Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center
About
The Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center, known as the MCEC, is Boston’s largest convention venue, located in the Seaport. Its 2.1 million square feet include 516,000 square feet of contiguous, nearly column-free exhibit space, 82 meeting rooms that can be combined in many configurations and a Grand Ballroom of about 40,000 square feet overlooking the Seaport. Planners can explore rooms by seating style and capacity using an online Space Finder.
Logistics are built for large shows: a 62-bay loading dock with five elephant doors and an indoor staging area, plus two private ring roads that keep exhibitor traffic apart from attendees. Levy Restaurants handles catering for groups from 10 to 10,000. Outside, The Lawn On D offers 2.7 acres of outdoor event and break space, named “Insanely Innovative Meeting Space” by PCMA. The building is named for longtime Boston mayor Thomas M. Menino.
What to Know
- The center sits about 2.9 miles from Logan Airport, among the shortest airport-to-convention-center trips in the country.
- Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the building.
- The facility promotes green practices aimed at protecting the environment.
- A detailed planning guide outlines the services available to event organizers.
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