Festplatz – The Festival Area at Karlsruher Messe- Und Kongress-Gmbh
Festplatz – The Festival Area is 100 x 100 m (328 x 328 ft), 10,000 m² (107,639 sq ft), with a 3.1 m (10 ft) ceiling.
Open in 3D previzPlan 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 3.1 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 2 rows of 500 mm tile flown, which is tight; ground-stack or go lower on trim. Along the 100 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 160 x 2 (32000 x 400 px, 2,496 kg, 51.2 kW).
| Panel | Pitch | Wall (cols x rows) | Size | Resolution | Weight | Power (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absen KLCOB 0.78 | 0.78 mm | 133 x 3 = 399 | 79.8 x 1 m | 102144 x 1296 | 1,796 kg / 3,958 lb | 35.3 kW, 170 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 | 2.5 mm | 160 x 2 = 320 | 80 x 1 m | 32000 x 400 | 2,496 kg / 5,503 lb | 51.2 kW, 246 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL3.9 Plus V2 | 3.9 mm | 160 x 2 = 320 | 80 x 1 m | 20480 x 256 | 2,496 kg / 5,503 lb | 44.8 kW, 215 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, Festplatz – The Festival Area holds about 22,035 theater seats, 9,014 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 6,197 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 93 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.
Other rooms at Karlsruher Messe- Und Kongress-Gmbh
- Stadthalle77.5 x 77.5 m (254 x 254 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
- Schwarzwaldhalle – Black Forest Hall50.7 x 50.7 m (166 x 166 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
- Gartenhalle – The Garden Hall1 x 1 m (3 x 3 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
- Konzerthaus – The Concert House1 x 1 m (3 x 3 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Karlsruher Messe- Und Kongress-Gmbh · Venues in Karlsruhe