From the University of Texas at San Antonio football games to major music concerts, the Alamodome has been the site of many big events.

On Thursday, the Alamodome will host its first-ever stair climb, an annual event honoring first responders who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The event, officially called the San Antonio 110 9/11 Memorial Climb, has been held at the Tower of the Americas for approximately a decade.

However, a news release from the organizers said the venue was unavailable this year due to ongoing renovations.

Dawn Solinski, founder and director of the San Antonio 110 9/11 Memorial Climb, told KSAT she only found out in July that the tower would not be an option now.

The Alamodome gladly stepped up and opened its doors, said Richard Oliver, the venue’s communi

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