Expo Tel Aviv
Expo Tel Aviv (formerly the Israel Trade Fairs and Convention Center and later the Tel Aviv Convention Center, commonly referred to as Ganei HaTaarucha , lit. “Exhibition Gardens”) or the Tel Aviv Fairgrounds, is a fairground complex on Rokach Boulevard in northern Tel Aviv, Israel used as a venue for concerts, exhibitions, trade fairs and conferences.
Established in 1932 as Yerid HaMizrach at the site of the Levant Fair, near the Tel Aviv Port, the fairgrounds moved to their present location at 101 Rokach Boulevard (near the Yarkon Park and Tel Aviv University) in 1959. 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.
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 known as the Luna Park. Nearby is the Drive-in Arena which was built on the grounds of what was once Israel’s only drive-in theater.
The venue was renamed to Expo Tel Aviv ahead of hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 It also hosted the 2022 Tel Aviv Open, the first major tennis tournament held in Israel since 1996.
Address: Rokach Blvd 101, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
