Long Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

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. Located in the center of the city’s waterfront and entertainment district, 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. Sculpture installations, residential style seating, gorgeous public art murals, analog games like ping-pong and foosball – all in natural light, indoor/outdoor spaces and living room vignettes to set the stage for conversation and collaboration. 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. Many downtown hotels offer panoramic ocean views and there are accommodation choices for every preference and pocketbook; ranging from a historic ocean liner, singular boutiques, first class business hotels and quality economy properties to family oriented and long-term-stay properties. 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. LAX and Orange County Airports are 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.