The Tampa Convention Center on the city’s 2.6-mile Riverwalk contains 600,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space, including a 36,000-square-foot ballroom accommodating 3,600 theater style and 2,080 banquet style. Other features include a 200,000-square-foot exhibit hall space that holds 1,000 10-by-10-foot booths. The convention center recently completed $38 million in upgrades, including 18 new meeting rooms spanning 18,000 square feet. Other enhancements include renovated ballrooms and bathrooms, new food options, and modernized concession stands. Linked by a sky bridge to the convention center, Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Downtown Convention Center features more than 11,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, including 12 event areas. The largest space, a 3,744-square-foot ballroom, fits 375 seated theater style or at cocktail rounds.
The adjacent JW Marriott Tampa Water Street has 519 guest rooms and 88,325 square feet of event space. The Tampa Marriott
Water Street, also next to the convention center, features 42,608 square feet of event space, including 19 event rooms and 14 breakout rooms. The hotel’s largest space, the 17,169-square-foot grand ballroom, holds a capacity of 2,000 for receptions.
Other hotels in the area with meeting space include the 520-room Hilton Tampa Downtown, which has 39,132 square feet of event space. The elegant 130-room Le Meridien Tampa, The Courthouse occupies a beautifully restored 100-year-old federal courthouse and contains 4,823 square feet of event space, with a capacity of 225 guests.
New and future hotel developments on Tampa’s horizon include the newly opened 172-room Tampa EDITION, the city’s first five-star property, and the 220-room Pendry Hotel, scheduled to open in early 2026 in downtown.
