Weekend Itinerary

This Weekend in Irving

We’ve got another exciting weekend coming up in Irving, TX. Whether you are looking for concerts, happy hours, culinary or cultural events, look no further

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About Irving, Texas

Location and service. That’s what sets Irving, Texas apart. In the center of the U.S. and the heart of Dallas-Fort Worth, Irving is just minutes from DFW Airport and can be reached non-stop from every major city in North America. Here you'll find luxury, full-service, extended-stay and limited-service accommodations, with something to fit every taste and budget.

City-wide there are more than 200,000 square-feet of meeting space, while the Irving Convention Center brings a column-free exhibit hall, elegant ballrooms, break-out rooms and spacious pre-function areas with views of the Dallas and Las Colinas skyline. Irving is perfect for meetings, but also provides easy access to exceptional entertainment when the sun goes down, including a variety of options for dining and attractions - all just moments away.

Irving Convention Center Wins National Architecture and Engineering Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Diana Pfaff (972) 401-7722 or (214) 236-8885 (cell) dpfaff@irvingtexas.com Melissa Cannon (972) 401-7723 or (817) 648-7006 (cell) mcannon@irvingtexas.com (IRVING, Texas) - The Irving Convention Center in Irving, Texas, earned national recognition in the 2012 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). In honor of this achievement, members of the project team were presented with awards from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) during a…

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Dallas Comic Con Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Largest Show In Event History This May

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Diana Pfaff (972) 401-7722 or (214) 236-8885 (cell) dpfaff@irvingtexas.com Kathy A. Goolsby, Dallas Comic Con, C2 Ventures (817) 319-9936 k_goolsby@tx.rr.com IRVING, Texas (May 3, 2012) - Actors Patrick Stewart, Val Kilmer and TV's original Dynamic Duo - Adam West and Burt Ward - join a long list of comic artists and media guests to celebrate the 10 th Anniversary of Dallas Comic Con (DCC) on May 19 - 20 at the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas (ICCLC). Presented by legendary comic book writer…

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Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas Receives Two First Place Distinguished Building Awards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Diana Pfaff (972) 401-7722 or (214) 236-8885 (cell) dpfaff@irvingtexas.com Melissa Cannon (972) 401-7723 or (817) 648-7006 (cell) mcannon@irvingtexas.com Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas Receives Two First Place Distinguished Building Awards TEXO honors excellence in construction at annual Distinguished Building Awards Competition IRVING, Texas (April 24, 2012) - TEXO, the largest commercial contractors association in Texas, honored the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas (ICCLC) as…

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Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas Designed to Target Business Groups, While Serving Variety of Weekend Users

Media Contacts: Diana Pfaff (972) 401-7722 or (214) 236-8885 (cell) dpfaff@irvingtexas.com Melissa Cannon (972) 401-7723 or (817) 648-7006 (cell) mcannon@irvingtexas.com IRVING, Texas - Newly opened in January 2011, the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas changes the way meeting planners look at convention center space. "We're setting a new standard," said Maura Gast, executive director for the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau. "The Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas creates an environment made for business." With an iconic…

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Sci-Fi Expo Invades Irving this weekend

IRVING, Texas (Feb. 9 2012) - C2 Ventures Sci-Fi Expo invades Irving this weekend on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 11 - 12, for the third convention hosted by Dallas Comic-Con producers held at the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas since its opening last January. Fans of Dollhouse, Firefly, Angel, Stargate and Battlestar Galactica have the chance to meet their favorite stars and more. Comic fans won't be disappointed either - some of their favorite artists are in town to share their work in Artists' Alley. "We're really happy to bring our…

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Only a hot second away from Zestfest 2012

IRVING, Texas (Jan. 26, 2012) - ZestFest 2012 returns to Irving on Jan. 27 - 29 for the 15 th annual, three-day spicy food festival located at the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas. Dallas/Fort Worth has been home to ZestFest for 10 years, and this year marks the second consecutive year hosted at the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas. "We are fired-up to welcome ZestFest back to Irving," said Maura Allen Gast, executive director of the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau. "Guests from all over North Texas - and the country -…

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Zest Fest 2011 opens Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas

Diana Pfaff Dpfaff@irvingtexas.com 972-252-7476 Exy 116 Irving officials fired-up over spicy food festival, set for Jan 28-30 IRVING, TEXAS (November 2010) - The Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced ZestFest 2011 as the first open-to-the public event in the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas. The 14-year-old spicy food festival will run Jan. 28-30, 2011, as part of the center's gala grand opening of festivities. Founded and sponsored by Chile Pepper magazine out of Fort Worth, ZestFest was most recently held at Will…

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Beirne takes over as interim General Manager of the new Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas

Diana Pfaff dpfaff@irvingtexas.com 972-252-7476 Ext 116 Seasoned industry veteran to oversee opening of $133 million facility IRVING, TEXAS (October 14, 2010) - As the Irving, Texas Convention and Visitors Bureau and facility management company SMG prepare to push into the 90-day countdown to the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas grand opening this January, Charlie Beirne, SMG regional manager and former manager of the Atlantic City Convention Center, will take on the day-to-day project oversight. Beirne takes the reigns from Thom…

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