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Irving Convention Center Events

Each is different from the next, ranging from private events like weddings, bar mitzvahs, and corporate conferences to public events including expos, trade shows, galas, and concerts of all types.

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Irving Convention Center Parking & Directions

Our location in between Dallas and Fort Worth and proximity to almost every major freeway in the Dallas/Fort Worth area makes it one of the easiest cities to navigate and visit in the U.S. Several highways wind their way through the city, making travel a breeze in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. 
 

Parking

An 800-space parking structure is attached to the facility and additional parking is available within walking distance. Please note that most open-to-the-public/consumer events have a parking fee for convention center garage parking, which varies from event to event. For more information about a specific event, please visit the site for the specific event of interest on our events calendar page, or call the convention center at 972-252-7476.

For larger events, parking passes are available for pre-purchase. For an up-to-date list of events in which you can secure a parking space in advance, please reserve on ParkJockey.

Download a printable parking map with driving directions or see various options below.

Directions

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Directions

From DFW International Airport

- Exit DFW Airport using the North exit
- Proceed and take HWY 114 East (John Carpenter Freeway)
- Exit O'Connor Boulevard
- Turn left on O'Connor Boulevard
- Pass under HWY 114 and then turn left on Las Colinas Boulevard
- The Convention Center will be on your left

From Love Field Airport

- Exit Love Field Airport and turn right onto Mockingbird Lane
- Pass under Harry Hines Blvd and I-35 and turn right onto HWY 183 West
- Proceed and merge onto HWY 114 West
- Exit O'Connor Boulevard
- Turn right on O'Connor Boulevard
- Turn left on Las Colinas Boulevard
- The Convention Center will be on your left

Additional Routes/Considerations:

- Traveling west from Dallas on HWY 114: Exit Northwest Hwy/Spur 348 and take an immediate right from the frontage road to the Convention Center.

- Traveling east from Grapevine/DFW Airport on HWY 114: Exit Northwest Hwy/Spur 348, take a right on Las Colinas Boulevard and the Convention Center will be on your right.

- Las Colinas Boulevard is now fully connected and open, and runs beneath the overpass of Northwest Hwy/Spur 348, so you may now take that thoroughfare to the center when traveling from north of the center. Las Colinas Boulevard
- Traveling North or South on SH 161 (George Bush Turnpike)
- Exit Las Colinas Boulevard
- Go east until you come to the Northwest Hwy/Spur 348 overpass
- Continue through the intersection
- The Convention Center will be on your right

From Downtown Dallas
- Take I-35E (Stemmons Freeway) north to the HWY 183/114 exit (left exit)
- Proceed westbound and stay in the right lane
- You will veer west and continue to travel on HWY 114 (John Carpenter Freeway)
- Exit O'Connor Boulevard
- Turn right on O'Connor Boulevard, then left on Las Colinas Boulevard
- The Convention Center will be on your left

From North Dallas
- Take I-635 (LBJ Freeway) west and merge left onto I-35E (Stemmons Freeway) south
- You will veer right onto Loop 12 south
- From Loop 12, exit HWY 114 (John Carpenter Freeway) and turn right
- Exit O'Connor Boulevard
- Turn right on O'Connor Boulevard, then left on Las Colinas Boulevard
- The Convention Center will be on your left

From Arlington
- Travel north on HWY 360 and exit HWY 183 (Airport Freeway) east
- Turn right on HWY 183 and continue to travel east
- Exit O'Connor Boulevard
- Turn left on O'Connor Boulevard, then left on Las Colinas Boulevard
- The Convention Center will be on your left

From Fort Worth
- Travel northeast on HWY 121
- Merge onto HWY 820 north, then HWY 183 (Airport Freeway) east
- Continue to travel east on HWY 183
- Exit O'Connor Boulevard
- Turn left on O'Connor Boulevard, then left on Las Colinas Boulevard
- The Convention Center will be on your left

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