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Home to the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum, the Kentucky Fiddle Championships, ROMP fest, and other events, Owensboro earns its standing as the “Bluegrass Music Capital of the World.” Downtown’s Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum features a 4,000-square-foot event room with a large balcony overlooking the Ohio River that can accommodate 300 reception guests, a 447-seat theater, and other meeting and function spaces, plus an outdoor pavilion, a stage, and a lawn that accommodates 1,500 people.
With slightly less than 102,000 square feet of event space, Owensboro Convention Center includes a 44,000-square-foot exhibition hall, two ballrooms seating 910 dinner guests, and the 8,900-square-foot Kentucky Legend® Pier, which extends over the Ohio River and accommodates 1,000 guests.
Adjacent to the convention center are the 123-room Holiday Inn Owensboro Riverfront, with a 1,300-square-foot meeting room, and the 150-room Hampton Inn & Suites Downtown Owensboro/Waterfront, with 2,231 square feet of meeting space.
Also in downtown, RiverPark Center has a 1,479-seat main theater, a 160-seat theater, and additional indoor and outdoor venues. Owensboro Sportscenter has a 5,000-seat multipurpose arena. Owensboro Museum of Science and History includes gallery and lobby space for events and offers group tours.
