Montgomery offers a variety of sites for conferences and conventions. The Montgomery Civic Center features a main exhibition hall measuring 200 by 300 feet, with an acoustical ceiling 35 feet high. Telescopic risers and chairs in the arena are used to provide seating for up to 8,000 people. The center's 16 carpeted meeting rooms seat from 45 to 1,600 guests, and the catering kitchen can serve up to 4,000 people. By the beginning of 2005, the Center was in the midst of construction, creating expanded offerings in its new Convention Center with an attached four-star hotel. Garrett Coliseum, offers 31,000 square feet of meeting space and contains seating for 13,500, with an arena, barns, and parking facilities for 5,000 people.
The Embassy Suites Hotel, next to the Civic Center, offers 15,000 square feet of meeting space and can seat up to 900 people. The Governor's House Hotel & Conference Center features more than 18,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space. The Holiday Inn East Holidome has 5,300 square feet of meeting space and 5 meeting rooms. The Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites Downtown offers 10 meeting rooms and can accommodate up to 750 people.
Convention Information: Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, 41 Commerce Street, PO Box 79, Montgomery, AL 36101; telephone (334)834-5200; email macoc@montgomerychamber.com. Montgomery Area Visitor Center, 300 Water Street, Montgomery, AL 36104; telephone (334)261-1100 or (800)240-9452; email tourism@montgomerychamber.com