Norris Penrose Event Center
- Hosts trade shows and conventions
- On-site parking
- Outdoor event space
Exhibition centers in Colorado Springs include rodeo grounds, a consumer-show hall, a barn and a resort convention center, and four venues share this page. Several draw as much from fairs, festivals and private rentals as from conventions. The one with a resort setting is Bartolin Hall, part of the Convention Center at The Broadmoor.
Norris Penrose Event Center 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 and dog shows. Maximum capacity is 5,543 people, and the venue offers on-site parking, outdoor event space, floor plans and a public event calendar. It is rated 4.3 from 1,040 reviews.
Colorado Springs Event Center takes on trade show hosting along with business and consumer events and private or corporate parties, and more than 250,000 people walk through each year. Events on the calendar include the Ink Masters Tattoo Expo, the Tanner Gun Show, the Colorado Springs Card Show and a Brick Convention. Promoters and event coordinators receive exhibitor and vendor reminder sheets ahead of an event. Wi-Fi is offered, and it is rated 4.0 from 953 reviews.
Red Rocks Barn - Wedding Venue & Event Center is a rustic wedding venue between Manitou Springs and Old Colorado City, with 4000 square feet of space indoors and outdoors. Beyond weddings it rents for corporate events, fundraisers, holiday parties, live music and home and trade shows. Visits are by appointment, online booking is offered and on-site parking is available. It is rated 4.9 from 157 reviews. Bartolin Hall is the 125,000 square foot addition that joins Broadmoor Hall, the International Center and Colorado Hall within a 5,000-acre resort. Together the buildings offer over 200,000 square feet of exhibit space, with a 93,500 square foot exhibit floor in Bartolin Hall, up to 46 meeting rooms and a 60,000 square foot pillar-free ballroom. Maximum capacity is 6,500 people, 875 parking spaces serve the site and a hotel is connected. It is rated 4.8 from 32 reviews, a small count.
Norris Penrose Event Center has an indoor Event Center of 36,000 square feet, a free span space remodeled for trade shows, festivals and fundraisers. It has hosted home and landscaping shows, gun shows, brew fests and dog shows, and it has outdoor event space and on-site parking.
Events at Colorado Springs Event Center include the Ink Masters Tattoo Expo, the Tanner Gun Show, the Colorado Springs Card Show and a Brick Convention. More than 250,000 people walk through each year, and promoters receive exhibitor and vendor reminder sheets ahead of an event.
Bartolin Hall is the 125,000 square foot addition that joins Broadmoor Hall, the International Center and Colorado Hall to form the Convention Center at The Broadmoor, part of a 5,000-acre resort. It has a 93,500 square foot exhibit floor, up to 46 meeting rooms and 875 parking spaces.
Red Rocks Barn - Wedding Venue & Event Center rents for home and trade shows as well as corporate events and fundraisers, with 4000 square feet of space indoors and outdoors. It sits between Manitou Springs and Old Colorado City, and visits are by appointment.