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Winston-Salem offers a vibrant, walkable downtown area with more than 1,200 hotel rooms, easy access to Benton Convention Center, and diverse dining and nightlife.
“Meetings here are easy to plan, simple to navigate, and rewarding for attendees,” says Christian Schroeder, senior vice president of sales for Visit Winston-Salem. “Our region delivers the rare combination of big-city amenities and boutique-scale charm, making it a place that feels dynamic, intimate, and uncomplicated.”
The center of Winston-Salem’s meeting landscape is the Twin City Quarter, which includes Benton Convention Center and two adjoining hotels: the 319-room Winston-Salem Marriott and 146-room Embassy Suites by Hilton Winston Salem, each offering 15,000 square feet of event space. This connected hub features approximately 175,000 square feet of meeting and event space. Its newest addition, Benton South, features the 24,000-square-foot Gallery Ballroom, with an adjacent outdoor patio.
Other hotels with event space in downtown Winston-Salem include the 174-room Kimpton Cardinal Hotel, located in the iconic Reynolds Building. The hotel has event space for up to 245 people. The 70-room Historic Brookstown Inn accommodates events for up to 150, while the 75-room Hotel Indigo Winston-Salem Downtown by IHG has 1,600 square feet for small gatherings. Courtyard by Marriott Winston-Salem Downtown features 126 guest rooms and 2,900 square feet of space.
The 72,000-square-foot Millennium Center, also in the heart of downtown Winston-Salem, accommodates events of up to 1,500 guests. The Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts features the Hanesbrands Theatre (300 seats), Reynolds Place Theatre (250 seats), and Mountcastle Forum (125 seats), as well as gallery space and classrooms. Housed in historic former tobacco warehouses, the Innovation Quarter blends technology with unique meeting spaces. Its anchor, Biotech Place, includes a conference center with 11 event spaces, including a 120-seat auditorium and a large atrium for up to 500 people. Innovation Quarter also includes the Bailey Power Plant and Bailey Park, a 1.6-acre green space with a natural amphitheater and covered stage, ideal for outdoor events.Tanglewood Clubhouse at Tanglewood Park reopened in 2025 following a renovation; it accommodates up to 120 people. Earlier this year, entertainment venue ROAR in Raleigh’s Downtown Arts District introduced its new Visualiner event space. The new addition features a stage and audiovisual capabilities, and accommodates up to 600 for receptions and 350 seated guests. The 50,000-square-foot Kernersville Recreation & Events Center opened last year, offering three full-size courts and conference rooms for large tournaments and multipurpose meetings.
