Northwest Washington Fairgrounds, located in nearby Lynden, offers more than 70,000 square feet of meeting space in eight rooms, the largest of which can seat 5,000 people. Within the city of Bellingham, the Mt. Baker Theatre offers three meetings rooms that can accommodate 120-1,500 people. The Bellingham unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Whatcom County provides more than 13,000 square feet of meeting space, and Western Washington University offers 24 separate rooms that can each seat up to 750 attendees.
A number of area facilities provide both meeting space and lodging. Semiahmoo Resort offers 7,200 square feet in the largest of its 17 meeting rooms. The Best Western Lakeway Inn & Conference Center has 12 meeting rooms that can seat from 504 to 700 people. The Homestead Farms Golf Resort & Convention Center, located 20 miles north of Bellingham in Lynden, has 6 meeting rooms, the largest of which is 2,400 square feet in size.
Convention Information: Bellingham/Whatcom County Convention & Visitors Bureau, 904 Potter St., Bellingham, WA 98229; telephone (360)671-3990; fax (360)647-7873; email tourism@bellingham.org