List of convention centers in the United States

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The Grand Concourse of McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois
The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida
The New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
The Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California

This is a list of convention centers in the United States by state or insular area.

By state[]

Alabama[]

Alaska[]

Arizona[]

Mesa Convention Center (Mesa, Arizona)

Arkansas[]

  • Arkansas 4-H Center (Little Rock)
  • Arkansas Union (Fayetteville)
  • Arlington Hotel (Hot Springs)
  • Hot Springs Convention Center (Hot Springs)
  • Benton Event Center (Benton)
  • Brewer Hegeman Conference Center (Conway)
  • Brinkley Convention Center (Brinkley)
  • Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center (Magnolia)
  • Fayetteville Town Center (Fayetteville)
  • First National Bank Arena (Jonesboro)
  • Fort Smith Convention Center (Fort Smith)
  • Heifer Ranch Conference & Retreat Center (Perryville)
  • Jacksonville Community Center (Jacksonville)
  • Northwest Arkansas Convention Center (Springdale)
  • Ozark Conference Center (Solgohachia)
  • Pine Bluff Convention Center (Pine Bluff)
  • Statehouse Convention Center (Little Rock)
  • Winrock International Conference Center (Morrilton)
  • L.E. “Gene” Durand Convention Center at Crockett Tower (Harrison)

California[]

Colorado[]

Connecticut[]

Delaware[]

District of Columbia[]

  • Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Florida[]

Georgia[]

Hawaii[]

Idaho[]

Illinois[]

Indiana[]

Iowa[]

Kansas[]

Kentucky[]

Louisiana[]

Maine[]

Maryland[]

Massachusetts[]

Michigan[]

Minnesota[]

Mississippi[]

  • Hattiesburg Lake Terrace Convention Center (Hattiesburg)
  • Jackson Convention Complex (Jackson)

Missouri[]

  • America's Center (St. Louis)
  • Bartle Hall Convention Center (Kansas City)
  • Branson Convention Center (Branson)

Nebraska[]

  • CenturyLink Center Omaha

Nevada[]

See also: List of convention centers in the Las Vegas Valley

New Jersey[]

New Mexico[]

  • Albuquerque Convention Center (Albuquerque)
  • Santa Fe Community Convention Center (Santa Fe)

New York[]

North Carolina[]

Ohio[]

Oklahoma[]

  • Cox Business Center (formerly Tulsa Convention Center) (Tulsa)
  • (Oklahoma City)
  • QuikTrip Center (Tulsa)

Oregon[]

  • Portland Expo Center (Portland)
  • Oregon Convention Center (Portland)
  • Seaside Civic and Convention Center (Seaside)

Pennsylvania[]

Rhode Island[]

South Carolina[]

  • TD Convention Center (Greenville)
  • Charleston Area Convention Center (Charleston)
  • Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center (Columbia)
  • Myrtle Beach Convention Center (Myrtle Beach)
  • Spartanburg Expo & Event Center (Spartanburg)

South Dakota[]

  • Sioux Falls Convention Center (Sioux Falls)

Tennessee[]

Texas[]

Utah[]

Virginia[]

  • Chesapeake Conference Center (Chesapeake)
  • Greater Richmond Convention Center (Richmond)
  • Hampton Roads Convention Center (Hampton)
  • The National Conference Center (Lansdowne)
  • Virginia Beach Convention Center (Virginia Beach)
  • (Fredericksburg)

Washington[]

West Virginia[]

Wisconsin[]

Wyoming[]

  • (Dubois)

By insular area[]

Puerto Rico[]

For a more comprehensive list, see List of convention centers in Puerto Rico.

By size[]

Convention centers are sorted by gross facility square footage and then by gross exhibit hall square footage.

Name Location Exhibition space Total space
McCormick Place Chicago 2,670,000 sq ft (248,000 m2)[7] 9,000,000 sq ft (840,000 m2)[8]
Orange County Convention Center Orlando, Florida 2,100,000 sq ft (200,000 m2). 7,000,000 sq ft (650,000 m2)[9]
Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas 2,500,000 sq ft (230,000 m2) 4,600,000 sq ft (430,000 m2)[10]
Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta 1,500,000 sq ft (140,000 m2) 3,900,000 sq ft (360,000 m2)[11]
New Orleans Morial Convention Center New Orleans, Louisiana 1,100,000 sq ft (100,000 m2) 3,100,000 sq ft (290,000 m2)
America's Center St. Louis 523,000 sq ft (48,600 m2) 2,700,000 sq ft (250,000 m2)
San Diego Convention Center San Diego 615,700 sq ft (57,200 m2) 2,600,000 sq ft (240,000 m2)[12]
TCF Center Detroit 723,500 sq ft (67,220 m2) 2,400,000 sq ft (220,000 m2)
Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C. 703,000 sq ft (65,300 m2) 2,300,000 sq ft (210,000 m2)[13]
Sands Expo and Convention Center Las Vegas 936,600 sq ft (87,010 m2) 2,250,000 sq ft (209,000 m2)[14]
International Exposition Center (I-X Center) Cleveland 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2) 2,200,000 sq ft (200,000 m2)[15]
Colorado Convention Center Denver 584,000 sq ft (54,300 m2) 2,200,000 sq ft (200,000 m2)
Mandalay Bay Convention Center Las Vegas 861,231 sq ft (80,011.0 m2) 2,100,000 sq ft (200,000 m2)[16]
Music City Center Nashville, Tennessee 350,000 sq ft (33,000 m2) 2,100,000 sq ft (200,000 m2)
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2) 2,000,000 sq ft (190,000 m2)
Moscone Convention Center San Francisco 700,000 sq ft (65,000 m2) 2,000,000 sq ft (190,000 m2)
George R. Brown Convention Center Houston 853,000 sq ft (79,200 m2) 1,800,000 sq ft (170,000 m2)
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center New York City 840,000 sq ft (78,000 m2)[17] 1,800,000 sq ft (170,000 m2)[18]
Greater Columbus Convention Center Columbus, Ohio 447,000 sq ft (41,500 m2) 1,800,000 sq ft (170,000 m2)
Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California 815,000 sq ft (75,700 m2)[19] 1,600,000 sq ft (150,000 m2)
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center San Antonio 514,000 sq ft (47,800 m2)[20] 1,500,000 sq ft (140,000 m2)
David L. Lawrence Convention Center Pittsburgh 330,000 sq ft (31,000 m2) 1,450,000 sq ft (135,000 m2)
NRG Center Houston 706,000 sq ft (65,600 m2) 1,400,000 sq ft (130,000 m2)
Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis 566,600 sq ft (52,640 m2) 1,300,000 sq ft (120,000 m2)
Baltimore Convention Center Baltimore 425,000 sq ft (39,500 m2) 1,225,000 sq ft (113,800 m2)
Kentucky Exposition Center Louisville, Kentucky 1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2)
CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 194,000 sq ft (18,000 m2)[21] 1,100,000 sq ft (100,000 m2)[22]
Hawaii Convention Center Honolulu 1,100,000 sq ft (100,000 m2)
Cleveland Convention Center and Global Center for Health Innovation Cleveland 767,000 sq ft (71,300 m2) 1,002,000 sq ft (93,100 m2)[23]
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, Illinois 840,000 sq ft (78,000 m2) 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2)
Pennsylvania Convention Center Philadelphia 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2) 2,000,000 sq ft (190,000 m2)[24][25]
Miami Beach Convention Center Miami Beach, Florida 502,000 sq ft (46,600 m2) 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2)
Atlantic City Convention Center Atlantic City, New Jersey 500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2) 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2)
Oregon Convention Center Portland, Oregon 255,000 sq ft (23,700 m2) 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2)
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Boston 516,000 sq ft (47,900 m2) 976,000 sq ft (90,700 m2)
Phoenix Convention Center Phoenix, Arizona 312,000 sq ft (29,000 m2) 900,000 sq ft (84,000 m2)
Austin Convention Center Austin, Texas 246,092 sq ft (22,862.7 m2) 881,400 sq ft (81,880 m2)
Los Angeles Convention Center Los Angeles 720,000 sq ft (67,000 m2) 867,000 sq ft (80,500 m2)
Charlotte Convention Center Charlotte, North Carolina 280,000 sq ft (26,000 m2) 850,000 sq ft (79,000 m2)[26]
Bartle Hall Convention Center Kansas City, Missouri 388,000 sq ft (36,000 m2)[27] 800,000 sq ft (74,000 m2)[28]
Tampa Convention Center Tampa, Florida 200,000 sq ft 600,000 sq ft (56,000 m2)
Salt Palace Convention Center Salt Lake City 515,000 sq ft (47,800 m2) 679,000 sq ft (63,100 m2)
San Jose Convention Center San Jose, California 165,000 sq ft (15,300 m2) 550,000 sq ft (51,000 m2)
Raleigh Convention Center Raleigh, North Carolina 150,000 sq ft (14,000 m2) 500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2)
Reno-Sparks Convention Center Reno, Nevada 381,000 sq ft (35,400 m2)
Hynes Convention Center Boston 176,480 sq ft (16,396 m2)[29] 427,800 sq ft (39,740 m2)[30]
Washington State Convention Center Seattle 205,700 sq ft (19,110 m2)[31] 414,722 sq ft (38,528.9 m2)
Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center Jacksonville, Florida 265,000 sq ft (24,600 m2)
Wisconsin Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 188,695 sq ft (17,530.3 m2) 226,201 sq ft (21,014.8 m2)
Grand Rapids, Michigan 162,000 sq ft (15,100 m2) 217,643 sq ft (20,219.7 m2)
Connecticut Convention Center Hartford, Connecticut 140,000 sq ft (13,000 m2) 191,500 sq ft (17,790 m2)
Roland E. Powell Convention Center Ocean City, Maryland 182,200 sq ft (16,930 m2)

See also[]

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