Boeing Center at Tech Port
 Interactive map of Boeing Center at Tech Port | |
Former names | Tech Port Center + Arena (2022-2023) |
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| Address | 3331 General Hudnell Drive |
| Location | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Owner | Port San Antonio |
| Operator | ASM Global |
| Capacity | 3,100 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | May 2, 2022 |
| Cost | $70 million |
| Website | |
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The Boeing Center at Tech Port, formerly Tech Port Center + Arena, is a 130,000-square-foot innovation center located in San Antonio, Texas at the campus of Port San Antonio. The venue hosts concerts, conventions, educational activities and esports competitions, among other events. The venue also features a state-of-the-art arena with a capacity to host 3,100 guests, an R&D tech collaboration space, a technology museum/showroom, LAN gaming center, meeting space and a full-scale food hall.
History
[edit]On February 26, 2019, Port San Antonio announced their plans to construct an innovation center which would host various eSports and various entertainment events.[1] The venue opened on May 2, 2022 with the first events being a Smashing Pumpkins concert on opening day and an Overwatch League match between the Dallas Fuel and Houston Outlaws on May 6.[2] In the fall of 2022, the venue provided expansion space for the San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology.[3] In January 2023, the facility was renamed the Boeing Center at Tech Port following a $2.3 million investment and seven-year naming rights deal with The Boeing Company.[4]
On September 19, 2025, San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology founder and entrepreneur, David Monroe, was killed after suffering blunt force injuries from a jet engine that had fell on him when the jet engine was being transported inside the building.[5]
Notable events
[edit]- From May 24 to 29, 2022, the venue hosted the inaugural ForceCon, a military-industry-tech convention which also hosted several eSports events between the eSports teams of the various branches of the United States Armed Forces.[6]
- From February 23 to 24, 2024, Psychopathic Records, a record label owned by the horrorcore hip-hop duo, the Insane Clown Posse, held their annual Juggalo Weekend event at the venue which featured various music performances from the Insane Clown Posse themselves, Ouija Macc, Layzie Bone, Acetone, Mr. Sadistic, Darby O' Trill, Shade, and Forilla along with professional wrestling matches from Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW).[7]
- On September 13, 2024, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) their Victory Road 2024 TNA+ livestreaming event at the venue which featured Nic Nemeth defending the TNA World Championship against Moose.[8] Their weekly show TNA Impact! also held tapings at the venue on January 23 and 24, 2025 and are set to return on September 24 and 25, 2026.
- On November 18, 2025, Texas governor Greg Abbott spoke at a Texas Association of Business one-day business and policy summit ahead of his mid-term election.[9]
- On December 6, 2025, WWE hosted its NXT Deadline premium live event at the venue in which the main event match was an Iron Survivor Challenge for an NXT Championship match between Je'Von Evans, Leon Slater, Joe Hendry, Dion Lennox, and Myles Borne.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ Foster, Jason (February 26, 2019). "TECH SA: Port San Antonio reveals plans for new innovation center". KSAT.
- ↑ Kozeluh, Alan (April 20, 2022). "A sneak peek at San Antonio's new Tech Port Center + Arena". KENS.
- ↑ Arena, Tech Port Center +. "Tech Port Center + Arena". www.techportcenter.com. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ↑ Windes, Isaac (January 24, 2023). "Tech Port Center gets new name, $2.3M investment from Boeing". San Antonio Report. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Prolific inventor David Monroe dies after jet engine falls on him at Boeing Center loading dock". KSAT. September 20, 2025.
- ↑ "ESPORTS, TECH TAKE CENTER STAGE AT FORCECON2022". Port San Antonio. June 4, 2022.
- ↑ "Psychopathic Records JUGGALO WEEKEND 2024 Insane Clown Posse". KSAT.
- ↑ Siino, John (September 13, 2024). "TNA Victory Road 2024 Results: Nic Nemeth vs. Moose, Joe Hendry vs. Josh Alexander, Three Title Changes". Post Wrestling. Archived from the original on September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at Boeing Tech Port Center". WOAI-TV. November 18, 2025.
- ↑ Moore, John (December 6, 2025). "NXT Deadline results: Moore's live review of Ricky Saints vs. Oba Femi for the NXT Title, Iron Survivor Challenge matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on December 7, 2025. Retrieved December 6, 2025.