River Centre Convention and Entertainment facility, providing a total of 68,000 square feet of exhibit space and 15 meeting rooms, accommodates events such as seminars, banquets, and conventions. Saint Paul's skyway system connects the facility to more than 700 downtown hotel rooms. The Radison Riverfront Hotel offers 55,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, 25 meeting rooms, and a glass ballroom overlooking the Mississippi River and Kellogg Square Park. The Arena adjacent to Saint Paul/NHL Arena seats 18,000 people and the Roy Wilkins Auditorium offers space for up to 5,500 people. The Fitzgerald Theatre, the city's oldest standing theater, provides seating for more than 900 people for meetings and various kinds of presentations in a two-balcony hall.
The Minnesota State Fair Grounds maintains 13 indoor facilities, ranging from 2,000 to 100,000 square feet, for use outside fair season. Four conference sites, accommodating from 100 to 4,000 people, and lodging rooms for 1,000 people are available on the Macalester College campus.
Several hotels and motels offering meeting and banquet facilities for both large and small groups. Nearly 5,000 lodging rooms can be found in Saint Paul.
Convention Information: Saint Paul Convention and Visitors Bureau, 175 West Kellogg Boulevard, Suite 502, Saint Paul, MN 55102; telephone (651)265-4900 or 1-800-627-6101