Broward County Convention Center

4.3(2,901 reviews on Google)

Exhibition Center listing in Fort Lauderdale, FL

About Broward County Convention Center

Broward County Convention Center is a waterfront, LEED EB Gold Certified facility in Fort Lauderdale on the corner of 17th Street Causeway and Eisenhower Boulevard, a five-minute drive from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and less than one mile from the beaches. Its exhibit halls, A through C, provide 350,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit space, and the venue also has the Grand, Floridian, Sandpiper and Palm ballrooms, meeting rooms and conference suites. The expansion brings the total to over 1.2 million square feet of event space, with a new 65,000 square foot waterfront ballroom, the Atlantic, and a 6-acre outdoor plaza with restaurants and landscaping. Parking is in an attached shared garage, the Northport Parking Garage, linked to the center by covered skywalks. Exhibitors must park there, and oversize parking over 6 feet 8 inches is not available. The loading dock is for loading and unloading only, and a freight elevator serves floors 1 and 3. Full-service in-house catering is offered, and complimentary basic Wi-Fi covers the pre-function space, with Ethernet in exhibit hall floor pockets, meeting rooms and ballrooms. Floorplans and capacity charts are published, along with a list of all events. Rated 4.3 from 2901 Google reviews, 1753 of them five stars.

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Venue facts

Exhibit space350,000 sq ft
Largest exhibit hall350,000 sq ft
Ballroom65,000 sq ft
Airporta five-minute drive from Broward County's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport

Services and details

  • Hosts trade shows and conventions

    Yes
  • On-site parking

    Yes
  • Loading docks / drive-in access

    Yes
  • Exclusive in-house catering

    Yes
  • Outdoor event space

    Yes
  • Floor plans available

    Yes
  • Public event calendar

    Yes
  • Wi-Fi

    Yes

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