Charlotte Convention Center

Charlotte Convention Center at 501 S College St sits in Uptown, steps from hotels, attractions, dining and nightlife. It holds 280,000 square feet of total exhibit space, a largest meeting room of 40,000 square feet, a second room of 35,000 square feet and more than 50,000 square feet of breakout rooms, along with the Crown and Richardson ballrooms. For registration there are 43,000 square feet of street-level concourse and six rooms overlooking the exhibit halls for VIP areas or show offices, some with a wet bar and restrooms. A loading dock serves the halls, and exhibitor services cover rigging, first aid, event staff and security, utilities such as electricity, water and compressed air, and exhibit hall equipment. Parking is in garages and lots close to or connected to the building, reached from the entrances on College Street and E. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Charlotte Douglas International Airport is seven miles away, about 15 minutes by road, with a flat $25 taxi fare and a $3 Sprinter bus to Uptown. Rated 4.5 from 3,720 Google reviews, 2,501 of them five stars.