The Walter E. Washington Convention Center, an extraordinary 2.3 million-square-foot conventions and meetings facility, is equipped to handle events of all sizes, from small groups and break-out meetings to events for 500 to 42,000 attendees. One of the most energy-efficient buildings for its size, the Convention Center includes a range of mixed-use exhibit spaces, 198,000 square feet of flexible meeting space with a total of 77 break-out rooms and the largest ballroom in the region. Whatever the size of the event, the service of the Convention Center staff is unparalleled. 

Washington, DC is an exciting place, no matter your reason for visiting. Celebrity chefs, monuments, museums, shopping and more are all found here in DC, the nation's capital. Whether you are looking for world class restaurants or want to put on your tennis shoes and hit the sidewalks as an urban explorer in our own historic Shaw neighborhood, the District of Columbia is a location that truly captures the excitement and bustle of a thriving metropolis. This is where big things happen every day.