Expo Tel Aviv
Saturday, 18 May 2019 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Levant / Levante General , Union for the Mediterranean
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Expo Tel Aviv (formerly the Israel Trade Fairs and Convention Center and later the Tel Aviv Convention Center, although commonly referred to locally as Exhibition Gardens and also as the Tel Aviv Fairgrounds) is a site located on
Rokach Boulevard in northern
Tel Aviv . It serves as a venue for a variety of events, including
concerts , exhibitions,
trade fairs and conferences.
Established in 1932 as “Yarid HaMizrach” at the site of the Levant Fair beside the Tel Aviv Port , the fairgrounds were moved to their present location at 101 Rokach Boulevard (near the Yarkon Park and Tel Aviv University ) in 1959. In this location the site is directly accessible from the Ayalon Highway , Tel Aviv’s main transportation artery, as well as from the Tel Aviv University railway station .
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Expo Tel Aviv hosts up to 2.5 million visitors and between 45 and 60 major events annually. The fairground has ten halls and pavilions and a large outdoor space including
an amusement park . Nearby is the
Drive in Arena which was built on the grounds of what was once Israel’s only
drive-in theater .
On 13 September 2018, it was announced that it will host the
2019 Eurovision Song Contest between 14 and 18 May. The venue has been renamed Expo Tel Aviv (International Convention Center).
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