List of convention centers in the United States

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

• Bald Rock Lodge (Cheaha State Park)
• Bessemer Civic Center
• Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
• Bryant Convention Center (Tuscaloosa)
• Celebration Arena (Decatur)
• Daphne Civic Center
• Lake Guntersville State Park Conference Center
• Lakepoint Resort Lodge (Eufaula)
• Mobile Convention Center
• Monte Sano State Park (Huntsville)
• Ozark Civic Center
• Pelham Civic Center
• The Lodge at Gulf State Park (Gulf Shores)
• Von Braun Center (Huntsville)

Alaska

• Dena'ina Center
• Egan Center

Arizona

• Mesa Convention Center
• Mojave Crossing (Fort Mohave)
• Phoenix Convention Center
• Tucson Convention Center
• Walkup Skydome (Flagstaff)
• WestWorld (Scottsdale)

Arkansas

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

California

• 160th Regiment State Armory (Los Angeles)
• Alameda County Fairgrounds (Pleasanton)
• Anaheim Convention Center
• Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (San Francisco)
• Bren Events Center (Irvine)
• Business Expo Center (Anaheim)
• Carson Community Center
• Centennial Hall Convention Center (Hayward)
• Cow Palace (Daly City)
• Del Mar Fairgrounds
• El Dorado County Fair (Placerville)
• Eureka Municipal Auditorium
• Fresno Convention Center
• Granlibakken (Tahoe City)
• Kaiser Convention Center (Oakland)
• Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center
• Los Angeles Convention Center
• Monterey Conference Center
• Moscone Center (San Francisco)
• Oakland Convention Center
• Ontario Convention Center
• Palm Springs Convention Center
• Pasadena Civic Auditorium
• Paso Robles Event Center
• Rabobank Theater and Convention Center (Bakersfield)
• Riverside Convention Center
• Sacramento Convention Center
• San Diego Convention Center
• San Jose Convention Center
• Santa Clara Convention Center
• Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
• Shrine Auditorium (Los Angeles)
• Town & Country Convention Center (San Diego)
• Visalia Convention Center

Colorado

• Colorado Convention Center (Denver)
• Island Grove (Greeley)

Connecticut

• Bristol Event Center (Bristol)
• Connecticut Convention Center (Hartford)
• Foxwoods Rainmaker Expo Center (Ledyard)
• Mohegan Sun Earth Expo & Convention Center (Uncasville)
• XL Center (Hartford)

Delaware

• Chase Center on the Riverfront (Wilmington)

District of Columbia

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

Florida

• Broward County Convention Center (Fort Lauderdale)
• Clemente Center (Melbourne)
• Donald L. Tucker Center (Tallahassee)
• Emerald Coast Convention Center (Okaloosa Island/Destin)
• Knight International Center (Miami)
• Miami Airport Convention Center (Miami)
• Miami Beach Convention Center
• Ocean Center (Daytona Beach)
• Orange County Convention Center (Orlando)
• Palm Beach County Convention Center (West Palm Beach)
• Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center (Jacksonville)
• Tampa Convention Center
• Volusia County Fair and Expo Center (DeLand)

Georgia

• Atlanta Exposition Centers
• Classic Center (Athens)
• Cobb Galleria Centre (Atlanta)
• Gas South Arena (Duluth)
• Georgia International Convention Center (College Park)
• Georgia World Congress Center (Atlanta)
• James Brown Arena (Augusta)
• Macon City Auditorium (Macon)
• Savannah International Trade and Convention Center (Savannah)

Hawaii

• Hawai'i Convention Center (Honolulu)

Idaho

• Boise Centre
• Idaho Center (Nampa)

Illinois

• Bank of Springfield Center (Springfield)
• Donald E. Stephens Convention Center (Rosemont)
• McCormick Place (Chicago)
• Oakley-Lindsay Center (Quincy)
• Odeum Expo Center (demolished) (Villa Park)
• Peoria Civic Center
• Progress City USA (Decatur)
• Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel
• Tinley Park Convention Center
• Vibrant Arena at The MARK (Moline)

Indiana

• Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and Exposition Center (Fort Wayne)
• Century Center (South Bend)
• Genesis Convention Center (Gary)
• Grand Wayne Convention Center (Fort Wayne)
• Honeywell Center (Wabash)
• Indiana Convention Center (Indianapolis)
• Old National Events Plaza (Evansville)

Iowa

• Alliant Energy PowerHouse (Cedar Rapids)
• Grand River Event Center (Dubuque)
• Iowa Events Center (Des Moines)
• Mid-America Center (Council Bluffs)
• Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center (Bettendorf)
• RiverCenter (Davenport)

Kansas

• Century II Convention Hall (Wichita)
• Overland Park Convention Center^[1]

Kentucky

• Center for Rural Development (Somerset)
• Central Bank Center (Lexington)
• Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center (Pikeville)
• Frankfort Convention Center
• Kentucky Exposition Center (Louisville)
• Kentucky International Convention Center (Louisville)
• Northern Kentucky Convention Center (Covington)

Louisiana

• Alario Center (Westwego)
• Blackham Coliseum (Lafayette)
• Bossier Civic Center (Bossier City)
• Burton Coliseum (Lake Charles)
• Cajundome (Lafayette)
• Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center (Chalmette)
• Houma Terrebonne Civic Center (Houma)
• Ike Hamilton Expo Center (West Monroe)
• Lake Charles Civic Center
• Lamar Dixon Expo Center (Gonzales)
• Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans)
• Municipal Auditorium (New Orleans)
• Natchitoches Events Center
• New Orleans Morial Convention Center
• Pontchartrain Center (Kenner)
• Raising Cane's River Center (Baton Rouge)
• Rapides Parish Coliseum (Alexandria)
• Shreveport Convention Center
• Smoothie King Center (New Orleans)
• Thomas Assembly Center (Ruston)
• University Center (Hammond)
• Vidalia Convention Center (Vidalia)
• Warren J. Harang Jr. Municipal Auditorium (Thibodaux)

Maine

• Cross Insurance Center (Bangor)
• Portland Exposition Building

Maryland

• Aspen Institute Wye River Conference Centers (Queenstown)
• Baltimore Convention Center
• Belmont Estate (Belmont Conference Center) (Moore's Morning Choice) (Elkridge)
• Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center (National Harbor)
• Roland E. Powell Convention Center (Ocean City)
• UMUC Inn & Conference Center (Adelphi)

Massachusetts

• Bayside Expo Center (Boston) – sold in 2010 to the University of Massachusetts Boston for future redevelopment^[2][3]
• Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (Boston)
• DCU Center (Worcester)
• Hynes Convention Center (Boston)
• Massachusetts Convention Center Authority
• MassMutual Center (Springfield)

Michigan

• Blue Water Convention Center (Port Huron)
• DeVos Place Convention Center (Grand Rapids)
• Dort Financial Events Center (Flint)
• Huntington Place (Detroit)
• Lansing Center (Lansing)
• Suburban Collection Showplace (Novi)
• Superior Dome (Marquette)
• VanDyk Mortgage Convention Center (Muskegon)

Minnesota

• Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) (Duluth)
• Mayo Civic Center (Rochester)
• Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center (Mankato)
• Minneapolis Convention Center (Minneapolis)
• RiverCentre (Saint Paul)
• River's Edge Convention Center (Saint Cloud)

Mississippi

• Hattiesburg Lake Terrace Convention Center
• Jackson Convention Complex

Missouri

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

Nebraska

• CenturyLink Center Omaha

Nevada

• Caesars Forum (Las Vegas)
• Cashman Center (Las Vegas)
• Las Vegas Convention Center (Las Vegas)
• Mandalay Bay Convention Center (Las Vegas)
• MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas)
• Reno-Sparks Convention Center (Reno)
• Sands Expo (Las Vegas)

New Jersey

• Atlantic City Convention Center (Atlantic City)
• Garden State Exhibit Center (Somerset)
• Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall (frequently called Boardwalk Hall) (Atlantic City)
• Meadowlands Exposition Center (Secaucus)
• New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center (Edison)
• Wildwoods Convention Center (Wildwood)

New Mexico

• Albuquerque Convention Center
• Santa Fe Community Convention Center

New York

• Albany Capital Center^[4]
• Brooklyn Expo Center
• Buffalo Niagara Convention Center (Buffalo)
• The Dome Center (Henrietta)
• Empire Expo Center (Syracuse)
• Jacob K. Javits Convention Center (Manhattan)
• Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center (Rochester)
• Madison Square Garden (Manhattan)
• Madison Square Garden (1890) (demolished) (Manhattan)
• Madison Square Garden (1925) (demolished) (Manhattan)
• Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Uniondale)
• New York Coliseum (demolished) (Manhattan)
• New York Expo Center (Hunts Point, Bronx)
• Oncenter (Syracuse)
• Westchester County Center (White Plains)

North Carolina

• Charlotte Convention Center
• Durham Convention Center^[5]
• The Empire Room (Greensboro)^[6]
• Joseph S. Koury Convention Center (Greensboro)
• M. C. Benton Convention Center (Winston-Salem)
• Raleigh Convention Center
• Wilmington Convention Center^[7]

Ohio

• Dayton Convention Center
• Duke Energy Convention Center (Cincinnati)
• Greater Columbus Convention Center
• Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland and Global Center for Health Innovation
• International Exposition (I-X) Center (Cleveland)
• John S. Knight Center (Akron)
• SeaGate Centre (Toledo)
• Sharonville Convention Center (Cincinnati)

Oklahoma

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

Oregon

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

Pennsylvania

• Bayfront Convention Center (Erie)
• Blair County Convention Center (Altoona)
• Carlisle Expo Center
• David L. Lawrence Convention Center (Pittsburgh)
• Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center (Johnstown)
• Greater Philadelphia Expo Center (Oaks)
• Greater Reading Expo Center (closed)
• Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
• Lancaster County Convention Center (Lancaster)
• Pennsylvania Convention Center (Philadelphia)
• Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center (Harrisburg)
• Utz Arena (York)

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island Convention Center (Providence)

South Carolina

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

South Dakota

• Sioux Falls Convention Center

Tennessee

• Gatlinburg Convention Center
• Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center (Nashville)
• Knoxville Convention Center
• Memphis Cook Convention Center
• Music City Center (Nashville)

Texas

• American Bank Center (Corpus Christi)
• Amarillo Civic Center
• Austin Convention Center
• Beaumont Civic Center
• Curtis Culwell Center (Garland)
• Ford Arena (Beaumont)
• Fort Worth Convention Center
• Freeman Coliseum (San Antonio)
• George R. Brown Convention Center (Houston)
• Henderson Exposition Center (Lufkin)
• Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center (San Antonio)
• Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas
• Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center (Dallas)
• Lone Star Convention & Expo Center (Conroe)
• Lubbock Memorial Civic Center
• Kay Yeager Coliseum (Wichita Falls)
• Killeen Civic and Conference Center
• Merrell Center (Katy)
• McAllen Convention Center
• Montagne Center (Beaumont)
• NRG Center (Houston)
• Pitser Garrison Convention Center (Lufkin)
• South Padre Island Convention Centre
• The Oil Palace (Tyler)
• Waco Convention Center
• Williams Convention Center (El Paso)

Utah

• David Eccles Conference Center (Ogden)
• Davis Conference Center (Layton)
• Dixie Center (St. George)
• Golden Spike Arena (Ogden)
• Mountain America Expo Center (Sandy)
• Salt Palace (Salt Lake City)
• Utah Valley Convention Center (Provo)

Virginia

• Berglund Center
• Chesapeake Conference Center
• Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center
• Greater Richmond Convention Center
• Hampton Roads Convention Center
• The National Conference Center (Lansdowne)
• Salem Civic Center
• Virginia Beach Convention Center

Washington

• Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center
• Lynnwood Event Center
• Meydenbauer Center (Bellevue)
• Spokane Convention Center
• Three Rivers Convention Center (Tri-Cities)
• Seattle Convention Center
• Wenatchee Convention Center
• Yakima Convention Center

West Virginia

• Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center (Beckley)
• Big Sandy Superstore Arena (Huntington)
• Charleston Civic Center
• Morgantown Event Center

Wisconsin

• Alliant Energy Center (Madison)
• Fox Cities Exhibition Center (Appleton)
• Kalahari Resorts (Wisconsin Dells)
• Monona Terrace (Madison)
• Resch Expo (Ashwaubenon)
• Shopko Hall (closed) (Ashwaubenon)
• Wisconsin Center (Milwaukee)

Wyoming

• Headwaters Arts and Conference Center (Dubois)

By insular area

Puerto Rico

By size

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

See also

• List of convention and exhibition centers
• List of convention centers named after people

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