Fraser Valley Trade and Exhibition Centre - TRADEX | |
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Address | 1190 Cornell Street |
Location | Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada ![]() |
Coordinates | 49°01′27″N122°22′53″W / 49.02408°N 122.38136°W |
Owner | City of Abbotsford |
Operator | Tourism Abbotsford |
Opened | July 28, 1991 |
Enclosed space | |
• Total space | 120,000+ sq ft |
• Exhibit hall floor | 2 - 60,000 sq ft (5,600 m2) Halls |
• Meeting rooms | 3 + show office & lounge |
• Loading Bay | 1 bay - 2 bay doors |
• Concessions | 2 concessions - 4,000 sq ft (370 m2), 500 seats, 2 levels |
Licensed | Fully licensed |
Parking | 400,000 sq ft (37,000 m2)+ with 2,500 stalls (1000 paved stalls, 1500 gravel & grass) |
The Fraser Valley Trade and Exhibition Centre or TRADEX is the second largest facility of its kind in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
It is operated by the Tourism Abbotsford Society and hosts around 90 events every year. These events are run by independent companies or people (show managers) who are subject to TRADEX policies and procedures. The events vary in type and include consumer shows, trade shows, banquets, agricultural shows, special events, meetings, sporting events, outdoor events, weddings, product launches, film shoots, and ride and drives.
The building has an H-shaped layout of two 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2) halls which can be used independently or for a single large exhibition. It has nine hangar-style doors of varying sizes, the biggest of which allows the passage of objects as large as 90 feet (27 m) wide and 19 feet (5.8 m) high.
The centre hosts the bulk of its events between September and May, during which time events are run almost every weekend. During the rest of the year, the centre hosts fewer events, mostly held outdoors.
The centre was constructed as a joint project between the BC Pavilion Corporation (BC PavCo) the Provincial Government, the Municipal Government and Airshow Canada, and was completed in 1991. It was managed by BC PavCo until 2003 when the centre was purchased by the City of Abbotsford and Tourism Abbotsford contracted to take over the operation of the centre.
In addition to 120,000 total square feet of exhibition space, TRADEX has:
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