San Diego Convention Center, Convention and entertainment center in Marina District, San Diego, United States.

The San Diego Convention Center occupies a waterfront site at 111 West Harbor Drive in the Marina district. Its first phase, completed in 1989, was designed by Canadian architect Arthur Erickson; a second phase by HNTB and Tucker Sadler followed in 2001. The complex holds 615,700 sq ft of exhibit space and can accommodate 125,000 people. Its Sails Pavilion, a 90,000 sq ft hall, is roofed with Teflon-coated fiberglass sails.

San Diego voters approved funding for a convention center in 1983 on land owned by the Port of San Diego. Construction of Arthur Erickson's original building ran from March 1987 to November 1989. A second phase by HNTB and Tucker Sadler, finished in September 2001, doubled the gross square footage. In 2000 the open-air Sails Pavilion was enclosed in glass, and its renovation ended in February 2018 with a programmable LED lighting system.

San Diego Comic-Con happens here every year and draws fans and professionals from film and entertainment industries. The event has made this place a gathering point for people who share their passion for popular culture.

The location sits right on the waterfront and is easily accessible from different directions. Depending on the type of event, different sections of the facility may be open to visitors.

The Sails Pavilion's roof is made of Teflon-coated fiberglass "sails" meant to echo San Diego's maritime history and signal the center's closeness to the shore. The hall opened as an open-air space under that roof, but few clients would book it, so in 2000 it was enclosed in glass. A renovation finished in February 2018 added a programmable LED lighting system.