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Venues/Chicago, IL/Convention Center/McCormick Place

McCormick Place

Convention Center
Chicago, IL

Venue Type

Convention Center

Address

2301 South King Drive, Chicago, IL

Neighborhood

Near South Side

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McCormick Place

Venue Type

Convention Center

Address

2301 South King Drive, Chicago, IL

Neighborhood

Near South Side

The McCormick Place campus provides world-class facilities that can accommodate just about any event and has more than enough space to meet your needs. We have 173 meeting rooms offering 600,000 sq. ft of space and 4 ballrooms.

Number of Spaces

33 Spaces

Food & Beverage

Exclusive catering only
Exclusive beverage vendors only

Technology

In-house A/V

Spaces

Skyline Ballroom
Skyline Ballroom
Seated: 10,000
Wintrust Arena
Wintrust Arena
Seated: 10,000
Arie Crown Theater
Arie Crown Theater
Seated: 4,188
West Building Meeting Rooms W175
West Building Meeting Rooms W175
Seated: 440
West Building Meeting Rooms W175a
West Building Meeting Rooms W175a
Seated: 173
West Building Meeting Rooms W175b
West Building Meeting Rooms W175b
Seated: 101
Skyline Ballroom
Skyline Ballroom
Seated: 10,000
Wintrust Arena
Wintrust Arena
Seated: 10,000
Arie Crown Theater
Arie Crown Theater
Seated: 4,188
West Building Meeting Rooms W175
West Building Meeting Rooms W175
Seated: 440
West Building Meeting Rooms W175a
West Building Meeting Rooms W175a
Seated: 173
West Building Meeting Rooms W175b
West Building Meeting Rooms W175b
Seated: 101
West Building Meeting Rooms W175c
West Building Meeting Rooms W175c
Seated: 166
West Building Meeting Rooms W176
West Building Meeting Rooms W176
Seated: 438
West Building Meeting Rooms W176a
West Building Meeting Rooms W176a
Seated: 167
West Building Meeting Rooms W176b
West Building Meeting Rooms W176b
Seated: 100
West Building Meeting Rooms W176c
West Building Meeting Rooms W176c
Seated: 171
West Building Meeting Rooms W177
West Building Meeting Rooms W177
Seated: 71
West Building Meeting Rooms W178
West Building Meeting Rooms W178
Seated: 504
West Building Meeting Rooms W178a
West Building Meeting Rooms W178a
Seated: 324
West Building Meeting Rooms W178b
West Building Meeting Rooms W178b
Seated: 180
West Building Meeting Rooms W179
West Building Meeting Rooms W179
Seated: 504
West Building Meeting Rooms W179a
West Building Meeting Rooms W179a
Seated: 324
West Building Meeting Rooms W179b
West Building Meeting Rooms W179b
Seated: 180
West Building Meeting Rooms W180
West Building Meeting Rooms W180
Seated: 337
West Building Meeting Rooms W181
West Building Meeting Rooms W181
Seated: 554
West Building Meeting Rooms W181a
West Building Meeting Rooms W181a
Seated: 189
West Building Meeting Rooms W181b
West Building Meeting Rooms W181b
Seated: 179
West Building Meeting Rooms W181c
West Building Meeting Rooms W181c
Seated: 186
West Building Meeting Rooms W182
West Building Meeting Rooms W182
Seated: 92
West Building Meeting Rooms W183
West Building Meeting Rooms W183
Seated: 1,272
West Building Meeting Rooms W183a
West Building Meeting Rooms W183a
Seated: 452
West Building Meeting Rooms W183b
West Building Meeting Rooms W183b
Seated: 431
West Building Meeting Rooms W183c
West Building Meeting Rooms W183c
Seated: 389
West Building Meeting Rooms W184
West Building Meeting Rooms W184
Seated: 843
West Building Meeting Rooms W184a
West Building Meeting Rooms W184a
Seated: 221
West Building Meeting Rooms W184b-c
West Building Meeting Rooms W184b-c
Seated: 400
West Building Meeting Rooms W184d
West Building Meeting Rooms W184d
Seated: 222
West Building Meeting Rooms W185
West Building Meeting Rooms W185
Seated: 838

About

As North America’s premier convention facility, McCormick Place Convention Center is an ideal location for a wide variety of events. With multiple exhibit and meeting space options all connected under one roof, our space is designed to be flexible whether you are planning a convention, tradeshow, corporate meeting, consumer show or most any type of special function. We will work with our colleagues at Choose Chicago, the attached Hyatt Regency McCormick Place with 1,258 rooms, the Marriott Marquis Chicago with 1,205 rooms hotels plus our 4,188 seat Arie Crown Theater and 10,000 seat Wintrust Arena, to determine the appropriate contact on our expert team for a seamless event from start to finish. Within four buildings we have a combined total of 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space, 1.2 million square feet all on one level, making it the nation’s largest, and most flexible use convention center. We have 173 meeting rooms offering 600,000 square feet of space and 4 ballrooms ranging from 21,000 to 100,000 square feet.

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Details

Food & Beverage

Exclusive catering only
Exclusive beverage vendors only

Our Catering Department, operated by SAVOR...Chicago, has exclusive food and beverage distribution, production and service rights within the McCormick Place complex. Food, beverage (alcoholic and non- alcoholic), and food dispensing equipment must be supplied by SAVOR…Chicago.

Technology

In-house A/V

Previous Events

Hennessy - Complex Con
Hennessy - Complex Con
Tradeshow / Expo Activation
Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here
Experiential Activation
Four Loko ComplexCon
Four Loko ComplexCon
Conference / Summit
2018 SHRM Conference
2018 SHRM Conference
Conference / Summit
Windy City National Volleyball Tourney
Windy City National Volleyball Tourney
Experiential Activation
 ASTRO Annual Meeting 2019
ASTRO Annual Meeting 2019
Conference / Summit
Hennessy - Complex Con
Hennessy - Complex Con
Tradeshow / Expo Activation
Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here
Experiential Activation
Four Loko ComplexCon
Four Loko ComplexCon
Conference / Summit
2018 SHRM Conference
2018 SHRM Conference
Conference / Summit
Windy City National Volleyball Tourney
Windy City National Volleyball Tourney
Experiential Activation
 ASTRO Annual Meeting 2019
ASTRO Annual Meeting 2019
Conference / Summit
EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING SUMMIT
EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING SUMMIT
Conference / Summit
Chicago Auto Show
Chicago Auto Show
Tradeshow / Expo Activation
Feltory Dinner Party
Feltory Dinner Party
Tradeshow / Expo Activation
International Housewares Show Trade Show
International Housewares Show Trade Show
Tradeshow / Expo Activation
Academy of General Dentistry Conference
Academy of General Dentistry Conference
Conference / Summit
Pharma Congress
Pharma Congress
Conference / Summit



Previous Collaborators

Experiential Agency

NVE Experience Agency
United States
Worked here 6x
Robotproof
Los Angeles, CA
Worked here 2x
Henry V Events
Chicago, IL
Worked here 1x

AV Rental & Production

Projection
Springfield, VA
Worked here 3x
Absolute Production Services
Chicago, IL
Worked here 2x

Fabrication

MadeFirst
Nashville, TN
Worked here 2x
Moss
Franklin Park, IL
Worked here 1x

Experiential Agency

NVE Experience Agency
United States
Worked here 6x
Robotproof
Los Angeles, CA
Worked here 2x
Henry V Events
Chicago, IL
Worked here 1x

AV Rental & Production

Projection
Springfield, VA
Worked here 3x
Absolute Production Services
Chicago, IL
Worked here 2x

Fabrication

MadeFirst
Nashville, TN
Worked here 2x
Moss
Franklin Park, IL
Worked here 1x

Transportation & Parking

miMeetings
Geneva, Switzerland
Worked here 2x

Photography

Tori Soper Photography
Chicago, IL
Worked here 2x

Rentals

CHOP CHOP Mobile Salon & Barber
Chicago, IL
Worked here 1x
U.S. Casino & Poker Rentals
New Orleans, LA
Worked here 1x

Installation Art

Hfour Studio
Vancouver, Canada
Worked here 1x

Staffing

CEA Staffing
Los Angeles, CA
Worked here 1x

Planning & Production

Chicago Vintage Weddings
Chicago, IL
Worked here 1x

Caterer

SAVOR...Chicago
Chicago, IL
preferred

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