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TAMPA CONVENTION CENTER

Waterfront location brings the warmth and light of the Florida sunshine right into your meeting rooms. Treasure awaits you at the Tampa Convention Center, a 600,000-square-foot meeting and convention facility with unique architectural designs and spectacular waterfront views that provide an ideal setting for your next invasion. The convenience of a vibrant downtown, adjacent first-class accommodations and Florida's largest variety of destination offerings allows you to conquer with ease.

Tampa Convention Center and TECO Streetcar

HIGHLIGHTS

Well-appointed, comfortable spaces with Wi-Fi access, an on-site business center, audio/visual services, and in-house receiving and shipping.
Extensive guest services program, waterfront meeting rooms, award-winning food purveyor, and outdoor dining areas on the water.
Two of most popular amenities, historic streetcar and boat docks, that create interesting off-site event possibilities.
Prime location in the heart of Tampa Bay offering a mix of indoor and outdoor space to accommodate meetings and events of all sizes.

SPACES WITH A VIEW

Whether you’re planning a small meeting or a large event, the Tampa Convention Center has a space to fit your vision, set against the backdrop of Tampa’s vibrant waterfront. With versatile layouts and modern amenities, it’s a place where ideas and connections thrive.

RECENT ACCOLADES

Best Convention Center - Smart Stars, 2025
Awarded LEED Silver O+M Green Building Certification, 2025
Centers of Excellence - Exhibitor Magazine, 2024
Best Convention Center in Southeast U.S. - Stella Awards, 2023
Readers' Choice Award - ConventionSouth, 2023
Top Meetings Destination - CVent, 2023

EXHIBIT HALL

200,000 total square feet
30' ceiling
Divisible into 75,000; 100,000; 125,000 or 200,00 square feet
Accommodates up to 1,000 10'x10' booths
Electric, water and compressed-air hook-ups
350 lbs. per square foot of loading capacity
Two show offices
Four cafés in the hall
Telescopic seating available
Energy Star Partner

FREIGHT SPACE

20 covered bays on the exhibit hall level & first-floor loading dock houses three bays to service the meeting rooms and ballroom.
Entrance into the exhibit hall is available through three (3) freight doors, which measure 14'x25', 20'x25' and 30'x25'.
First-floor loading dock houses three bays to service the meeting rooms and ballroom.
A 10'x20' 10,000-lb. freight elevator connects the two levels.

BALLROOM

36,000 square feet - divisible into four sections
Accommodates up to 3,600 theater-style
Banquets for up to 2,080 people
Up to 170 10'x10' exhibit booths
Equipped with electric and water hook-ups

ADDITIONAL MEETING SPACE

52 additional meeting rooms, including 27 waterfront meeting rooms.
Over 84,000 square feet of flexible pre-function space
Electric hook-ups

Convention Hotel Package

Tampa’s walkable hotel package offers more than 3,000 rooms across familiar brands with appealing variety in product and price points. Attendees may access the waterfront convention center along the scenic Riverwalk, by streetcar, water taxi, trolley or other modes of transportation. The neighboring Westshore Business District includes an additional 8,000 rooms within close proximity.

WATERFRONT DINING & DRINKS

Tampa Convention Center’s Bay Bistro and Sail Plaza offer waterfront concessions and cool cocktails overlooking beautiful Tampa’s Riverwalk. Sail Plaza is Tampa’s only 360-degree waterfront bar conveniently located between Tampa Convention Center and Tampa Marriott Water Street.

FIRST AND UPPER LEVEL FLOORPLAN

Tampa Convention Center’s first level features a 36,000 square-foot, divisible ballroom, 25 meeting rooms including 9 dramatic waterfront rooms, a three-story rotunda and Bay Bistro concessions. The third floor features a 200,000 square foot, divisible exhibit hall with 9 waterfront flex meeting rooms. When fully opened, the 9 rooms can provide an additional 9,000 square feet of exhibit space off the West Hall show floor. The fourth floor features 18 meeting rooms, including 9 dramatic waterfront rooms.