RP FUNDING CENTER

RP Funding Center is a multipurpose entertainment complex in Lakeland, about 35 miles east of Tampa and 55 miles southwest of Orlando, with more than 100,000 square feet of meeting and exhibition space for conventions, expos, trade shows, meetings, sporting events and weddings. Its calendar mixes events such as the Ascend Agent Expo, the Lakeland Holiday Expo and Scrapbook Florida with cheer competitions, concerts and Broadway shows. Two hotels stand on site, a Springhill Suites with 126 rooms and a Hyatt Place with 127 rooms, and about 2,500 hotel rooms lie within a 2-mile radius. More than 2,000 parking spaces are on site, with cashless parking booths. Catering and tech and A/V are handled in house, and the management team also provides concessions, crowd management, ticketing, utilities and production labor. Complimentary public wi-fi is offered, and Interstate 4 and the Polk Parkway give quick road access. Rated 4.3 from 2,950 Google reviews, 1,819 of them five stars.