Situated on five acres along the shores of Lake Michigan, Racine On The Lake Festival Park is the city's newest multiuse facility. Opened in 1987, Festival Park can accommodate conventions, trade shows, meetings, art exhibits, and concerts. Facilities include Festival Hall, a 15,700-square-foot area with a theater that can seat 1,500 people, a classroom that can accommodate 1,000, and banquet space for 1,200 people; the Green Room, designed for private gatherings, a 1,050-square-foot space that can handle 75 people in theater-style seating, 50 people classroom-style, and 60 people for banquets; the Colonnade, a free-standing covered structure measuring nearly 9,000 square feet under its canopy; and a 40-by-80-foot outdoor stage with a 43,000-square-foot concert area.
Overlooking Lake Michigan, Memorial Hall is the location for many concerts, crafts, and various local functions. It features an 8,400 square-foot main auditorium and the 2,400 square-foot East Hall. Built in 1938 by Frank Lloyd Wright as a private residence, Wingspread, a National Historic Landmark, is a private international conference facility operated by the Johnson Foundation.
Convention and Meeting Information: Racine County Convention and Visitors Bureau, 14015 Washington Ave., Sturtevant, WI 53177; toll-free (800)C-RACINE