Waco Trip and the 2004 Viking Fest Facility Tour
Please scroll down for the Waco Convention Center, home of the 2004 Viking Fest

Leaving Midland early on Saturday morning (for the 9 am Viking Fest executive board meeting) I did manage to take a few sunrise pictures in route to Waco. My path took me East on I-20 then South along Highway 6 and then through the Norwegian Capital of Texas - CLIFTON.

Pictures of the new home for Viking Fest, the Waco Convention Center, are individually labled below. I hope these pictures provide you a glimse of the facilities, help in your planning and encourages you to attend so I hope to see you there in April 2004.

Downstairs: Proposed Children's Area - one side

Downstairs: Proposed Children's Area - the other side

Upstairs: Main Entry Lobby

Fest Hall: Scandinavian Exhibitors

Fest Hall: Scandinavian Exhibitors

Fest Hall: Scandinavian Performances

Viking Fest Boards Members touring the Waco Convention Center - Proposed Fest Hall

Proposed Heritage Hall

Viking Fest Boards Members touring the Waco Convention Center - Proposed Heritage Hall

Viking Fest Boards Members touring the Waco Convention Center - Proposed Heritage Hall

Viking Fest proposed Lecture Hall (Here the seats are temporality removed for new carpet installation) Looking to the back.

Viking Fest proposed Lecture Hall (Here the seats are temporaraily removed for new carpet installation) Looking to the front (stage).

Fest Hall's Main Stage, with loading dock drive-in access.

The Lecture room seats, to be re-installed.

Special entrance for the Viking Fest Reception.

Proposed reception area (front).

Proposed reception area (back).

Convention Center parking lot and the back of Fest Hall loading area.

Fest Hall loading dock.

Fest Hall

Fest Hall Performer's dressing area.

Fest Hall Stage

Viking Fest Boards Members touring the Waco Convention Center - Proposed Fest Hall

Fest Hall

Fest Hall

Fest Hall - Left

Fest Hall - Right

Upstairs Lobby

Forsgard House sign
(the new Viking Fest meeting location).

The Waco Convention Center, home of the 2004 Viking Fest (Brazos River in the background, taken from the Marriot Courtyard Hotel)

The Waco Convention Center,
vhome of the 2004 Viking Fest

Leaving the Convention Center to go to the Viking Encampment. Plans call for the street to be closed during the festival hours.

Proposed Viking Encampment, across the Convention Center. Brazos River to the left, Convention Center to the right. Hilton Hotel in the background.

Proposed Viking Encampment for the SCA group.

Access to the Viking ship on the Brazos River from the Viking encampment. National historical bridge in the background.

The Convention Center from the Brazos River.

The Brazos River.

Viking encampment.

Viking encampment.

View of the River access.

Convention Center, and Viking Fest main entrance from the Hilton Hotel.

Convention Center courtyard, Hilton Hotel.

The Baylor University bear cub pen, the campus is a short walk from festival grounds.

Ampitheater.

River access at night.

Viking encampment at night.

The Waco Convention Center

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	Downstairs: Proposed Children's Area - one side	Downstairs: Proposed Children's Area - the other side
Upstairs: Main Entry Lobby	Fest Hall: Scandinavian Exhibitors	Fest Hall: Scandinavian Exhibitors
Fest Hall: Scandinavian Performances	Viking Fest Boards Members touring the Waco Convention Center - Proposed Fest Hall	Proposed Heritage Hall
Viking Fest Boards Members touring the Waco Convention Center - Proposed Heritage Hall	Viking Fest Boards Members touring the Waco Convention Center - Proposed Heritage Hall	Viking Fest proposed Lecture Hall (Here the seats are temporality removed for new carpet installation) Looking to the back.
Viking Fest proposed Lecture Hall (Here the seats are temporaraily removed for new carpet installation) Looking to the front (stage).	Fest Hall's Main Stage, with loading dock drive-in access.	The Lecture room seats, to be re-installed.
Special entrance for the Viking Fest Reception.	Proposed reception area (front).	Proposed reception area (back).
Convention Center parking lot and the back of Fest Hall loading area.	Fest Hall loading dock.	Fest Hall
Fest Hall Performer's dressing area.	Fest Hall Stage	Viking Fest Boards Members touring the Waco Convention Center - Proposed Fest Hall
		Fest Hall
Fest Hall	Fest Hall - Left	Fest Hall - Right
Upstairs Lobby		Forsgard House sign (the new Viking Fest meeting location).
The Waco Convention Center, home of the 2004 Viking Fest (Brazos River in the background, taken from the Marriot Courtyard Hotel)	The Waco Convention Center, vhome of the 2004 Viking Fest	Leaving the Convention Center to go to the Viking Encampment. Plans call for the street to be closed during the festival hours.
Proposed Viking Encampment, across the Convention Center. Brazos River to the left, Convention Center to the right. Hilton Hotel in the background.	Proposed Viking Encampment for the SCA group.	Access to the Viking ship on the Brazos River from the Viking encampment. National historical bridge in the background.
The Convention Center from the Brazos River.		The Brazos River.
		Viking encampment.
Viking encampment.
View of the River access.		Convention Center, and Viking Fest main entrance from the Hilton Hotel.
Convention Center courtyard, Hilton Hotel.

	The Baylor University bear cub pen, the campus is a short walk from festival grounds.
Ampitheater.
	River access at night.	Viking encampment at night.
		The Waco Convention Center

Waco Trip and the 2004 Viking Fest Facility Tour Please scroll down for the Waco Convention Center, home of the 2004 Viking Fest

Waco Trip and the 2004 Viking Fest Facility Tour
Please scroll down for the Waco Convention Center, home of the 2004 Viking Fest