St. Charles Convention Center

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St. Charles Convention Center
Location 1 Convention Center Plaza
St. Charles, Missouri 63303
Opened April 7, 2005
Owner City of Saint Charles, Missouri, St. Charles County Convention & Sports Facilities Authority
Operator Global Spectrum
Tenants None
Capacity 10 to 3,000

The St. Charles Convention Center, managed by Global Spectrum, opened in April of 2005 and hosts over 400 events each year. St. Charles is home to the start of the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition and the first state capitol of Missouri. A rich history and beautiful Historic Main Street have welcomed visitors for 200 years.

The facility itself boasts a beautiful 16,200 sq. ft. Grand Ballroom, and 27,600 sq. ft. of Exhibit Hall space expandable to 35,700 sq. ft. through the adjacent Junior Ballroom. The facility features additional meeting rooms, the Partners-for-Progress Executive Board Room, and the AT&T Cyber Café. One-stop shopping is always available as the Center features shipping through the UPS Guest Services Center as well as in-house catering, decorating, audio/visual, state-of-the-art communications, marketing, and event staffing for meetings and exhibitions. The St. Charles Convention Center is conveniently located on I-70, only 15 minutes from Lambert St. Louis International Airport and is attached to a 296-room Embassy Suites Hotel.

Other major partners include pouring rights by Anheuser-Busch, Pepsi Americas, Premier Bank of Missouri, and Goellner Printing.

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[edit] Features

66,000 square feet of meeting space with operable walls, flexible lights and audio/visual systems
A 35,700 square foot exhibit hall with 32' ceilings
A 16,200 square foot ballroom with 20' ceilings
Abundant prefunction space
In-house food and beverage
In-house audio visual services
In-house marketing services
2,100 hotel rooms within 5 minutes of the convention center
1,200 complimentary parking spaces
Street level loading docks access on both levels
Full utility services in exhibit floor

[edit] In-house Marketing Support

Media relations and publicity
Assistance with obtaining sponsorships and third party promotions
Grassroots marketing efforts
Media buying assistance
Graphic design

[edit] Image Gallery

View from the parking lot

Grand Ballroom Set for banquet

Partners for Progress Boardroom

Busy Public Event

Warm and welcoming pre-function space

Attached Embassy Suites Hotel

[edit] Building Capacities

  • The Exhibit Hall, Grand Ballroom and Junior Ballroom all have flexible dimensions, based upon event needs.
Meeting Space Dimensions Sq. Feet Theater Classroom Banquet
Expanded Exhibit Hall 291’ x 125’ 35,700 3,504 1,900 2,310
Grand Ballroom (all) 181’ x 90’ 16,200 1,676 880 1,000
Junior Ballroom (all) 50’ x 121’ 6,025 746 340 360
Meeting Room 101 39’ x 28’ 1,100 96 40 40
Meeting Room 102 34’ x 28’ 1,000 96 32 40
Meeting Room 103 34’ x 28’ 1,000 96 32 40
Meeting Room 104 29’ x 29’ 840 75 24 40
Meeting Room 105 46’ x 28’ 1,310 136 56 60
PFP Boardroom 42’ x 31’ 1,270 Conference Set for 22
Conference Room 24’ x 21’ 504 Conference Set for 18

[edit] Events

The St. Charles Convention Center hosts a variety of events throughout the year, from large consumer shows to dance competitions to conventions to small corporate meetings. Some of the more notable annual events include:

St. Louis Best Bridal Celebration
St. Louis Golf Show
St. Charles Boat Show
All Canada Show
Working Women's Survival Show
St. Charles Home & Garden Show
St. Charles County Annual Mayor's Ball
Radio Disney's Kids Block Party
St. Louis Weapon Collectors Gun & Knife Show

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