Tacoma Dome

The Tacoma Dome is one of the largest wood domed structures in the world. It is owned and operated by the City of Tacoma’s Public Assembly Facilities Department. Flexibility is the key to the success of the Tacoma Dome. With numerous seating configurations available – 65% of the seating is moveable – almost any event is possible. Unique seating configurations ranging from 5,000 to 23,000 combined with a sound reverberation of 2.5 seconds make the Tacoma Dome the Preferred Concert Venue of the Pacific Northwest.

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The Tacoma Dome hosted the 1990 Goodwill Games, the NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four in 1988 & 1989 and the 1987 United States Figure Skating Championships.

Six professional sports franchises have called the Tacoma Dome home. They were:

Tacoma Stars Soccer (1984-1992)
Tacoma Express Football (1990)
Tacoma Rockets Hockey (1991-1995)
Seattle Sounders Soccer (1994)
Seattle Sonics Basketball (1994-1995)
Tacoma Sabercats Hockey (1997-2002)

Other Interesting Facts:

The fastest concert sellout in the venue's history was the Backstreet Boys in 1999 in 38 minutes.
The fastest non-concert sellout was the May 2000 presentation of WWF Smackdown in 27 minutes.
The top grossing event was Walking With Dinosaurs - The Live Experience with over $2.34 million in gross receipt in 2008.
The largest general admission concerts were The Police, Scorpions and Motley Crue, each show attracting 30,000 fans.
The largest reserved seat concert was Bruce Springsteen, with over 23,000 fans in attendance on April 4, 2000.

Directions to the Tacoma Dome
Traveling South on I-5
Exit 135- Follow the off-ramp towards Portland Avenue. Follow 27th (Bay Street) across Portland Avenue as it turns into Wiley Avenue. Take a right on McKinley Avenue and look for the entrance into the Tacoma Dome Parking Lots.

Exit 133- Follow the "City Center" off-ramp, veering right towards "East 26th St Tacoma Dome." Turn right on E 26th Street. Look for the entrance to Tacoma Dome Parking Lots on 26th or turn right on D Street for more parking.

Traveling North on I-5
Take exit 133. Follow the off-ramp to East 26th Street. Take a right onto East 26th Street. Tacoma Dome signs will direct you to turn right onto C Street to enter the Tacoma Dome parking lots.

From Downtown Tacoma
Take Pacific Avenue Southbound. Turn left onto East 26th Street. Follow East 26th Street to C Street. Turn right onto C Street to enter the Tacoma Dome parking lots.

Parking at the Tacoma Dome

The Tacoma Dome is located in the heart of downtown Tacoma, Washington on 6.1 acres adjacent to Interstate 5 and just a mile from Hwy 16. The Tacoma Dome has 10 public parking lots, Lots A-J, located around the perimeter of the facility that accommodate over 3,000 cars. Parking lots E and K are reserved for guests with disabilities and are van accessible. Lot I is reserved for recreational vehicles. The parking fee for most major Tacoma Dome events such as concerts, pro sports and motor sports events is $10. There is also additional on-street parking in the immediate vicinity. All Tacoma Dome lots are wheelchair accessible.

Over 10,000 spaces are available within a five-minute walk of the Tacoma Dome.