Indiana Convention Center
- Hosts trade shows and conventions
- On-site parking
- Exclusive in-house catering
Indianapolis has 3 exhibition centers on this directory: a downtown convention center that shares its booking with a stadium, a fairgrounds pavilion and a convention hotel. They give an organizer a choice between a downtown hall, a floor built for agriculture and consumer shows, and ballroom space inside a hotel.
The Indiana Convention Center sits at 100 South Capitol Ave in downtown Indianapolis and shares its booking and event information with Lucas Oil Stadium under the ICCLOS name. Its exhibit halls are built for trade shows, and floor plans for Level One and Level Two, a virtual tour and a facility guide with capacities and images are published for planners and exhibitors. It has on-site parking and exclusive in-house catering, and it is 15 minutes from Indianapolis International Airport. It is rated 4.6 from 2,154 reviews.
Ball State Champions Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Event Center, 1202 E. 38th St., offers a 66,500 square foot main floor for consumer, exhibit, trade and agriculture shows. It adapts to banquets and seminars too. It has 3 meeting rooms, a maximum capacity of 5018 people, loading docks and drive-in access, floor plans and a public event calendar. It is rated 4.6, but from only 97 reviews.
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Ball State Champions Pavilion
- Hosts trade shows and conventions
- Loading docks / drive-in access
- Floor plans available
JW Marriott Convention Center
- Hosts trade shows and conventions
- Connected hotel
- Floor plans available
JW Marriott Convention Center is a hotel with 106,755 square feet of event space and a capacity chart and floor plans for planners. The JW Grand Ballroom covers 40,500 square feet and hosts up to 4,200 for receptions or 2,750 for banquets, dividing into ten sections. The White River Ballroom adds 20,600 square feet for 2,200 guests reception-style. It has 34 meeting rooms and 18,500 square feet of exhibit space, and it is rated 4.7 from 77 reviews.
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Common questions about exhibition centers in Indianapolis
Where is the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis?
It sits at 100 South Capitol Ave in downtown Indianapolis. It shares booking and event information with Lucas Oil Stadium under the ICCLOS name and is 15 minutes from Indianapolis International Airport.
Which Indianapolis venue suits an agriculture or consumer show?
Ball State Champions Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Event Center has a 66,500 square foot main floor for consumer, exhibit, trade and agriculture shows.
Is there an Indianapolis hotel with large ballroom space?
JW Marriott Convention Center has the JW Grand Ballroom at 40,500 square feet and the White River Ballroom at 20,600 square feet. The hotel has 34 meeting rooms and 106,755 square feet of event space.
What planning documents do Indianapolis venues publish?
The Indiana Convention Center publishes floor plans for Level One and Level Two, a virtual tour and a facility guide with capacities. Ball State Champions Pavilion and JW Marriott Convention Center also have floor plans available.
Which Indianapolis venue has in-house catering?
The Indiana Convention Center has exclusive in-house catering, and Sodexo Live! is named alongside it, so exhibitors planning food service there should check that arrangement.