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Sails Pavilion at San Diego Convention Center

Published dimensions

Sails Pavilion is 91.1 x 93.1 m (299 x 305 ft), 8,481 m² (91,293 sq ft), with a 3.1 m (10 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

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 93.1 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 148 x 2 (29600 x 400 px, 2,309 kg, 47.4 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	124 x 3 = 372	74.4 x 1 m	95232 x 1296	1,674 kg / 3,691 lb	32.9 kW, 158 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	148 x 2 = 296	74 x 1 m	29600 x 400	2,309 kg / 5,090 lb	47.4 kW, 228 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	148 x 2 = 296	74 x 1 m	18944 x 256	2,309 kg / 5,090 lb	41.4 kW, 199 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, Sails Pavilion holds about 18,660 theater seats, 7,633 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 5,248 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 86.1 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at San Diego Convention Center

Exhibit Hall B108.7 x 91.2 m (357 x 299 ft) · 8.3 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall H89.9 x 92.7 m (295 x 304 ft) · 11.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall C91 x 91.2 m (299 x 299 ft) · 8.3 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall D78 x 73.3 m (256 x 240 ft) · 8.3 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall F54.9 x 92.7 m (180 x 304 ft) · 11.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall G54.9 x 92.7 m (180 x 304 ft) · 11.1 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall A54.9 x 91.2 m (180 x 299 ft) · 8.3 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall E54.9 x 73.3 m (180 x 240 ft) · 8.4 m ceiling
Ballroom 20ABCD (Upper Level)46.3 x 82.4 m (152 x 270 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Ballroom 6ABCDEF (Upper Level)34.8 x 106.1 m (114 x 348 ft) · 7.3 m ceiling
Ballroom 20BCD (Upper Level)46 x 55.5 m (151 x 182 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Ballroom 20CD (Upper Level)46.3 x 41.8 m (152 x 137 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at San Diego Convention Center · Venues in San Diego