
Planners
Welcome to the McCormick Place Convention Center, North America’s premier convention facility. Whether you are planning a tradeshow, convention, corporate meeting or special function, McCormick Place is an ideal location.
Located only minutes from downtown Chicago, McCormick Place attracts close to 3 million visitors annually. Comprising four state-of-the-art buildings, McCormick Place offers 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 convention center.
- 2.6 million sq. ft. of exhibit halls
- 1.2 million square feet all on one level
- 173 meeting rooms
- 600,000 square feet of meeting room space
- 6 ballrooms, 2 of which are the largest in the city
- Assembly seating for 18,000 people
- 4,188 seat theater (Arie Crown)
- 10,000 seat arena (Wintrust Arena)
- 3 theaters with seating 300 each
- Ceiling heights up to 50 feet
- Easy access to 5,800 parking spaces
- One of the largest production green roofs in the U.S.

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