Greater Columbus Convention Center
Greater Columbus Convention Center
4.5
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Monday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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The Greater Columbus Convention Center is center of Ohio, the center of Columbus. It's surrounded by restaurants, shops, hotels and entertainment venues. Inside, the Convention Center has 1.8 million square feet of flexible, customizable space. Located in the 14th largest city in the United States in the midst of a vibrant entertainment district, the GCCC offers you an array of amenities to exceed your expectations. #CBusConventions
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brewColumbus_Georgia
Columbus, Georgia1,217 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Had a National convention located here. Everything was laid out in an organized manner and every hall was labeled and easy to find. Parking starts at about 20 dollars. Very clean and well kept up.
Written August 1, 2023
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tarheeltraveler4509
Manassas, VA396 contributions
Sep 2022 • Business
Enjoyed the conference at this facility. It is a bit spread out but seems relatively new and had comfortable seating. Lots of breakout spaces and large meeting areas. The technical crews did a good job with video and sound quality at all of the events over five days. The area and facility exceeded my expectations.
Written September 24, 2022
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ken j
Manalapan, NJ931 contributions
Aug 2023 • Business
I was here for a business conference. The place was clean and well-laid out. It ties in well with the 2 huge hotels next door. But go to the North Market to eat rather than pay the ridiculous food concession prices.
Written August 6, 2023
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Bb1646
Powell, OH15 contributions
Mar 2014
I went to a car show it was amazing but I went to get food at cucina rosso the pizza place it was awful. Cold pizza, hard and dried up. DO NOT ORDER THE PIZZA
Written March 15, 2014
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CeeJayJoe
Wellington, New Zealand50 contributions
Aug 2016 • Business
The convention centre is currently being expanded, so there was construction going on, however this did not disturb our conference. The areas are well signposted, and there are plenty of clean amenities.
The staff were very friendly and helpful. It is situated in the heart of Columbus, and there are plenty of restaurants and hotels nearby to choose from. We walked around and ate at a different place every day. The North Market is just across the road, and sells fresh produce. It is also on the CBus route, which is free, and does a loop of the Short North, German Village and the Brewery district. A great place for a conference!
The staff were very friendly and helpful. It is situated in the heart of Columbus, and there are plenty of restaurants and hotels nearby to choose from. We walked around and ate at a different place every day. The North Market is just across the road, and sells fresh produce. It is also on the CBus route, which is free, and does a loop of the Short North, German Village and the Brewery district. A great place for a conference!
Written August 20, 2016
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RoadieFoodie
3 contributions
I work in Convention centers all over the country is Columbus is by far the worst. The staff is incredibly difficult, incompetent and rude. Not to mention they steal stuff left and right. The back of house is the dirtiest, nastiest, most unorganized mess I have ever seen anywhere. Do not eat here! It's embarrassing because this is my hometown convention center. It's too bad that the management there has absolutely no idea what they are doing and how bad they make Columbus look. Keep up the bad work! Hope to not see you soon!
Written July 16, 2014
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jsk60
Bucerias, Mexico114 contributions
Nov 2019
I attended a conference (headquartered in the Hyatt) and trade show in the Convention Center this month. The location is great. Easily accessible from the airport by public transportation or other services. There are many hotels and restaurants within walking distance. Best of all is the beautiful convention center.
Written November 17, 2019
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214LisaB
Victorville, CA124 contributions
Nov 2019
I attended a 3-day convention here. It was probably not considered a large event as this venue can host a very large convention in its spaces. Signage was a bit thin to me on the first day, trying to orient myself and find the meeting rooms and marketplace, but I did manage. The staff who helped me were apparently part of this particular convention, not convention center staff, but I eventually found the right meeting room and figured out how to navigate back to the hotel. By the second day, I noticed the signage on the ceiling that pointed my way, so that tells you why I thought signage was missing. There were a couple of decent sandwich and coffee kiosks inside the convention center, but there were also plenty of eating spots just outside the event, on the street. Easy walk to all sorts of places for a quick lunch, including back to the hotel dining spot. There were interesting art installations here and there, especially at the north entrance, and I liked that I could walk via an enclosed overpass back to my hotel if weather was bad. If this same convention is held here next year, I will likely return.
Written November 13, 2019
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WishIWasInTexas
Bonn, Germany247 contributions
Sep 2019
Was here for a conference. Kudos for maintaining a HUGE facility, and using electronic signs to make finding the right conference room easy... And it's easy to get all your steps in before noon, because it's HUGE. Bring comfortable walking shoes, if you can't skate. /grin.
Written September 18, 2019
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Petrina D
Kingston, Canada191 contributions
Mar 2018 • Friends
We came here for the Arnold's last weekend. Found the place to be very clean and the bathrooms were kept up. With a venue so large in size staff were doing a great job in helping people and was quite organized considering the size of the event.We did not try the food so cannot say anything about it. We had a spill at the strong man location and it did not take long for a staff to get it cleaned up. The building is huge so be prepared to walk a lot. Which I had no problem with. Will likely be there next year for this event.
Written March 8, 2018
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Rachel C
9 contributions
Is there open WiFi throughout the convention center?
Petrina D
Kingston, Canada191 contributions
This is how it works. if you are in the concourse area where the coat check is,seating area and the entrance to main building there is wifi. Once you get into the building where all the exhibits are usually held The huge big space there is no wifi if you want to access it in the huge big space you have to pay for it.
JamieMc7873
Denver, Colorado46 contributions
What is the best parking option for the convention center? Is there a lot or garage with in and out privileges? Anywhere to park for free?
Tim B
Coldwater, OH119 contributions
No free parking in the area. Is a garage attached.
H&HvHP
Denver, Colorado2 contributions
What hotels are within walking distance?
lzemanek91
Cleveland, OH122 contributions
Hey there, here after the list of hotels within walking distance. Everyone of these is located within 1-2 blocks of the center or less than 5min walk
Hilton, - connected
Hampton
Hyatt
Drury
Crowne Plaza
Courtyard- this one is the farthest, probably a ten min walk
Red Roof
MMgal63
Uniontown, OH6 contributions
Looking for holiday inn express in grove city how far away from the convention center is it
MMgal63
Uniontown, OH6 contributions
Looking for a map with street name around the convention center
Klutz71
Circleville, OH98 contributions
There are actually a couple of streets surrounding the Convention Center. The main street that runs north and south along the entire length of the center is North High Street, On the south end of the building, Nationwide Blvd. and on the Goodale Blvd. on the north end. You can go to the website and click on maps. It gives you a map of the area.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Greater Columbus Convention Center
- Greater Columbus Convention Center is open:
- Sun - Sat 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
- Hotels near Greater Columbus Convention Center:
- (0.07 mi) Hampton Inn & Suites Columbus-Downtown
- (0.11 mi) Hilton Columbus Downtown
- (0.21 mi) Le Meridien Columbus, The Joseph
- (0.23 mi) Drury Plaza Hotel Columbus Downtown
- (0.20 mi) Hyatt Regency Columbus
- Restaurants near Greater Columbus Convention Center:
- (0.00 mi) Chicken & Eggs
- (0.00 mi) Velvet Cafe and Ice Cream
- (0.02 mi) Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea
- (0.06 mi) Martini Modern Italian
- (0.05 mi) Barley's Brewing Company
- Attractions near Greater Columbus Convention Center:
- (0.00 mi) Heroes and Games
- (0.06 mi) The Escape Room USA - Columbus
- (0.13 mi) North Market Farmer's Market
- (0.18 mi) SegAway Tours of Columbus
- (0.11 mi) Greek Orthodox Cathedral