Sanford Center

4.3(465 reviews on Google)

Exhibition Center listing in Bemidji, MN

About Sanford Center

Sanford Center in Bemidji, Minnesota is an arena that hosts hockey games, concerts, weddings, conferences, meetings and expos, and past events include conventions and trade shows. The George W. Neilson Convention Center inside it has column-free space for flexible layouts and hall-wide visibility, sectioned floor configurations divisible by air walls, and generous room for pre-function, registration and coat check. Electric, data and A/V utility grids are built in. For load-in there is one on-grade truck entry point to the arena floor and three truck docks. Parking holds 1200 cars, and the airport is 10 miles away. Meeting rooms have wireless high-speed Internet access and on-site audio-visual, and adjacent accommodations suit out-of-town guests. A schedule of upcoming events is posted. Rated 4.3 from 465 Google reviews, 265 of them five stars.

What reviewers mention: concert (38), watching hockey (27), graduation (14), friendly security (6), event center (3), live music (2), alice cooper (2), box seats (2), conference rooms (2), clean venue (2)

Venue facts

Parking spaces1,200 spaces
Airport10 miles from the Bemidji Regional Airport

Services and details

  • Hosts trade shows and conventions

    Yes
  • Hotels within walking distance

    Yes
  • On-site parking

    Yes
  • Loading docks / drive-in access

    Yes
  • Public event calendar

    Yes
  • Wi-Fi

    Yes

No information yet on connected hotel, public transit access, exclusive in-house catering, outdoor event space, floor plans available. The website did not say; call and ask.

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