About Us
Greater Richmond Convention Center
Located in Virginia’s capital, the Greater Richmond Convention Center is one of the most desirable meeting destinations in the Mid-Atlantic region. The 700,000-square-foot facility sits on 5 and a half city blocks. Interior accommodations include 178,159 square feet of exhibit space, meeting and banquet rooms and the 30,550-square foot Grand Ballroom.
Parking consists of two adjoining decks that hold 1,540 vehicles and an additional 4,600 spaces are within a six-block radius.
For out of town guests, a plethora of three to five star accommodations are within close reach to the center.
Nearby attractions include The Diamond, a venue that hosts professional and collegiate baseball, the Virginia State Capitol Building and Virginia War Memorial.
The GRCC is a Certified Virginia Green Convention Center
The Virginia Green campaign promotes environmentally-friendly practices in Virginia’s tourism industry. Virginia Green has “core activities” specific to each sector of tourism. These practices are the required minimum for participation in the program. Virginia Green encourages its participants to reduce their environmental impacts as much as possible.
The staff here is dedicated to being environmentally responsible and aims to exemplify the Virginia Green program. Green practices include recycling, waste reduction and conservation of energy.
Click the attached file to see a list of initiatives at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
Greater Richmond Convention Center Authority
The Greater Richmond Convention Center was built as a result of cooperation between the City of Richmond and the surrounding counties of Henrico, Chesterfield and Hanover. The Greater Richmond Convention Center is owned by the Greater Richmond Convention Center Authority, which is composed of these governmental entities and the Retail Merchants Association of Greater Richmond.
Global Spectrum
Global Spectrum (www.global-spectrum.com) is the fastest growing firm in the public assembly facility management field with more than 80 facilities throughout the United States and Canada. The Philadelphia-based company is part of Comcast-Spectacor; one of the world’s largest sports and entertainment companies. Comcast-Spectacor also owns the Philadelphia Flyers, the Philadelphia 76ers, Flyers Skate Zone, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, Ovations Food Services, New Era Tickets, and Front Row Marketing Services. Also, in partnership with Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor annually produces 10 nationally televised figure skating spectaculars on NBC.
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