a lawn chair, your kids and/or your fur babies and support your up and coming musicians. Oh, and my niece said the upcoming yearly McAllen festival, Palmfest, is always a fun time. Great location surrounded by hotels and restaurants, gorgeous meeting and ballrooms, stunning grounds and not far from Expressway 83. Perfect for a family free event, indoor or outdoor concert to a stunning wedding.

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    9 years ago

    A grate place to go walk around for some exercise it's safe relaxing and fun and there's nice bikes u can rent to ride too

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    11 years ago

    Discover The Dinosaurs at the McAllen Convention Center was disappointing. Way overpriced for what was offered.

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