Norris Penrose Event Center

4.3(1,040 reviews on Google)

Exhibition Center listing in Colorado Springs, CO

About Norris Penrose Event Center

Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs is a multi-use venue with indoor and outdoor spaces for rodeos, concerts, expos, sporting events and private rentals, and it is home to the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo. The indoor Event Center is a 36,000 square foot free span space remodeled for trade shows, festivals and fundraisers, and it has hosted home and landscaping shows, gun shows, brew fests, dog shows, vendor expos and motorcycle swaps. Outside, the stadium arena has a 170 by 300 foot open air arena with lights, a 51,000 square foot dirt floor and covered seating for 5,543, along with show stalls and pens. RV and camper sites are available, and onsite caterers handle food. A posted events calendar lists upcoming shows such as the Pikes Peak Card Show and Colorado Cosmic Con, and facility descriptions and a stadium seating chart are available. Rated 4.3 from 1040 Google reviews, 569 of them five stars.

What reviewers mention: rodeo (71), vendors (34), pow wow (6), indoor event center (6), craft fair (5), cross country races (3), indoors swap meet (2), gun show (2), food truck event (2), home and garden show (2)

Venue facts

Max capacity5,543 people

Services and details

  • Hosts trade shows and conventions

    Yes
  • On-site parking

    Yes
  • Outdoor event space

    Yes
  • Floor plans available

    Yes
  • Public event calendar

    Yes

No information yet on connected hotel, hotels within walking distance, public transit access, loading docks / drive-in access, exclusive in-house catering, wi-Fi. The website did not say; call and ask.

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