The George R. Brown Convention Center opened in 1987 on the east edge of downtown Houston and has grown into one of the country’s largest convention centers — 1.9 million square feet of exhibit halls, ballrooms, meeting rooms and theater, connected by skybridge to more than 3,000 hotel rooms and fronting Discovery Green.
Owned by the City of Houston and operated by Houston First Corporation, the GRB hosts conventions, trade shows, consumer shows, sporting events and concerts year-round, and welcomes more than two million visitors a year.
What’s next
The Convention District Transformation adds GRB South — 700,000 square feet including the largest ballroom in Texas — a new Central Plaza and a rooftop lawn, opening in 2028. The current building operates at full capacity throughout construction.