The Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center, formerly the Jacksonville Railroad Terminal, is the largest convention facility in the region. It offers a 78,500 square foot exhibit hall in an architecturally interesting setting, with an additional 22 function rooms. The 1919 Neoclassical Revival railway terminal boasts a fully restored 10,000-square-foot ballroom (the Grand Lobby) and 22 meeting rooms. The convention center is connected to a nearby hotel by the Automated Skyway Express. The refurbished Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts includes 22,000 square feet of meeting space with a 3,200-seat concert theater, a 600-seat theater, and a new 1,800-seat symphony hall. The refurbished Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum multipurpose facility accommodates 10,000 people for meetings. Other meeting facilities are the restored Florida Theater, Conference Center at the Avenues, and the University Center at the University of North Florida, a 95,000 square foot, full-service conference and meeting facility.
Convention Information: Jacksonville and the Beaches Convention and Visitors Bureau, 550 Water St., Ste. 1000, Jacksonville, FL 32202; telephone (904)798-9111; toll-free (800)733-2668