Michiana Event Center (MEC)
- Hosts trade shows and conventions
- On-site parking
- Floor plans available
31 venues in Indiana, 16 of them exhibition centers, 1 city with a page of their own. Featured placements are marked.
Indiana's exhibition centers in the United States split between a big Indianapolis group and smaller regional venues across the state. Indianapolis has 11 of the hub's 31 venues, and its city page covers 3 of them. Evansville has 3 venues and Fort Wayne has 2.
In Indianapolis, the Indiana Convention Center is 15 minutes from the Indianapolis International Airport and has on-site parking, exclusive in-house catering, floor plans and a public event calendar. The Ball State Champions Pavilion gives 66,500 square feet of exhibit space and a maximum capacity of 5,018 people, with loading docks or drive-in access. The JW Marriott Convention Center gives 18,500 square feet of exhibit space, 34 meeting rooms and a 40,500 square foot ballroom, with a connected hotel.
Across the state, the Michiana Event Center in Shipshewana gives 100,000 square feet of exhibit space and a maximum capacity of 5,500 people. The Grand Wayne Convention Center in Fort Wayne has a 50,000 square foot largest exhibit hall. In Evansville, the Old National Events Plaza gives 36,000 square feet of exhibit space, 12 meeting rooms and a 13,500 square foot ballroom, with a connected hotel. Century Center in South Bend is 3.8 miles from South Bend International Airport (SBN) and has a 25,000 square foot largest exhibit hall.
Smaller venues include the Miami Co. Fair Project Building in Peru, with 9,000 square feet, and the Terre Haute Convention Center, with 7 meeting rooms and a 12,000 square foot ballroom. The Kokomo Conference Center carries a notice that it is scheduled to open in 2026, so call to confirm it is open before planning an event. Other event venues include the Indiana Farm Bureau Fall Creek Pavilion, the Fort Wayne Event Center and Tanglewood Conference Center in Anderson.
The Michiana Event Center in Shipshewana gives 100,000 square feet of exhibit space. The Ball State Champions Pavilion in Indianapolis gives 66,500 square feet, and the Old National Events Plaza in Evansville gives 36,000 square feet.
The JW Marriott Convention Center in Indianapolis, the Old National Events Plaza in Evansville, the Bloomington Convention Center, the Horizon Convention Center in Muncie and the Terre Haute Convention Center all have a connected hotel.
The Indiana Convention Center, Century Center in South Bend, the Horizon Convention Center in Muncie and the Terre Haute Convention Center use exclusive in-house catering. Ask each venue about outside food vendors before you book.
Indianapolis has a city page covering 3 venues. Venues in Evansville, Fort Wayne, South Bend and the rest of the state are on this hub.