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Columbia Hall at Oregon State Fair & Exposition Center

Published dimensions

Columbia Hall is 36.6 x 91.4 m (120 x 300 ft), 3,345 m² (36,007 sq ft), with a 4.5 m (15 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 4.5 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 5 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 91.4 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 146 x 5 (24528 x 840 px, 7,300 kg, 135.1 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro	1.875 mm	121 x 8 = 968	72.6 x 2.7 m	38720 x 1440	4,646 kg / 10,243 lb	245.9 kW, 1182 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro	2.97 mm	146 x 5 = 730	73 x 2.5 m	24528 x 840	7,300 kg / 16,094 lb	135.1 kW, 649 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro	3.9 mm	146 x 5 = 730	73 x 2.5 m	18688 x 640	6,935 kg / 15,289 lb	116.8 kW, 562 A @ 208 V

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Columbia Hall holds about 7,247 theater seats, 2,964 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 2,038 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 84.4 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Oregon State Fair & Exposition Center

Jackman-Long Hall45.7 x 97.5 m (150 x 320 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Columbia Hall36.6 x 91.4 m (120 x 300 ft) · 4.5 m ceiling
The pavilion37.5 x 75.6 m (123 x 248 ft) · 8.8 m ceiling
Cascade Hall33.2 x 15.2 m (109 x 50 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
Jackman-Long Meeting Area13.4 x 35.7 m (44 x 117 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Floral Building Hall15.2 x 24.4 m (50 x 80 ft) · 4.1 m ceiling
Floral Building Lobby12.2 x 7.6 m (40 x 25 ft) · 4.1 m ceiling
L.B. Day Amphitheater0.3 x 0.3 m (1 x 1 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Oregon State Fair & Exposition Center · Venues in Salem