Three Years and Counting: Growing America’s Tech Innovation Destination

More than half a million visitors connect with Boeing Center at Tech Port in its first three years.

05-08-2025

As the Boeing Center at Tech Port celebrates its third anniversary this month, we’re feeling the love from all of you who connected with us—a total of more than 500,000 visits to more than 2,500 events and activities we’ve hosted since opening our doors in May 2022.

Envisioned as an innovation center like no other in the nation, the 130,000-square-foot complex features a 3,500-seat arena, a 50-station LAN gaming center, a startup accelerator lab, a VIP club and a food hall featuring an array of local establishments and AREA 21, a technology showroom and educational space operated by our partners at the San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology (SAMSAT).

Combined, these spaces host everything from rock concerts, technology expos, esports tournaments, nationally televised sporting matches, community celebrations, educational experiences and much, much more.

Here, people from near and far can have a great time out with family and friends while also connecting with and participating in the development of technologies — many with deep San Antonio roots — that are increasingly deployed around our nation and across the world. It is no coincidence that the Boeing Center is located in the heart of our Tech Port campus, home to more than 80 enterprises and their 18,000 employees leading innovations in cybersecurity, aerospace, national defense, space exploration and an array of other advanced technologies.

What’s more, all proceeds Port San Antonio receives from the Boeing Center go directly to programs supported by the Kelly Heritage Foundation —$1 million to date and counting—which are inspiring young people to pursue future educational and eventual career pathways in the industries thriving on the Tech Port campus.

The Boeing Center at Tech Port was voted 2024 Best Music Venue by San Antonio Current readers.

BOEING CENTER'S FIRST THREE YEARS - BY THE NUMBERS

400,000+ event guests
133,000+ concert tickets sold
40,000 visits to Tech Port Esports
123,000+ people served at Provisions Food Hall
100,000+ students and family members engaged at AREA 21

MEMORY SCRAP BOOK

Below are just some of the highlights over the past three years. We’re looking forward to further growing this exciting venue—and surrounding campus—where generations of San Antonians are building their futures. .

2025 SO FAR

Fiesta de los Niños

San Antonio’s “techiest” Fiesta event drew more than 8,000 people inside and outside the Boeing Center this year to partake in interactive STEM exhibits, robotics demonstrations and esports activities in between traditional live music, food, games and rides.

CyberTexas Foundation Mayor's Cup Challenge

Having recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, the CyberTexas Foundation has already inspired, empowered and shown 20,000 area students how they can be at the forefront of our nation's top lines of cyber defense.

Bobby Pulido

This beloved Tejano star chose the Boeing Center to kick off his farewell tour and celebrate his birthday.

Texas A&M System Esports Showdown

Students from Texas A&M campuses throughout the state met at the Boeing Center’s state-of-the-art gaming center last for the largest in-person match-up to date among these collegiate teams.

2024

R20 Premier League Grand Finals

San Antonio's top student gamers converged at the Boeing Center to showcase their skills in front of hundreds of attendees forwhat was the largest high school esports tournament in San Antonio history to date.

Advanced Air Mobility panel

Port San Antonio CEO Jim Perschbach moderated a panel on the future of advanced air mobility as site preparation continues at the Port for what could be one of the first operational vertiports in the country.

44th Annual Tejano Music Awards

After a successful ceremony at the Boeing Center in 2023, the Tejano Music Awards returned in 2024’s celebration of South Texas’ homegrown music and culture.

Drone/Advanced Air Mobility student showcase

Part of Dreamweek 2024, more than 200 guests gathered at AREA 21 for a community showcase that highlighted the impact of Port-affiliated nonprofit Kelly Heritage Foundation on local education initiatives.

STEMclipse

More than 700 kids and adults dropped by SAMSAT to celebrate STEMclipse!.

2023

TechFuel competition

Finalists pitched their companies’ innovations in a Shark Tank-style competition for a prize pool of $100,00 that drew hundreds of attendees.

Build Your Future student computer build

One hundred middle and high school students from the several Southside and inner-city school districts got to build and then take home their own state-of-the-art personal computer.

Boeing launches Aerospace Adventure at SAMSAT

Boeing, one of Port San Antonio’s largest customer tenants, unveiled the Boeing Aerospace Adventure interactive virtual experience at SAMSAT, which allows participants to design, build, modernize and take flight.

WBO flyweight championship boxing match

Then boxing's youngest world champion, San Antonio native Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez won the fight by unanimous decision to once again become the youngest active titlist in the sport.

Hiring Our Heroes career summit

Port San Antonio partnered with Hiring Our Heroes to connect military service members and their spouses who are transitioning to civilian life with companies seeking talent in industries such as cybersecurity, healthcare, aerospace and advanced tech.

Incubus

Incubus “set alt-rock fans abuzz when it announced a string of 2023 tour dates, and San Antonio fans clearly shared in that excitement as evidenced by the packed house at Boeing Center at Tech Port.”