The principal meeting place is the Sacramento Convention Center, located downtown. The complex contains three buildings: the 134,000 square foot Exhibit Hall can be divided into 5 areas and is equipped with risers to create arena seating for 6,500 people; the elegant 25,000-square-foot Ballroom, which can be divided into 10 meeting rooms, accommodates 1,500 people banquet-style or 2,500 theater-style; and the 11,200-square-foot Activity Building features 12 meeting rooms. Nearby Memorial Auditorium, built in 1926 and registered as a historic landmark, provides convertible meeting space with a total capacity of 4,500 people; the building contains Memorial Hall, the Little Theater, and meeting rooms. The Convention Center and Memorial Hall are located within walking distance of hotels, shops, restaurants, and points of interest.
Located five miles from downtown is the California Exposition (Cal Expo), a large facility with more than 200,000 square feet of exhibit space on a 780-acre site. Designed for events such as agricultural shows and trade conventions, the center provides outdoor exhibit areas and unlimited parking.
Hotels and motels in the metropolitan area, providing more than 10,000 rooms, offer meeting facilities for large and small groups.
Convention Information: Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1608 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814; telephone (916)808-7777.