The St. Petersburg area offers 5 large halls totaling nearly 300,000 square feet of convention space. They are Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg's largest venue), Bayfront Center and Mahaffey Theater, Harborview Center and Ruth Eckerd Hall (both in Clearwater), and The Coliseum (a historic 1924 setting). St. Petersburg's resort hotels, both large and small, can handle conventions, meetings, and other events, with five housing a large amount of meeting space; St. Petersburg Bayfront Hilton and the Renaissance Vinoy Resort have the largest single meeting rooms, measuring 7,221 and 6,724 square feet, respectively. Unusual settings for meetings and receptions include beaches, museums, and cruise ships.
Convention Information: St. Petersburg/Clearwater Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 14450 46th St., Ste. 108, Clearwater, FL 33762; telephone (727)464-7200; toll-free 877-352-3224; fax (727)464-7222; email info@floridas beach.com