Palmer Events Center

Beside Butler Park with a view of downtown Austin, Palmer Events Center at 900 Barton Springs Rd is a multi-purpose venue with a flexible floor plan and 125,000 gross square feet. Two column-free exhibit halls provide 70,000 square feet, and covered outdoor canopies add another 50,000. The center traces back to 1940, when the City of Austin bought an airplane hangar on the shore of Town Lake. Exhibitors order services through an online portal, including booth catering and booth security, complimentary Wi-Fi covers the venue, and floor plans can be downloaded as a PDF. A four-story garage with 1,200 spaces sits right next to the venue, with entrances on Riverside Dr. and Barton Springs Rd. Parking is paid, and an overflow garage handles select major events. About 11,000 hotel rooms lie within three miles. Rated 4.6 from 1493 Google reviews, 1032 of them five stars and 34 one star.