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Grand Ballroom at Hampton Roads Convention Center

Published dimensions

Grand Ballroom is 50.9 x 50.9 m (167 x 167 ft), 2,591 m² (27,887 sq ft), with a 7.3 m (24 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

Shape approximate: the venue publishes area only, so this room is drawn as a square of equal area.

LED wall that fits

Under a 7.3 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 11 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 50.9 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 81 x 11 (16200 x 2200 px, 6,950 kg, 142.6 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	67 x 16 = 1072	40.2 x 5.4 m	51456 x 6912	4,824 kg / 10,635 lb	94.9 kW, 456 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	81 x 11 = 891	40.5 x 5.5 m	16200 x 2200	6,950 kg / 15,322 lb	142.6 kW, 685 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	81 x 11 = 891	40.5 x 5.5 m	10368 x 1408	6,950 kg / 15,322 lb	124.7 kW, 600 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, Grand Ballroom holds about 5,570 theater seats, 2,278 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 1,566 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 43.9 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Hampton Roads Convention Center

Exhibit Hall ABC97.6 x 97.6 m (320 x 320 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Conference Room A12.7 x 12.7 m (42 x 42 ft) · 4.3 m ceiling
Conference Room B12.7 x 12.7 m (42 x 42 ft) · 4.3 m ceiling
Conference Room C12.7 x 12.7 m (42 x 42 ft) · 4.3 m ceiling
Conference Room D12.7 x 12.7 m (42 x 42 ft) · 4.3 m ceiling
10611.2 x 11.2 m (37 x 37 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
10711.2 x 11.2 m (37 x 37 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
10811.2 x 11.2 m (37 x 37 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
10911.2 x 11.2 m (37 x 37 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
10110.5 x 10.5 m (34 x 34 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
10210.5 x 10.5 m (34 x 34 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
10310.5 x 10.5 m (34 x 34 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Hampton Roads Convention Center · Venues in Hampton