Greater Columbus Convention Center

The Greater Columbus Convention Center sits at 400 North High Street in downtown Columbus and offers 447,000 square feet of exhibit space, 373,000 of it contiguous. Ballrooms total 114,000 square feet, led by the 74,000-square-foot Battelle Grand Ballroom, and 75 meeting rooms add about 118,000 square feet. Exhibitors get 35 loading docks, and six parking facilities hold 4,700 onsite spaces. Arnold Plaza provides 10,000 square feet of event space with a tent. Levy's Discovery Café is the exclusive caterer, with a quick-service South Café and Marketplace in the building. Internet runs through Boldyn Networks and supports 20,000 simultaneous users, and exhibitors can order utilities, internet and booth catering ahead of a show. The center is minutes from John Glenn Columbus International Airport, with an AirConnect shuttle stop, and COTA public transportation and COGO bike share also serve the area. The Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority owns the center, which completed a $140 million expansion and renovation in July 2017. Rated 4.5 from 8,605 Google reviews, 5,738 of them five stars.