It’s easy to Meet in Grapevine, Texas! It hosts Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, the third largest airport by area in the world, with 1,800+ daily flights from around the globe. Grapevine features more than 1,000,000 square feet of meeting space, 20 hotels and 11,000+ rooms all within minutes of the airport and its Historic Main Street. This means there is less time spent traveling once you arrive and more time for meeting and networking. Grapevine offers planners a variety of options and makes it easy to have a Vintage Texas experience with all the modern-day technology and conveniences.
Venue Details
Hotels20
Convention center1,000,000 sq. ft.
Guest Rooms5,896
Guest rooms at 1 hotel1,800
Special event venues-
Average room rate$195
Occupancy rate-
Restaurants200
Daily food cost-
Tax rate13%
Venue typeCVB
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Distance from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport airport 6 mi
19 mi from Dallas Love Field
Distance from Dallas Love Field airport 19 mi
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Local Attractions
Chicken N Pickle
Chicken N Pickle is a unique, indoor/outdoor entertainment complex whose mission is to provide an atmosphere that fosters fun, friendship, and community for all ages. Play indoor and outdoor pickleball and enjoy giant yard games like Jenga, BattleShip and Corn Hole. Known for our wood-fired rotisserie chicken, pulled pork and grass-fed beef sandwiches, creative salads and hand-cut fries, there’s something for everyone in our nest.
Explore the transformative power of creative energy at Meow Wolf’s The Real Unreal. When an ordinary family encounters the extraordinary, an inspiring tale of chosen family, community, and the power of imagination unfolds within a mesmerizing, interactive artscape. Featuring a massive collaboration between Texas and Santa Fe based artists, Meow Wolf Grapevine expands into a new era of art and storytelling.
Sloan & Williams Winery is setting the standard for producing top-tier quality Texas wines. As a prime Texas Winemaker, Sloan & Williams is not looking to mimic wine producers from other regions, rather, we are making our mark by producing wines that have specific notes and characters only found in our Texas Region!
Set in the historic Dorris Brock home which is one of the oldest structures in Grapevine, Cross Timbers Winery offers a unique wine tasting experience. Home to the award-winning Texas Blush as well as other delightful selections such as Grapevine White and Stone Cold Sparkling Wine, you’re sure to find something to please your palate. The barn and outdoor facilities feature a relaxed setting to enjoy wine tastings, a glass or two or a bottle with someone special. Special event packages are also available.
Experience the ambiance of Grape Vine Springs on Grapevine’s Historic Main Street. Featuring more than 32 different wines in production, Grape Vine Springs offers daily wine tasting, cheese assortments, wine accessories and custom wine making experiences. Popular choices include Midnight Onyx, Claret and Sangiovese. Private event space is available.
Experience the love of the outdoors at Lake Grapevine.
An 8,000 acre recreational lake, Lake Grapevine is a center for boating, water-skiing, wind surfing, fishing, camping and picnic facilities. With miles of beautiful rolling shoreline and more than nine miles of wilderness trails, Lake Grapevine is one of the finest hiking and biking destinations in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Or try riding a Segway from Grapevine Segway along many of the paths around the lake for a fun new way to enjoy the outdoors.
Offering two marinas, Scott's Landing Marina and Silver Lake Marina, boaters are set. Located in the heart of Grapevine at Oak Grove Park, Scott's Landing Marina is the largest on the lake with easy access to the main body of Lake Grapevine. Silver Lake Marina is home to many of Lake Grapevine charter companies including Black Watch Sailing Charters, Tranquil Sails and Waterway Adventures.
Boasting more than 180 stores in a 1.6 million-square-foot space, this Texas-sized attraction is not only a shopper’s dream, it’s also a destination for visitors. The mall brings together LEGOLAND® Discovery Center, SEA LIFE Grapevine Aquarium, Magic Maze’s Emproium, an AMC Grapevine Mills 30 movie theater, Polar Ice House ice-skating rink, a mini-train ride and a carousel, as well as tons of shopping. Many of the stores offer great cost savings for consumers, including Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th, Neiman Marcus Last Call, J.Crew, Coach Factory Outlet, JC Penny Outlet, The Gap Outlet and Children’s Place Outlet. These discount options mix with regular retailers, including Forever 21, H&M, Marshalls, Justice, and Victoria’s Secret, and the soon to open Michael Kors just to name a few. Dining options include Rainforest Café, complete with indoor rainstorms and jungle animals, as well as a full food court with Chick-Fil-A, Subway, Charley’s Grilled Subs and Chili’s.
Vetro Glassblowing Studios offers triple the Christmas fun! This hot combination of a combination of a fine art working studio, a beautiful gallery and a workshop where you can learn to make your own piece of art makes for tons of Christmas fun. Situated in the heart of Historic Downtown Grapevine, this is the spot where you can make your own unique glass ornament. Sign up early as these slots do fill up fast. Add a little fire to the chill of the season at Vetro!
Education and Engaging activities at the 1844 Settlement to City Museums
The Settlement to City Museums encourage creative interaction with Grapevine’s past and present in order to strengthening community bonds and deepen understanding of our shared heritage and future possibilitiesand to educate future generations.
Find your next boat rental at Sam's Dock! Located at Silver Lake Marina, just minutes away from DFW Airport, Gaylord Texan Resort, Great Wolf Lodge and Grapevine Mills Mall.
Home to the nicest rental boat fleet around. They are sure to provide you with a perfect day on the water with family and friends. They offer ski-boat, pontoon, tritoon and jet ski rentals.
Check out the Tejas, their custom 90’ party boat, perfect for every occasion - from family get-togethers and corporate events to weddings and special celebrations, or just for fun!
Visit the 5.2-acre attraction, which centers around the house built in 1869. Features family, fun-filled events as well as educational programs, interpretive exhibits and historical perspectives on what life once was like on the Grape Vine Prairie.
Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau Headquarters and Museum Complex
Historical landmark
Housed in the Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau headquarters building, the Grand and Tower Galleries are home to a variety of traveling exhibits throughout the year, many of which are free.
The Tower Gallery faces Main Street. This gallery is filled with natural light and a home to art, cultural and educational exhibitions. The gallery offers an energetic mix of programing and changing exhibits. The gallery promotes an array of educational topics.
The Grand Gallery, which faces Hudgins Street, has hosted a variety of special exhibits including NASABlast during the summer of 2013 and Freedom: A History of US.
Both galleries are open seven days a week.
The Texas Star Dinner Theater, located in Historic Downtown Grapevine is the new permanent home of Lone Star Murder Mysteries. Lone Star Murder Mysteries are produced by Lagniappe Productions a professional entertainment company with more than 30 years of experience in Old West entertainment. “Lagniappe” is a southern word of Cajun origin that means “an unexpected gift” or “a little something extra.” The name represents our mission statement of “exceeding expectations with the highest level of integrity and professionalism.” Lagniappe Productions provides authentically costumed professional actors as cowboys, gunfighters, saloon girls, and more for events and venues all over the world.
Your group will have tons of fun at a special event on the Grapevine Vintage Railroad. Transform a basic dinner, lunch or meeting into an experience your group won't forget! Travel back in time in the 1920s Victorian-style coaches of the Grapevine Vintage Railroad and enjoy a comfortable and fun setting. Discounted rates are offered for groups of 12 or more.
You’ve seen Finding Nemo a million times and record every show during Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. Study some of your sea friends up close and personal at this Grapevine aquarium. From the outside, this attraction seems like a tiny spot in the mega Grapevine Mills mall. But once inside the $15 million aquarium, visitors are surprised, as well as delighted, by this gem.
You can see all forms of sea life, from starfish to seahorses and sharks to jellyfish, at this 45,000-square-foot aquarium. More than 30 displays housing more than 5,000 sea creatures, featuring both exotic saltwater and native freshwater sea life, anchor this two-story attraction. And don't miss the all new Turtle Rescue Sanctuary, the new permanent home for two non-releasable endangered Kemp's Ridley sea turtles, Roxy and Squirt.
Corporate Event Space available.
Even if these snapping bricks aren’t an obsession with the kids in your home, this place is still a family must. As one of several in the country, LEGOLAND Discovery Center, located at Grapevine Mills mall, is an entire attraction dedicated to the classic building bricks. This $12 million, 35,000-square-foot attraction features more than two million LEGO® bricks, and as their brochure states, “it's like you've just jumped into the biggest box of LEGO bricks ever.”
Corporate Event space available.
Grapevine Wine Tours offers fun, affordable and out-of-the-ordinary spouse tours, team?building excursions for corporate groups, and a unique platform for entertaining clients, employees and other guests. Grapevine Wine Tours can modify itineraries for groups of 20 to 250, arrange special pickups and dropoffs, and create a wine tour adventure your team will never forget!
The Palace Arts Center, comprised of the Lancaster Theatre and the Palace Theatre, provides a unique downtown entertainment opportunity and is the place to celebrate music, theater, dance, cinema and the visual arts.
Main Event’s full-scale entertainment experience is a premier choice for Company Holiday Parties, Summer Picnics, Employee Appreciation Events, Company Meetings, Team Building, Offsite Training, Group Celebrations, Product Launches, and Corporate Outings of all kinds. Our private meeting space, multiple FUN-filled venues, and fantastic buffets provide an all inclusive location that everyone can enjoy. Choose from several combinations of games, food and FUN to create the perfect event for your special group. Main Event has great food, full-service bars, meeting rooms with free, advanced audio/video capabilities, large flat screen TVs, superior customer service and accommodations for groups from 10 to 1000. In addition, large groups can reserve the entire facility for a “Rent the Event,” the ULTIMATE party, in which Main Event becomes their own private playground.
When the Texas sun sets, the Glass Cactus comes alive. Located at Gaylord Texan Resort and set along the shore of beautiful Lake Grapevine, Glass Cactus is the perfect spot to enjoy a night on the town.
Catch a live performance from some of music’s biggest names as well as talented up-and-comers on the club’s main stage. If it’s a hot act, you’ll find it here.
Have a bartender mix up a special cocktail from one of the five bars—oh, by the way, the Glass Cactus has the largest selection of tequila in Texas.
The Glass Cactus is a great people watching venue. You’ll spot people you know and people you want to know. Always keep an eye on the 2,000 square foot dance floor and listen for the beat that draws you in.
Outside is a massive two-tier deck for you to mix and mingle on while enjoying the beautiful Texas sky and moonlit Lake Grapevine.
This is the magic, mystery and allure that no other area nightspot can match. Don’t miss a moment of it!
We offer a full service chartering service on Lake Grapevine out of Silver Lake Marina. We specialize in Romantic Sunset and Moonlight Cruises, but if it's a fun day in the sun you seek or just a boat ride, we can make that happen too! Whether it's just for 2 people or a party of 6, we can make this a cruise you will never forget!!
DFW International Airport:
• 4th busiest airport in the world (operations)
• DFW has 192 nonstop service routes with 47 international destinations
and 145 nonstop domestic routes
• Nearly 3 million square feet of cargo facilities on site
• Served by 27 carriers; 5 integrated, 8 all-cargo and 14 combination carriers
• Almost 65 percent of all international air cargo in Texas is handled at DFW
• Ranked “4th Best Airport in the World” for Airport Service Quality by Airports Council International
Enjoy a relaxing, romantic sailing
charter aboard the Black Watch, the
largest wooden-masted sailing vessel on Lake
Grapevine, just minutes from the D/FW airport.
Perfect for birthdays, anniversary celebrations,
team-building or other special occasions, sailing on
the Black Watch is a memorable experience. There’s
no better place to watch the sunset or the fireworks
that light up the Texas sky.
BASS PRO SHOPS OUTDOOR WORLD, GRAPEVINE, TX (DALLAS)
The first thing you need to do as soon as you enter our lobby is look up! Hand-painted murals from renowned artists depict scenes from our lakes and countryside which is all part of the rich Texas heritage. Our huge fireplace and hearth welcomes you. State and record wildlife mounts are displayed alongside local historical prints featuring early tourists and residents enjoying all types of sporting adventures. Giant exquisitely crafted outdoor themed chandeliers, made by Bass Pro Shops’ own artisans, hang throughout the store. Be sure to search for the bobcat and wolf tracks that are imprinted in the concrete floors.
> 30 GALLON AQUARIUM AND FISH FEEDING
> ARCADE AND SHOOTING GALLERY
> 3D ARCHERY RANGE AND GUN RANGE
> UNCLE BUCK’S BREWERY AND STEAKHOUSE
> SPECIAL EVENTS: Spring Fishing Classic, Fall Hunting Classic and a Go Outdoors event
The world’s only NFL themed golf club is right here in Grapevine, TX. The Club features 18 holes of exquisite Championship golf, full service bar and grill, private meeting and event rooms for up to 300 guests, and an experience unlike anything else. Bring clients to the Legends Bar for breakfast or lunch, say “I Do” on the Cowboys star, see the Dallas Cowboys Lombardi trophies and memorabilia, arrange a tournament, or swing by the golf shop for exclusive Cowboys Golf merchandise. Where else in the world? Open to the public daily.
Since the late 1800s, Austin Ranch, one of the oldest dude ranches
in Texas, has been a premier destination for corporate events,
fund-raisers, and family reunions. Austin Ranch sits on more than
90 spectacular acres of lush rolling hills and dense woods, including a 10-acre lake. Austin Ranch also boasts over 12,200 square feet of great indoors, complete with a grand ballroom, the Silver Lake Saloon, and an additional 9,000 square feet of outdoor patios. Whether your posse is 50 or 1,500 we can create a Western–themed event that will create lifetime memories. For an authentic Western experience, you need to experience Austin Ranch.
The 9/11 Flight Crew Memorial is dedicated to the 33 flight crewmembers that were lost and those that courageously continue to be the ever-vigilant professionals of the airline industry.
Grapevine Convention CenterGrapevine Convention Center is ideally located in Grapevine, Texas. Whether you are hosting a business convention, a wedding reception or a charity function, the Grapevine Convention Center is the ideal location choice for your event.
Total meeting space14,027 sq. ft.
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• Centrally located in Dallas Fort Worth, Texas
• 5,896 guest rooms
• Less than 10 minutes from DFW International Airport
• 1,800+ Flights daily
• 200+ restaurants
• Eight winery tasting rooms
• 250 + distinctive shops
• 81 holes of golf
• Grapevine Mills Shopping Destination
• Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World
• Historic Main Street District
• Grapevine Vintage Railroad
• Award-winning festivals & events
• 8,000 acre Lake Grapevine.
Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau Frequently Asked Questions
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Sustainable Practices
Please provide comments or a link to any publicly communicated Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau's sustainability or social impact goals/strategy.
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Does Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau have a strategy that focuses on the elimination and diversion of waste (i.e. plastics, papers, cardboard, etc.)? If yes, please elaborate on your strategy of elimination and diversion of waste.
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Diversity and Inclusion
For US hotels only, is Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau and/or parent company certified as a 51% diverse owned business enterprise (BE)? If yes, please indicate which one of the following you are certified as:
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If applicable, could you please provide a link to Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau's public report on their commitments and initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion?
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Health and Safety
Were practices at Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau developed based on health service recommendations from public governmental entities or private organizations? If Yes, please list which organizations were used to develop these practices.
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Does Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau clean and sanitize public areas and publicly accessible facilities (i.e. meeting rooms, restaurants, elevator banks, etc.)? If yes, describe any new measures that are taken.
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Please explain, if applicable, the carbon offsetting options you offer to corporations.
Please provide, if applicable, an e-mail address for a contact who can address any follow up questions relating to sustainability and social impact goals and initiatives.
Has your hotel taken steps to reduce single-use plastics, such as removing plastic straws (except upon request for guests with disabilities), stirrers and cotton buds? If yes, please provide detail as to the steps you have taken to reduce single use plastics?
Does your hotel generate (onsite) or purchase (offsite) renewable energy (beyond your utility's standard offerings)? If yes, please describe your practices for generating or purchasing renewable energy.
Does your hotel engage in activities to protect & restore the natural environment in which it is located (i.e. trees planted, coral reef restored, etc.)?
What measures are in place to allow for social distancing in fitness centers (e.g. equipment configuration, staggered usage times)? If no fitness center, please put N/A.
Has the fitness room cleaning routine been adjusted/increased? If yes, what new measures are included? If no fitness center, please put N/A.
Will your hotel be imposing any additional fees for cleaning services? If yes, please specify those fees.
Are specific cleaning/disinfection routines in place for pillows, duvets and their covers, headboard, bathrobe etc.? If yes, please describe.
Does the property limit number of guests in restaurant, bar, or dining areas due to COVID19 or other pandemics? If yes, please provide details of how restaurant, bar, or dining areas limits capacity? If no restaurant or bar, please put N/A.
Has the public bathroom cleaning routine been adjusted/increased? If yes, what new measures are included?
Please include a link to your public report on community impact if applicable.
Please provide any other comments you wish to make regarding your efforts/initiatives to obtain certification in these programs.
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