Lancaster County Convention Center

Located in the heart of downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County Convention Center offers visitors a unique opportunity to enjoy the best of both worlds— big-city amenities that can be savored at a small town pace. Over 90 art galleries, a flourishing food scene, eclectic shopping, and historic landmarks are all mere steps away. Guests may even choose from three unique dining experiences conveniently located on-site. Plough's artisan kitchen serves up locally sourced American fare, The Exchange rooftop bar offers panoramic views of downtown, and new breakfast eatery Two Kings set along iconic King St. Seamlessly integrated into the Convention Center, Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square offers an added bonus of 416 luxurious rooms and suites, including a beautifully designed hospitality suite, perfect for VIP or board meetings.

Best of all, we’ll handle all the arrangements, from long-range planning to last-minute logistics, to ensure that your event goes off exactly as you envision.

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The Convention Center features a 45,000+ square-foot exhibit hall with the capability to host 300 8x10 trade show booths. It is also home to an elegant 9,000 square foot ballroom and more than 20,000 square feet of flexible pre-function space. It is equipped with state-of-the-art future high-tech amenities, including business centers, CAT 6 wiring, WiFi, Web TV and A/V. Video conferencing is available upon request.

While the landscape of business travel has transformed over the past year, Lancaster County Convention Center has worked tirelessly to adapt. The Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC) STAR accredited facility is recognized on a global stage for implementing the strictest safety standards. Heightened sanitation procedures rooted in CDC guidelines, redefined spaces to ensure 6’ physical distancing, and state-of-the-art technology create safer venues and accommodate the new and evolving ways in which we meet.

The Convention Center is seamlessly integrated with Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square, featuring an additional 25,000 square feet of meeting space and 416 luxurious guest rooms and suites, plus many upscale amenities.

Stevens and Smith Historic Site: The preserved home and other structures of American patriots the Honorable Thaddeus Stevens and his confidante Lydia Hamilton Smith, with a multi-level 20,000 square foot museum and interpretive/education center. Among its variety of exhibits the underground portion of the site will feature a recently unearthed historic Underground Railroad feature, a converted water cistern utilized in the mid-ninteenth century to hide runaway slaves escaping to freedom. The historic site will be visually integrated into the Vine Street entrance and lobby of the convention center.

Convention Center Meeting Space
Breakdown of meeting rooms with seating capacities (197 KB pdf)

Convention Center Floor Plans
Entry level floor plan (322 KB pdf)
Exhibit hall level floor plan (1 MB pdf)
Exhibit hall booth layout (1.7 MB pdf)

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