EventCity Limited was a conference, gala dinner and exhibition venue in

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, England. It opened in 2011 and was the largest event venue in the

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, with four halls and a combined space of . It was closed during 2021 as a consequence of the

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. The plans for an alternative venue were also scrapped by the previous owners. EventCity was located in TraffordCity, an entertainment and leisure destination. Adjacent to the

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, junctions 9 and 10 of the

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and the

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are close by.

History

The building was built in 1995 as a factory for Manchester Tobacco.

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subsequently acquired the building from them and leased it to the retailer

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who used the building as a warehouse. Once the lease expired, the building became the Museum of Museums from October 2010 to January 2011, when it was converted to its use for conferences and exhibitions.

Events

EventCity hosted events including the Caravan and Motorhome Show 2012, the Manchester auditions for ''

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'' and the '' Woman's Weekly'' Creative Stitchcraft and Hobbycrafts Show. EventCity also hosted a series of corporate Christmas parties throughout December every year.

Therme Manchester resort

It had been proposed that EventCity would relocate to a site further west (formerly occupied by the Trafford Soccer Dome) whilst the existing site would be redeveloped into the

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spa and water park resort. However, Peel announced in mid-2020 that the relocation plans had been scrapped, and EventCity would permanently close after all contracted events had taken place in early 2022. Plans to demolish the EventCity site were submitted to

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in September 2022, with the works initially expected to be completed in Spring 2023, ahead of the main construction of the resort. By January 2023, the EventCity building had been completely demolished. In March 2023, construction of Therme Manchester began.

References

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Manchester Christmas Parties at Event City
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