New Digs for the Texas Auto Body Trade Show 

by Jill Tuggle, ABAT Executive Director

My favorite message to write to you every year is the one where I get to make the following announcement: REGISTRATION IS OPEN for the Texas Auto Body Trade Show!

And yes, this is that very message! That’s right – registration is open, booth sales are open, and as always, there will be new, fresh content and fun activities! But that’s not all…we are at a new venue!

We are now at the Marriott Dallas Allen Watters Creek Convention Center. I know what you’re thinking…that name is a mouthful. And I agree, but you are going to need to know that full name in order to get to the right place. We can take it up with them in September. But for now, I need you to head over to abat.us, follow the links for the show and get your WHOLE SHOP signed up! Just wait until you see the class offering this year – there’s even classes in Spanish! But let’s get back to the venue.

Let me start by saying that finding the right place to host a unique show like ours can be a little like finding a needle in a haystack. To land where we need to be on size, proximity and price is actually much harder than you think, but we have found it at the Marriott Dallas Allen Watters Creek Convention Center! The hotel, exhibit hall, after party and ladies event will now all be under one roof!

The exhibit hall at the Marriott Dallas Allen Watters Creek Convention Center is the perfect size for our show, and the best part is they have allowed us to secure dates well in advance so you will notice that we have moved back to our original dates in September! The show was held in September until 2021, and we are thrilled to get back to our old date pattern and OUT of the hell’s front door temperatures of July and August in Texas.

The Marriott Dallas Allen Watters Creek Convention Center is conveniently located just north of Dallas and right off the highway, so getting there will be easy, and once you are there, you won’t need to leave! With plenty of on-site amenities and a whole shopping center just across the street, the location has all we need for a great weekend! 

So get signed up today, and I’ll see you September 12-13 at the Texas Auto Body Trade Show at the (say it with me one last time) Marriott Dallas Allen Watters Creek Convention Center! 

Whew!

Want more? Check out the June 2025 issue of Texas Automotive!

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