What We're Building
The future home of the National Western Stock Show
The National Western Center is being built by the City and County of Denver in partnership with the National Western Stock Show and Colorado State University. With programming support by History Colorado and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
Built on the historic grounds of the National Western Stock Show, this site was the epicenter of agribusiness in the Rocky Mountain West for most of the 20th century. Just two miles north of downtown Denver, the site is a unique opportunity to connect the rural and urban economies and become the new epicenter of innovative agribusiness.
State-of-the-art spaces will play host to concerts and festivals, farmers’ markets, sporting events, trade shows, and conventions, as well as office space, business incubators, classes, public art, cultural events, family activities, shops, and more.
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National Western Center
Photo courtesy of City and County of Denver
The construction of more than 2.2 million square feet of new indoor and outdoor spaces is underway now, designed to host innovation and research labs, farmer's markets, international conferences, outdoor festivals, and the National Western Stock Show every January.
Construction is currently underway for phases 1 and 2.
The Legacy Building
The Western Stock Show Association Legacy Building, slated for completion in 2023, will be the National Western Stock Show’s world headquarters.
This building will serve as a home to all members of the National Western family. It will be a gathering place, gallery, and a watering hole for friends, cowboys, and art lovers alike.
Honoring the Legacy Campaign
Photo courtesy of City and County of Denver
The $100 million Honoring the Legacy campaign provides support for the new National Western Center, one of the nation’s most ambitious urban renewal projects. The National Western Center will not only provide a home to the incomparable NWSS for the next 100 years but also will expand and enhance this regional asset into a world-class hub for agriculture, education, and innovation.
National Western Center Partners
