About the project
The expo center received a 175-by-450-foot covered arena, named the Friendship Pavilion. The project also included construction of two 28-by-28-foot covered picnic and a paved parking area.
Totaling $10.7 million, project funds came from the 2023 voter-approved county parks bond. Williamson County officials celebrated the completion of the West Arena project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The history
The Friendship Pavilion is named after the community of Friendship, which established itself in Williamson County in the 1880s. Friendship experienced several destructive floods from the San Gabriel River in the 1900s, and the site of the former community is now located beneath Granger Lake.
- Opened Oct. 24
- 5350 Bill Pickett Trail, Taylor
- www.wilcotx.gov/1396/williamson-county-expo-center
