Block Buster

Written By Game Day

At a glance

Every element of the Convention Center was designed with the experience in mind, featuring:

  • Gross Square Feet: 750,000, including setup and support space

  • Exhibition Space: 200,000 contiguous square feet

  • Grand Ballroom: 40,000 Square feet, one of the largest in the Midwest

  • Additional Ballroom: 17,400 square feet to comfortably host smaller groups

  • Meeting space: 30 deluxe breakout rooms with flexibility to accommodate 24 to 4,100.

  • Loading Dock: 17 berths and three semi-truck portals that lead directly to exhibition space

  • Full-service banquet kitchen: 5,000 served in a single seating

  • Levels: 3, multi-level concourse provides easy access to exhibit space, meeting rooms, and ballroom levels.

  • Skywalk access to the brand new, 700-room Marriott Headquarters Hotel

Following a $264 million development, the Cincinnati Convention Center has been completely reimagined with modernized meeting rooms, upgraded ballrooms and renovated exhibit hall and pre-function space. In addition, a new expansive rooftop terrace on the third level offers stunning views of Cincinnati's downtown skyline.

The development will pours over to Elm Street Plaza, a new, two-acre park and outdoor convention area convenient for event activations and relaxing breakouts.  The doors facing the Plaza can open up,

The convention center takes its place in Cincinnati’s skyline by welcoming meeting delegates and visitors with its brand-new iconic CINCINNATI sign

The iconic "Cincinnati" sign on the west side of the convention center has been upgraded with LED lights that offer enhanced opportunities. The 10 letters can each have a unique display, with motion graphics, animations or video.

Located in the heart of downtown, the convention center is within a fifteen-minute walk to 3,200 hotel rooms and 5,000 parking spots. Attendees and exhibitors alike will be energized by dozens of new restaurants, nightlife options and destination shopping just steps away from the Center. Four new hotels have opened within the past couple of years, and a future 700-room downtown HQ hotel is planned. 

The first event in the new space will be the return of RedsFest, Jan. 16 and 17.

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