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NRG Arena
April 18 @ 6:02 am
The NRG Arena is an integral part of the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and has also hosted events like the National Catholic Youth Conference and the 2007 Vans Warped Tour. The arena housed a field clinic for residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and was home to the Houston Comets in 2008, their final season.
Info
Year Built: 1974
Square Footage for Meeting Space:
- Total Square Footage: 1.9 million square feet
- Arena Floor: 25,000 square feet
- Exhibit Hall A: 75,000 square feet
- Pavilion: 25,000 square feet
- Exhibit Hall B: 50,000 square feet
- Exhibit Hall C: 50,000 square feet
- Exhibit Hall D: 100,000 square feet
- Lobby: 25, 000 square feet
- Meeting Rooms: 18,000 square feet
- Room 1: 1,300 square feet
- Room 2: 3,600 square feet
- Room 3: 3,600 square feet
- Room 4: 1,300 square feet
- Stockman’s Club: 8,000 square feet
Seating Capacity: 72,220
- Arena Floor: 5,800 permanent and an additional 2,000 can be added to the floor
- Room 1: Banquet – 70; Classroom – 65; Theater – 132
- Room 2: Banquet – 280; Classroom – 198; Theater – 420
- Room 3: Banquet – 280; Classroom – 198; Theater – 420
- Room 4: Banquet – 70; Classroom – 65; Theater – 132
- Stockman’s Club: Banquet – 500
Resident Partners
- NRG Energy
- Acme Rental
- Amegy Bank
- Coca-Cola
- Contemporary Services Corporation
- G4S
- Holiday Inn
- Hotel Zaza
- Karr Limousine
- Luber Bros.
- PPS
- Redstone
- Residence Inn – Marriott
- Signtex imaging
- Sovereign Services
- Sterling
- Verizon
- Waste Management
Parking & Tailgating Information
- Tailgating is allowed in all of the parking lots but only during Houston Texans Football games or at the discretion of the management.
- All parking lots will open 4 hours prior to kickoff.
- You must purchase from the parking cashier or in advance additional spaces used to accommodate oversized vehicles or additional spaces for tailgating.
- Parking is first come/first served; saving spots will not be permitted.
- Each valid parking receipt/hangtag is good for one 8’x16′ parking spot.
- RVs will need to purchase a minimum of two parking spots and need to park in designated RV areas in each lot.
- You must park as directed by the parking attendants.
- Vehicles will be parked systematically, stall by stall, row by row, regardless of the occupancy status of the lot.
- Overnight parking is not allowed.
Venue Policies
- NRG Park facilities have no re-entry policy.
- Once you exit the facility, you will not be permitted to return.
- Guests of NRG Park are not permitted to bring animals into the facility. Exceptions are permitted for guide, signal or service animals.
- NRG Park facilities are smoke free.
- Designated smoking areas are located outside each facility.
Contact Info
- Lost and Found: 832-667-1714
- Events and News: guestservices@NRGpark.com 832-667-1400
- Ticketmaster Outlets: www.ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000
- NRG Park: 832-667-1400
- Houston Texans: 832-667-2000 or 832-667-2100
- Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo: 832-667-1000 or 832-667-1134
Directions
- From US-59 North traveling South: From US-59 South > Take the Texas 288 S exit toward Lake Jackson/Freeport > Merge onto TX-288 S > Take the Interstate 610 W exit > Merge onto I-610 W > Take exit 1C toward Kirby Dr. > Merge onto S Loop W Freeway > Keep right to stay on S Loop W Freeway > Take the 1st right onto Kirby Dr. > NRG Park is on your right.
- From US-59 South traveling North: From US-59 North > Take the exit onto I-610 S > Keep left to continue on I-610 E > Take exit 1C toward Kirby Dr. > Merge onto S Loop W Freeway > Slight right to stay on S Loop W Freeway > Turn left onto Kirby Dr. > NRG Park is on the right.
- From I-45 North traveling South: Take I-45 (south) or Hwy. 59 (south) to Hwy. 288 (south) – Take Hwy. 288 (south) to 610 Loop (west) – Take 610 (west) to Fannin or South Main exit – Exit and turn right on Fannin or South Main – From Fannin turn left on Naomi or Holly Hall – From South Main turn right on McNee – Enter main gate at NRG Park.
- From I-45 South traveling North: Take I-45 (north) or Hwy. 288 (north) to 610 (west) to Fannin or South Main exit – Exit and turn right on Fannin or South Main – From Fannin turn left on Naomi or Holly Hall – From South Main turn right on McNee – Enter main gate at NRG Park.
- From I-10 East traveling West: Take I-10 (west) to 610 (south) – Take 610 (south) to Fannin or South Main exit – Exit and turn right on Fannin or South – Main – From Fannin turn left on Naomi or Holly Hall – From South Main turn right on McNee – Enter main gate at NRG Park
- From I-10 West traveling East: Take I-10 (east) to 610 (south) – Take 610 (south) to South Main or Fannin exit – Exit and turn left on South Main or Fannin – From Fannin turn left on Naomi or Holly Hall – From South Main turn right on McNee – Enter main gate at NRG Park
- From Hobby Airport: Take Broadway to I-45 (north) – Take I-45 (north) to 610 (west) – Take 610 (west) to Fannin or South Main exit – Exit and turn right on Fannin or South Main – From Fannin turn left on Naomi or Holly Hall – From South Main turn right on McNee – Enter main gate at NRG Park.
- From Bush IAH Airport: Take Hwy. 59 (south) to Hwy. 288 (south) – Take Hwy. 288 (south) to 610 (west) – Take 610 (west) to Fannin or South Main exit – Exit and turn right on Fannin or South Main – From Fannin turn left on Naomi or Holly Hall – From South Main turn right on McNee – Enter main gate at NRG Park.
Past Events
- Houston Hotshots
- Houston Comets
- Houston Lightning
- Rice Owls
- National Catholic Youth Conference
- Peripheral events of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- World Championship Wrestling
- Bud Light Cup
- Hurricane Katrina Shelter
- Vans Warped Tour
