Exhibit Hall
Knoxville Expo Center
Facility Information
The Knoxville Expo Center is the largest privately-owned exposition center in Tennessee – offering more than 120,000 square feet of exhibit space.
Our location is convenient for the entire Knoxville population and sits just off I-75 and I-640 at the corner of Clinton Highway and Merchants Road. When you hold an event at KEC, you are within a day’s drive of half the population of the entire U.S.
The KEC features vast amounts of free on-site parking, is ADA accessible, and makes promoting, exhibiting or attending an event easy and convenient for all.
Technical Specifications
From load-in to load-out, we’ve designed a convention facility that reduces the hassles it takes for you to put on an event. Your vendors and your guests will have a better experience at KEC.
The Knoxville Expo Center is a single level facility with multi-event capacity that features 1200 free on-site parking spaces and offers all amenities under one roof.
- Ground level access through four overhead doors with covered loading docks
- Tennessee’s “right to work” status allows an Exhibitor Friendly set-up atmosphere
- 85 foot candle lighting throughout complex
- Full service utilities including single-phase, three-phase, 110, and 208 power
- High-speed internet access and analog phone service
- Full range of equipment including tables and chairs
- Full-service kitchen and catering department
- In-house or sub-contract services for decorating, security, labor or janitorial
- Event planning, staffing and personnel on site
| Space | Sq. Footage | Ceilings | Dimensions | 10×10 Booths | Banquets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibit Hall A | 16,200 | 18′ | 90x180 | 92 | 850 |
| Exhibit Hall B | 21,600 | 18′ | 90x240 | 121 | 1,000 |
| Exhibit Hall C | 40,800 | 18′ | 170x240 | 218 | - |
| Exhibit Hall AB | 37,000 | 18′ | - | 213 | - |
| Exhibit Hall BC | 62,400 | 18′ | 260x240 | 339 | - |
| Exhibit Hall ABC | 78,600 | 18′ | - | 431 | 4,500 |
| Dogwood Grand Ballroom | 8,100 | 15′ | 90x90 | 45 | 650 |
| Azalea Room** | 1,800 | 15′ | 30×60 | 20 | 120 |
| Azalea Room A | 600 | 15′ | 30×20 | - | 50 |
| Azalea Room B | 600 | 15′ | 30×20 | - | 50 |
| Azalea Room C | 600 | 15′ | 30×20 | - | 50 |
| Magnolia Room | 1,800 | 15′ | 30×60 | 20 | 120 |
| Banquet/Meeting Room A | 400 | 15′ | 20×20 | - | 40 |
| Banquet/Meeting Room B | 400 | 15′ | 20×20 | - | 40 |
| Banquet/Meeting Room C | 400 | 15′ | 20×20 | - | 40 |
**This room has operable walls and can be used as whole or as 3 smaller

