Located in the downtown of Miami, Florida, The James L. Knight Center Complex is ac convention and contemporary entertainment complex. It was opened in 1982 within the Miami Central Business District. Named after famous newspaper publisher, James L. Knight, this complex has hosted many entertainment, business, and political events. Every year, Miami Dade College graduation ceremonies are held here. Moreover, at this complex, beauty pageants such as Miss Universe in 1984 and 1985, Miss USA in 1986 and Miss Teen USA in 1985 were hosted. The James L. Knight Center Complex is located on the beautiful Miami River near Bayfront Park. The complex is looked after by Knight Center station for the Metromover. The seating capacity of Ashe auditorium is 444; the Riverfront Exhibition hall is 3200, James L. Knight Center Theater is 4,569. What more, its Exhibit hall floor has a superb area of 28,000 sqft.

James Knight Center tickets have included ranging from Van Morrison to Tyler The Creator. Equipped with a fully integrated state of the art sound system with turnkey capabilities, The James L. Knight Center has an L ’Acoustic K2 Line arrays and SB28 Subs with a Yamaha CL5 Digital mixing console system. There are Riverfront Exhibition Hall, Riverwalk & Dockage, Miami Conference Center, Ashe Auditorium, Miami Lecture Hall Hyatt Regency Hotel, Regency Ballroom, Riverwalk Café, Riverwalk Deli, and Pure Verde.