Connecticut Convention Center

The Connecticut Convention Center is located in the city of Hartford and offers people throughout Connecticut a place to meet, gather and share. The staff is experienced in event planning and organizing, so events at the center go off without a hitch. Guests of the center enjoy state-of-the-art interior design and engineering. Guests have access to numerous accommodations and the center hosts regional, national and international conventions, as well as special events and trade shows. In addition to the planning of your actual event, the center offers catering services so you can offer event attendees and guests delicious snacks and meals. The mission of the convention center includes marketing the city of Hartford, working with other organizations to creating a family-oriented art, cultural, educational, sports and entertainment venue and servicing the needs of out-of-town groups. The center is located on the east side of downtown Hartford and overlooks the Connecticut River at Adriaen's Landing, providing great views coming and going from the center. The center offers 140,000-square feet of exhibit space, a 40,000-square foot ballroom, two executive boardrooms and fourteen meeting rooms. There are 20 loading docks with two drive-in bays. Guests also have access to 25,000-sfeet of pre-function space, an exterior concourse that works for outdoor events and the center is connected to the Marriott Hotel.