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March 29, 2019

April 2019 Brings Statesman Cap 10K Expo, Austin Career Expo, Paleo f(x), and More to the Palmer Events Center

City of Austin

For Immediate Release

Release Date:

March 29, 2019

Contact:

Terri McBride
Thirteen total events scheduled throughout the month at the Palmer Events Center will bring over 68,000 attendees through its doors

Spring is full swing, and for the PEC (Palmer Events Center), it’s full speed ahead! Thirteen different events will keep the facility humming throughout the month.

From April 5 through April 7, the Austin American-Statesman will host the 2019 Statesman Cap 10K Expo and Race. All the latest in running gear will be on display and for sale – go to www.Cap10K.com for more information. In addition, the Texas Department of Information Resources’ 2019 DIR Information Security Forum will take place on April 23 and April 24. Go to www.dir.texas.gov for more information.

On April 17, the City of Austin’s Human Resources Department will host the 2019 City of Austin Career Expo at the Palmer Events Center. For more details, go to www.austintexas.gov/department/human-resources. On April 19, the City of Austin will host the 2019 Austin Water Leadership Summit at the Palmer Events Center. For more details, go to www.austintexas.gov/hr. In addition, the 41st Annual Austin Ducks Unlimited 2019 Banquet will be held on April 12. For more details on this event, go to www.ducks.org.

In terms of sporting events in April, Texas Roller Derby action returns to the Palmer Events Center on April 20. Go to www.txrd.com for more information.

Rounding out the Palmer Events Center’s April schedule, Paleo FX will take place from April 26 through April 28 (www.paleofx.com); Austin Water will host the 2019 Leadership Summit on April 19 (www.austintexas.gov/department/water); the 2019 City-Wide Garage Sale will run on April 13 and April 14 (www.cwgs.com); FIRST in Texas Foundation will host the 2019 FIRST in Texas UIL State Robotics Competition Championship from April 4 through April 6 (www.firstintexas.org); Zoho Corporation will host Zoholics 2019 from April 9 through April 11 (www.zoho.com); Crockett High School ATX 50th Year Celebration, Inc. will hold their celebration event on April 13; Austin Independent School District will host the 2019 Urban Education Team 2.0 on April 17 (www.austinisd.org); and IDEA Public Schools will host their 2019 College Signing Day event on April 17 (www.ideapublicschools.org).

Looking ahead to May, the PEC shows no slowing down as thirteen total events are booked at the Palmer Events Center.

Nearly 3 million people have attended 1,000+ events at the 131,000-square foot Palmer Events Center since it opened in 2002. Events at both the Convention Center and the Palmer Events Center and their websites can be accessed at www.austinconventioncenter.com.

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