Major Facilities

As North Carolina's Capital City area, Greater Raleigh has hosted gatherings as large as 20,000 and meetings of fewer than 100 people. From 125 properties offering 13,700 rooms and lots of flexible meeting space to a 20,000-seat state-of-the-art, multi-purpose RBC Center and the new Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh can satisfy many meeting needs.

Raleigh Convention Center 
500,000 total square feet, 150,000 square foot exhibition hall, 32,000 square foot grand ballroom and 20 individual meeting rooms totaling over 32,000 square feet

Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts
80,000 square feet of versatile space and 4,770 seating capacity throughout four unique venues

RBC Center
700,000 square feet of space with capacities ranging from 20 to 20,000 based upon configuration

The North Carolina State Fairgrounds
338,000 square feet of available rental space within eight indoor venues among 344-acre complex

McKimmon Conference and Training Center
37,000 square feet of versatile space among 20 rooms configured to accommodate from 10 to 1,200

Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
For events that feature fun and frolic as part of the agenda, try out the Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek. Set up your party tent for 20 or more guests and treat them to a show afterward. Tickets, parking passes, catering, entertainment, and a souvenir gift are all available. Indoor reception seating for 500 is also offered. The pavilion can also accommodate your onstage functions.