The Bessemer Civic Center is a performing arts and convention center located in Bessemer, Alabama, a Birmingham suburb. The Civic Center's main hall features 13,000 square feet (1,200 m2) of main space. A mezzanine measuring 4,415 square feet (410 m2) overlooks the main hall and can be used for additional seating for events as well as dancing and banquets. The main hall features a 45-by-37-foot permanent stage. When used for concerts, boxing, or wrestling, the Civic Center can seat up to 2,000 (1,600 in the main hall, 400 in the mezzanine using retractable risers); as a banquet facility the main hall seats 1,000. Conventions and trade shows are also held at the main hall.
There are also four meeting rooms totaling 5,850 square feet (543 m2) of space at the Civic Center.
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