McCormick Place

Category: Venue

McCormick Place is North America's premier convention facility and attracts more than four million trade and public show visitors annually. The McCormick Place Complex comprises three state-of-the-art buildings, the South and North buildings and the Lakeside Center (formerly the East building). These buildings have a combined total of more than 2.2 million square feet of exhibit space, 1.6 million square feet all on one level, making it the nation's largest convention center. McCormick Place also features the largest ballroom in Chicago and the Arie Crown Theater. The entire McCormick Place complex is linked by a 50,000 square-foot pedestrian promenade, referred to as the Grand Concourse, containing retail shops and other visitor amenities. Full service bars, cafes and restaurants are located throughout the entire complex.