Boasting more than 23,000 hotel rooms, Charlotte has become the major business travel center in the Carolinas and a prime meeting and convention center in the Southeast. The Charlotte Convention Center offers 850,000 square feet and hosts trade shows, conventions, conferences, and expositions. The exhibit space consists of 280,000 square feet and is divisible into one to four halls. There are 46 meeting rooms with 90,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, a deluxe hotel-quality ballroom measuring 35,000 square feet, and wide, light-filled concourses that converge at the heart of the center, the Grand Hall. The Charlotte Coliseum seats 24,041 people in comfort, providing superior sight lines, television monitors, state of the art video monitors, and ample concession service. A two-story scoreboard features instant replay, and monitors on four sides; banquet rooms allow for 400 sit-down guests and 700 reception-style. The 275-room Renaissance Charlotte Suites Hotel is adjacent to the Charlotte Coliseum and features 19,000 square feet of meeting space, 18 meeting rooms, and an 11,400 square foot ballroom. The Ovens Auditorium is a 2,457-seat facility where arts-related events and business meetings are held. Featuring a 9,100 square-foot ballroom along with more than 20,000 square feet of meeting space, the Marriott Charlotte Center City offers a unique atrium for events.
Convention Information: Visit Charlotte, The Convention & Visitors Bureau, 500 S. College St., #300, Charlotte, NC 28202; telephone (704)334-2282; toll-free (800)722-1994; fax (704)342-3972; email info@visitcharlotte.com