Somervell County Expo and Texas Amphitheatre

The Somervell County Expo and Texas Amphitheatre are located just 45 minutes southwest of Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex off Highway 67 in Glen Rose, Texas. They are owned by Somervell County and managed by Dooley Management. The Texas Amphitheatre opened in 1989 and the Expo Center opened in 1993. Last year visitors totaled over 60,000 for the Texas Amphitheatre and over 90,000 for the Expo Center.Expo Center has facilities large enough to be impressive or small enough to feel exclusive. Located within 20 minutes of more than 1,000 rooms, there are plenty of choices in hotels and motels.The Expo Center is a multi-purpose event center capable of handling most any size event from ropings, cuttings and horse shows, to concerts, dances and stage shows. It has three indoor arenas, the Main Arena, Showbarn, and Pavilion(multi-purpose area in which portable stalls, cattle pens or an arena can be constructed) and two outdoor arenas. It has the capability to go to 550 stalls for maximum equestrian activities. It has an exposition hall that is ideal for banquets, wedding receptions and meetings. The Expo Center also has a concourse that allows access to the Main Arena, the Showbarn and the Exposition Hall. The Main Arena, Concourse and Exposition Hall are heated and air conditioned. The Showbarn Arena is insulated and is heated and cooled by portable area coolers. We can also provide portable panels, additional tables & chairs, modular staging, in-house catering and concessions, security and more. All activities at the Expo Center are covered under one roof and surrounded by 1200 paved parking spaces.