California’s Ultimate Waterfront Playground!

Our ocean sunsets are not the only reason to check out Long Beach. Everything about this place exudes optimism for event planners. It’s about how we can help you affordably maximize the latest trends, creativity and technology to execute corporate-style meetings on an entirely new level. It’s opening events up to a unique 360° experience inside and outside with sophisticated spaces, innovative staging, lighting, furniture and décor that makes people feel excited. And, it’s about giving your attendees moments to connect with new people, opportunities, and everything that our cool, cosmopolitan waterfront has to offer.

The Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center features over 400,000 square feet of eye-popping event venues, exhibit space and networking pods with fully customizable design and décor.

With one of kind turnkey spaces, all designed to encourage long-lasting connections.. These ready-to-go meeting solutions can save you up to $600,000.

Each turnkey space comes complete with professional lighting and sound systems. With 45,000 square feet of floor space, the Pacific Ballroom provides an intimate environment for dinners, concerts, and special events for up to 5,500 people, fully customizable to match any planner’s imagination. The open-air Terrace Plaza comes complete with programmable dancing fountains, while The Cove, with its simulated under-the-pier motif, is the perfect place for a food truck party.

Long Beach has over 5,000 hotel rooms citywide, with more than 2,000 rooms within an easy walk to the convention center. And with over 125 restaurants within an 8 block radius of the Convention Center, Long Beach is the perfect destination for your next meeting or convention.

Getting to Long Beach has never been easier with service from three major airports. All less than 30 minutes away; the Long Beach Airport, the Southland’s “easy in-easy out” airport, is just seven minutes from downtown. Long Beach Airport offers a lounge-inspired, resort-style atmosphere, brand new terminals and a host of local eateries and refreshments.