Saint Paul River Centre, St. Paul, MN

The state of the art Saint Paul River Centre is located at 175 West Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55102. The centre is used as a convention center, special events center and entertainment facility. There are fifteen meeting rooms, a 27,000 square foot ballroom and approximately 100,000 square feet of exhibition space. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm from May through August and Monday through Saturday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm from September through April. It will also open four hours before an event on weekends. Guests can pick up their tickets 90 minutes before the event at the Will Call box office window. Tickets can be purchased at the box office or through Ticketmaster outlets.

Parking is available at two facility ramps: the Saint Paul River Centre ramp and the Kellogg Boulevard ramp. The Kellogg Blvd parking ramp has a $10 - $15 per event parking fee and it is the same at the River Centre parking ramp. Restrooms are located on each level of the center. The American Red Cross has a modern healthcare facility on the premises.

Events that have been or are coming to the Saint Paul River Centre include: medical conferences, roller derby, hockey expos, Alice in Chains, bike shows, Women's expo, Festival of Nations, Pavement Concert, three Days Grace Concert, and American Craft Show. The Roy Wilkins Auditorium hosts many of these events which is part of the Saint Paul River Centre complex.

There are many attractions in the St. Paul area that visitors can see after an event at the River Centre. They include the Science Museum of Minnesota, the Minnesota History Center, Cathedral of St. Paul, Como Park Zoo, James J. Hill House, Minnesota State Capitol, Rice Park, Fort Snelling State Park, Alexander Ramsey House, the Gateway Trail, Phalen Park Golf Course, Raptor Center, Padelford Packet Boat Company, Schubert Club Museum of Musical Instruments, Gibbs Museum of Pioneer & Dakotah Life, Minnesota Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, Red Balloon Book Shop, Mears Park, Minnesota Children's Museum, Landmark Center, St. Paul Winter Carnival, Xcel Energy Center, Penumbra Theatre Company, American Craft Council Show, and Como Golf Course.

Other opportunities for fun in St. Paul are the Minnesota Youth Symphonies, Minnesota Museum of American Art, Midland Hills golf Club, Dale Warland Singers, The Hitching Company, Como Lakeside Pavilion, Minnesota Transportation Museum, Jackson Street Roundhouse, The Great American History Theatre, Magnolias Blossom River Cruises, Kellogg Mall Park, Como Town, Twin City Model Railroad Museum, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Indian Mounds Regional Park, Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Cafesijan's Carousel.

Hotels in the area are the Hilton Garden Inn St. Paul Center, Embassy Suites Hotel, Crowne Plaza Hotel St. Paul, Saint Paul Hotel, Holiday Inn, LivInn Suites Maplewood, Best Western Bandana Square, Covington Inn Bed and Breakfast, Holiday Inn Express, Chatsworth Bed and Breakfast and the Rose Arbor Inn. There are many restaurants within the hotels and in the areas surrounding them.