Patio de la Madera, Convention center and market in Rosario, Argentina

Patio de la Madera is a convention center and marketplace in Rosario with large covered areas and high ceilings that provide shelter. The structure retains features from its industrial past, with metal frameworks and open spaces designed to accommodate different types of events and gatherings.

The site was a cargo station of the Ferrocarril Provincial de Santa Fe, later linked to the Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano; trains carried logs, lime, sugar, coal and stone, with international traffic to Bolivia and Chile. Cargo operations closed in 1987 and the rails were removed. The municipal government recovered the land from the administration of Mayor Horacio Usandizaga, and by the early 2000s it was a known venue for national and international cultural activities. The Mercado del Patio opened on 25 September 2017.

The complex's name comes from the timber yard of the Ferrocarril Provincial de Santa Fe freight station that once occupied the site, where plank wood was dispatched. Since 25 September 2017 the Mercado del Patio has sold products made and grown in Rosario, alongside the exhibition halls and an 1,800-seat auditorium.

The site has ample parking and is located near bus terminals, making it easy to access by car or public transport. The surrounding green areas offer places to walk and rest, while the high roof structure provides shade on hot days.

The site was a cargo terminal of the Ferrocarril Provincial de Santa Fe, where flatcars arrived loaded with logs, lime, sugar, coal and hopper cars with stone, and tractors, wooden planks and spare parts were dispatched; international traffic left for Bolivia's ENFE and Chile. The Mariano Moreno Bus Terminal opposite was the railway's Rosario station, converted to a bus terminal in 1950.