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COVID-19 Client Resource Guide and required meeting information

COVID-19 Response

Our city leaders, health officials and Palmer Events Center leadership teams are on the pulse of this crisis. We stand in unbounded support of preserving, restoring and reviving the events that make Austin the best destination to convene!

The Palmer Events Center is in close contact with Austin Public Health (APH) who is monitoring the situation in coordination with Texas Department of State Health Services, the Center for Disease Control (CDC), local and regional public health and healthcare agencies.

For detailed information on how the Palmer Events Center is responding to COVID-19, please open our Client Resource and Safety Action Plan and our Catering Team’s Informational Guide for Event Planners by clicking the links below.

The Austin Convention Center Department has been given authorization by local health authorities to operate at 25% and is expecting percentages to rise as the number of vaccinations increase. For ACCD’s announcement, visit our Announcements page.

*Resources below include information on face coverings (required by employees and public in a city facility), PPE, mandatory social distancing, safety checks, and other requirements.

Resources

Parking Information

One Garage

  • 900 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704
  • 4-story, 1,200-space garage next to the facility
  • Entrances on Barton Springs Rd. and Riverside Dr.
  • Clearance Height: 7’2”

Pro Tip: The Riverside Dr. entrance to the parking garage is often underutilized. To avoid traffic at the Barton Springs Rd. entrance, use the Riverside Dr. entrance.

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Downtown & Vicinity

Located within downtown Austin, yet cradled by Butler Park, Auditorium Shores, and Lady Bird Lake near downtown Austin, the Palmer Events Center is easily accessible from Barton Springs Rd. or Riverside Dr. by car or public transportation.

The Palmer Events Center is located at 900 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704, within a three-mile radius of 11,000 hotel rooms.

  • By the end of 2020, 12,144 hotel rooms are projected to be available downtown.

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