Raleigh Convention Center reopens after December fire
January 14, 2026
The Raleigh Convention Center is welcoming events again with its Jan. 12 reopening, weeks after a fire damaged the facility on Dec. 1, 2025.
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Raleigh Convention Center unveils designs for major expansion
November 4, 2025
The Raleigh Convention and Performing Arts Complex has released new architectural renderings for a planned expansion of the Raleigh Convention Center, which will boost the city’s capacity to host major events and meetings.
Raleigh’s Kerry Painter to receive IAVM Convention Center Lifetime Achievement Award
July 11, 2025
Kerry Painter, CVE, CMP, CEM, and executive director of the Raleigh Convention and Performing Arts Complex, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Convention Center Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM).
Raleigh/Wake County
June 3, 2025
“Raleigh enriches meetings and conventions with a sense of community, where diversity, innovation, exploration, and hospitality can thrive,” says Malinda Harrell, director of sales for Visit Raleigh.
Raleigh, N.C. convention center hotel one step closer to reality
November 9, 2023
The City of Raleigh is moving forward in negotiations with Omni Hotels & Resorts to bring a convention center hotel to the destination’s downtown.
Omni Hotels & Resorts to develop new convention center hotel in Raleigh, N.C.
September 23, 2023
Omni Hotels & Resorts is developing a new convention center hotel in downtown Raleigh, N.C., expected to open in 2027.Event Planners Guide’ to North Carolina
June 30, 2023
For travelers of all stripes, North Carolina—or the Tar Heel State—offers countless things to do, places to see, and experiences to enjoy. From the urban delights and innovations in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, and Durham to creative cultural encounters in Asheville and the cobblestones and colonial character of New Bern and Wilmington, the state has great variety.
Youth and faith-based gatherings spark cheer
November 14, 2022
Meeting face-to-face is back in a big way. Throughout 2022, conventions and conferences have welcomed thousands of in-person attendees, and the trend shows no sign of slowing.
Raleigh Convention Center, AHA donate 6,000 pounds of food to N.C. food bank
April 5, 2022
The American Heart Association and the Raleigh Convention Center recently partnered to donate 6000 pounds of food to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.
Raleigh Convention Center launches menu featuring products grown by female, BIPOC farmers
August 31, 2021
The Raleigh Convention Center, along with its in-house caterer Centerplate, have a launched a new menu featuring products from local female and BIPOC small-scale farmers.
