Trade Shows at Minneapolis Convention Center

Minneapolis Convention Center at a glance

Address

1301 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Operator

City of Minneapolis facility

Official site

www.minneapolis.org/minneapolis-convention-center

Exhibit space

1.6 million square feet of space including a 3,400 fixed-seat auditorium, 475,000 square feet of exhibit space, 87 meeting rooms, an 18,000-square-foot ballroom and a 9,000-square-foot ballroom[source]

Halls

five exhibit halls (About Us); Facts & Floor Plans: Halls B-E 376,200 sq ft (Hall B 99,000; Hall C 99,000; Hall D 79,200; Hall E 99,000), Exhibit Hall A 99,000 sq ft; Ballroom A-B 27,522 sq ft; Auditorium 3,433 seats[source]

Meeting rooms

The MCC features five exhibit halls, a 3,400-seat auditorium, two grand ballrooms, and 87 meeting rooms[source]

Nearest airport

The convenient location that is close to freeways and 20 minutes from the MSP International Airport makes the MCC easy to use. (Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, 'access via the METRO Blue Line')[source]

Getting there

'Free bus rides are available on Nicollet in downtown Minneapolis, including to and from the Minneapolis Convention Center'; Light Rail Transit connects Minneapolis with the airport, Mall of America, Saint Paul'[source]

Parking

'A 900-space underground parking ramp is connected to the Convention Center by the skyway system; Parking Ramp, the MCC has partnered with four City of Minneapolis parking ramps[source]

Hotels on site / connected

Connected by a climate-controlled skyway system to 4,000+ of the 9,000 downtown hotel rooms (no specific connected hotel named)[source]

Good to know

Freight access: '15' wide covered loading bays (36), plus eight drive-in doors'

Facts as stated on the venue's own website, checked 2026-08-23. Confirm current details with the venue or your show's exhibitor kit.