Venue: Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
Town: Harrisburg, US
Capacity: 7,600

The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center, formerly known as State Farm Show Arena and informally known simply as the Farm Show, is a large exhibition center and indoor arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is primarily used for concerts, agricultural exhibitions, the Pennsylvania Farm Show, and indoor football. The complex also hosts more than 200 other exhibits and trade shows every year. The Farm Show Complex is 60 acres (240,000 m2), houses 24 acres (97,000 m2) under roof, spread throughout 11 connected buildings including three arenas. GIANT Exposition Hall, 172,000 square feet (16,000 m2), built in 2001 (originally named Weis Exposition Hall) New Holland Arena, 28,000 square feet (2,600 m2) at floor, 7318 seats, designed by architect Edmund George Good Jr., completed in 1939 (originally named Large Arena) Equine Arena, 39,200 square feet (3,640 m2) at floor, 1660 seats, built in 2001 The North, Northeast, Northwest and West Halls add another 187,600 square feet (17,430 m2) of space. A large equine barn serves the Equine Arena. In 1921, the State Fair Commission was created to find a site for a new venue to house the increasingly popular Pennsylvania Farm Show, but was replaced in 1927 with the State Farm Products Show Commission. This commission would approve the 40-acre tract north of Harrisburg and later the design by Lawrie & Green for the initial building, with ground being broken by October 31, 1930. During World War II, the building was used as a training center for the New Cumberland Air Command, with mechanics bays under the North Hall. The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center hosted the Harrisburg Heat of the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1991-2003, and the Harrisburg Hammerheads of the Continental Basketball Association from 1994-1995. A $76 million expansion and renovation began in 2001. New buildings including the Exposition Hall, Equine Arena, and Equine Barn as well as a new entrance to the Large Arena and a new off-site parking