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Floridian Ballroom at Greater Fort Lauderdale / Broward County Convention Center

Published dimensions

Floridian Ballroom is 57.9 x 34.1 m (190 x 112 ft), 1,974 m² (21,252 sq ft), with a 7.6 m (25 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 7.6 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 11 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 57.9 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 92 x 11 (18400 x 2200 px, 7,894 kg, 161.9 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	77 x 17 = 1309	46.2 x 5.7 m	59136 x 7344	5,891 kg / 12,986 lb	115.8 kW, 557 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	92 x 11 = 1012	46 x 5.5 m	18400 x 2200	7,894 kg / 17,402 lb	161.9 kW, 778 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	92 x 11 = 1012	46 x 5.5 m	11776 x 1408	7,894 kg / 17,402 lb	141.7 kW, 681 A @ 208 V

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Floridian Ballroom holds about 4,200 theater seats, 1,718 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 1,181 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 50.9 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Greater Fort Lauderdale / Broward County Convention Center

Exhibit Hall C129.5 x 85.3 m (425 x 280 ft) · 10.7 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall B129.5 x 82.9 m (425 x 272 ft) · 10.7 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall A129.5 x 82 m (425 x 269 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Atlantic Ballroom112.2 x 53.9 m (368 x 177 ft) · 8.8 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom39.6 x 74.7 m (130 x 245 ft) · 7.6 m ceiling
Sandpiper Ballroom38.7 x 35.4 m (127 x 116 ft) · 7 m ceiling
Grand East PreFunction31.4 x 31.4 m (103 x 103 ft) · 4.6 m ceiling
Floridian Prefunction29.9 x 29.9 m (98 x 98 ft) · 6.1 m ceiling
Palm Ballroom AB42.7 x 20.4 m (140 x 67 ft) · 4.3 m ceiling
Grand South Prefunction29.4 x 29.4 m (96 x 96 ft) · 4.6 m ceiling
Palm Prefunction25 x 25 m (82 x 82 ft) · 4.6 m ceiling
202/205 Prefunction22.9 x 22.9 m (75 x 75 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Greater Fort Lauderdale / Broward County Convention Center · Venues in Fort Lauderdale