The Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver is within walking distance of more than 5,000 hotel rooms, and within a 20-minute drive of nearly 12,000 others. The convention center, located along the river in the heart of downtown, contains more than 600,000 square feet of exhibit space, 100,000 square feet of meeting rooms, two ballrooms (including a 35,000 square foot ballroom and a 50,000 square foot ballroom), theater-style seating for 7,000 people, 1,000 covered parking spaces and state of the art multimedia facilities. The center underwent a massive $268 million expansion that nearly doubled its space, which was completed in 2003.
The National Western Complex, located at the northern end of the downtown area near I-70, contains a 6,600-seat stadium arena, a 40,000-square-foot exhibit hall, a multi-use events center, and the 120,000-square-foot Hall of Education.
Other meeting and exhibition facilities include the Denver Coliseum, McNichols Arena, Red Rocks Amphitheater, the Denver Merchandise Mart and Exposition Center, and the Adams County Regional Park Complex. Most of the major hotels in the city offer extensive meeting, banquet, and ballroom facilities, as do many of the larger mountain resorts.
Convention Information: Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1555 California, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202; telephone (800)480-2010