The Miami Beach Convention center opened in 1958 at a cost of 4 million dollars as the Miami Beach Exhibition Hall. In 1964 Muhammed Ali defeated Sonny Liston here and in 1968 it hosted the Republican National Convention. Between 2015-2020 the convention center was renovated at a cost of 620 million dollars. Today it is a 1.4-million-square-foot, LEED Silver-certified facility. There is a Grand Ballroom, 500,000 square feet of flexible exhibition halls, 4 junior ballrooms, outdoor terraces and parks, and eighty-four breakout rooms. One of the biggest events of the year is Art Basal. More than 600,000 people visit the convention center every year. If you are coming to the convention center you can park at the convention center garage for $20 or walk a block away to the 17th Street garage for $2 an hour. The convention center is a large, modern space that was ideal for the event I attended, Playoff Fan Central, an interactive experience held over three days in conjunction with the College Football Playoff National Championship. The convention center is so large that a football field was constructed inside along with all of the other booths and exhibitors. The restrooms were convenient and clean. Security was tight and and I felt safe during the event. The convention center is across the street from the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens and withing walking distance of Lincoln Road and many other Miami Beach restaurants, shops, and attractions. It's convenient location makes it particularly attractive to visitors. read more

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My holiday party was hosted here, and the space is ruly impressive. Grand space and expansive ballrooms. It's bright, clean, modern, and massive--yet still felt well maintained throughout the event. With large venues like this, I'm usually skeptical of the restrooms, but kudos to the team. They were clean, thoughtfully designed, and well kept. I especially appreciated the full privacy between stalls and the dedicated space to place your bag. It's the little things that make a difference. Parking was fairly easy, and getting in wasn't an issue. One improvement would be clearer signage directing guests to the best entrance based on the location of event rooms, which would make navigating smoother. Overall, a solid venue for large-scale events with great attention to comfort and cleanliness. IG @shallonztable Where food meets adventure. See you back at the table. read more

Miami Beach Convention Center - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Miami Beach, Florida

The Miami Beach Convention Center is a huge, world class, modern and state of the art event venue located at the heart of Miami Beach. It has a lot event rooms, the largest grand ballroom in South Florida , junior ballrooms, meeting rooms, outdoor spaces and terraces. It is close to the beach, Lincoln Mall Shops and Restaurants, and Hotels. The Convention Center can host a wide array of events like business conferences, conventions, trade shows, exhibits, corporate events, holiday party and shows. Some of my favorite events that were held here was the annual Art Basel, South Florida Auto Show and the Boat Show. The Fillmore Miami Beach is also a part of the Miami Beach Convention Center Complex. It is an auditorium and a concert venue. On site parking, valet and parking garage are your choices for parking at your own convenience. Check it out! read more

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Was here for Miami International Boat show with the ladies and it was a great time. We were able to tour and learn about several vessels and enjoy the scenery and people. Also was able to make some great connections here. Always looking forward to the next show. read more

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Went for Art Basel 2025. Extremely impressed on a well executed event. Very organized, clean and staff was professional, kind and attentive. The valet service conveniently located near the west entrance suitable for handicap. It made our experience that much more special. Great job!! read more

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My second time here for the Seatrade Global convention. The facilities and staff are great here and having been to other Seatrade events, this is my favorite They have plenty of clean facilities and also food vendors set for the event, I can't speak to other conventions or events but the ones I have been to here are great. read more

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Supercon 2025 was a good event. There was plenty of parking available. Most places charged $20. The convention center also had a garage. This place gets busy. I suggest getting here early. I bought my ticket online. When it arrived it had a QR code for an app. This app gave me a schedule and a map of the event. It came in useful. Last year they gave a map. This year I had the app. I liked the cosplay. Some of the costumes were incredible. It was one of my favorite things here and taking pictures. I also like the art workshop on the second floor. They had free classes on wood burning, pottery, some type of rug weaving, and metal work. I wish I had downloaded that app earlier and checked it out lol. The food vendors I encountered only took credit and they all had a tip option. I am glad it is an option this year. Last year the tip was mandatory with some food vendors. I feel that if you are going to ask for a tip. The food and service should be good. I had the teriyaki chicken. It was not good. That was not teriyaki sauce and it was bad. The chicken was hard. My friend had a Cuban sandwich and had stomach discomfort. I had a frozen lemonade from another stand, and it was an expensive water shaved ice, with no lemon flavor anywhere. Maybe they run out of ingredients IDK. I know they don't reimburse. I expect a level of quality with certain popular brands. Especially if I had tried them before. The vendors don't seem to care either. I was not happy with the food here. read more

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Miami Beach convention host several different events. Today I attend Super con with my family and we had a great time. The parked at the city hall garage and I paid $15. The further from the event you park the cheaper it will be. The event has plenty of venders. They were giving out free energy drinks. I found it cool that there were people getting tattoos done at supercon. There wasn't really live entertainment. I feel other years was better. read more

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This convention center is really big and often has so many events that pass through. The employees who work here are super helpful and so are the medics. The center itself is clean, well maintained. The parking in the area can be a bit of a nightmare, but as can be expected for Miami Beach. read more

Wow, what a slick renovation of the old Miami Beach Convention Center! Inside and outside it's fully renovated and the staffers also seem much nicer. Outside is now adorned with a new metallic sculptural skin that makes it look futuristic. Inside the flow is much streamlined and even the bathrooms are nice The staffers also seem to have been carefully retrained. Both the folks specific to the venue (not convention staffers) and the parking folks are super sweet and helpful read more

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I attended a convention this morning at the MB Convention Center. It has been a few years since I had been there. The multi-million dollar renovation has taken place so everything looked updated and beautiful. The center is huge with many halls for other conventions to take place at the same time that you are attending one. There are many vendors located inside for everyone's convenience. The bathrooms are very nice and clean and large to also accommodate those with disabilities. It is impressive looking. Parking is available close by. read more

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The 1.4 million square feet center MBCC, is managed by Oak View Group (OVG) Venue Management and owned by the City of Miami Beach. An antique show is going on but we didn't go. Next to it, a new Grand Hyatt hotel is being built - opposite from the City Hall, and the botanical garden. There are a few public art works on display, such as Minna by Jaume Plensa, and Elmgreen & Dragset: Bent Pool. read more

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I went to 2019 and 2025 Supercon at the Miami Beach Convention Center and it is still a great location. You can pay a flat rate to park at the convention center, or you can also park a little cheaper across the street at the big parking garage. However the early bird gets the worm, and parking spot. Also lots of food vendors inside, lots of bathrooms and ease and signs. A great location!!! Plenty of security and staff present, no complaints. read more

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I came to the Miami Beach convention for Supercon. It usually takes place for three days every year. I recommend for you to use Groupon because it is wayy cheaper than paying the full price on the website or in person. The parking is expensive but if you driving a bit further from the parking garage there are street parking for way cheaper. I did enjoy this experience but I felt like when I went years ago they were giving away free goodies. I did like some of the vendors and had a really nice conversation with most people. I bought dinosaur earrings because I was wearing a jurassic park shirt. I really loved the star war area that allows you to walk through an and take pictures. If you want to take pictures or get an autograph of any of the celebrity featured you can but it cost too much. I really enjoyed taking picture with the guest here. I was told there is a bigger Supercon called mega con that is located in Orlando and it will be in March in 2026. read more

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I've been coming to the convention center for over 20 years. It's had a lot of changes, in fact a few years ago, they did a total remodel and it was closed for a year or so. I'm not quite sure what they remodeled since it looks exactly the same I can't tell any difference . Parking is and always was a nightmare. Since the remodel they got rid of a couple of the big parking lots that were right in front and made it into a park. There is a parking lot down the street that backs Lincoln Road, it's usually reasonable. In front of the convention center is valet for $35 for the day. I always thought manufacturers and companies wanted to come down to Miami in the winter but year after year there are less and less vendors coming to the shows. I'm not quite sure what's wrong maybe it's a lack of business maybe the charge too much, but honestly between the horrible traffic getting down to Miami and the shows not being what they used to be. I'm not quite sure I'll come back. read more

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I am writing this review as a conference goer, but the venue is classy and roomy. I had a fun time running around to catch different sessions throughout the conference. I was happy to meet so many interesting people and I also really enjoyed the catering they had here. The hometown pastries were absolutely delicious, and I believe that they were catered by the Convention Center. Someone please correct me if I am wrong. The bathrooms are sleek and well-maintained. The sitting spaces were good and allowed for great presentations. There is a goody story in this, but in the first day of the conference I was attending, I completely missed the instructions of where to go and just assumed to follow the instructions written on the door, not realizing that we were standing where the entrance was. We walked the perimeter of the convention center only to realize we needed to go back to where we eventually were. It was a humid day so I had a sweet patch on my dress shirt. Thankfully we were able to settle in at the conference. read more

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Although it can take a while to arrive here due to traffic in the area it is still worth it. I went here for a fitness event and this convention center is just beautiful with lots of ample space. Its always very clean and love that there is parking all around and very accessible. The convention center is also at a very centralized place where many restaurants and shops are near making it walking distance. Makes it easy to go grab lunch or go for a walk and return to any event. Love attending events here! read more

Came here for a disaster relief convention. They had all sorts of products needed for most natural disasters. It was super informative and there was a vast amount of people with products that were so advanced and needed. There were speakers present like the head of FEMA, and the national hurricane center. It was good to see such advancement in technological supplies, unique temporary housing, protective gear, food supplies, and so much more. It feels safer knowing there is more support out here in numerous ways for us all. read more

I came here for Art Basel and I had a wonderful time. Huge facility and I loved that there were food and beverage stations.

My daughter had a gymnastic meet here and it was a great clean place! They organized it very well where it's easy to get in and out of and great place to hold events. Super clean and bathrooms everywhere in the space read more

I come to this convention center once a year, sometimes twice depending on the event that they are currently hosting, and I love being here every time. This convention center is for sure a stand out center when it comes to the state of Florida, and the sheer size of it would leave people in awe as well. Whenever I am here, it is always easy to get around the show floor, a building that can put up and take down walls so they can make multiple rooms on the bottom floor, if need be. Whenever I am here, I feel safe due to the fact that they have metal detectors and bag checkers making sure no weapons get into the building. It is very easy to navigate if I am ever lost because they have multiple maps and little photos around the convention center, showing where you are at that moment, and all the smaller rooms labeled and where they are around the building. They have a handful of food options but I don't really think you should go to any of them because for the price they are charging, such as almost nine dollars for a bagel with cream cheese, the food leaves much to be desired. The employees are always friendly and ready to help you if you have any questions and they have security walking around the floor at all times to help give you an added sense of security and safety as well. Overall a very nice convention center but sometimes tends to get dirty quickly and I will walk past the same trash multiple times before it is maybe cleaned. Friendly staff helps make this place nice as well! read more

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This is one big modern place; absolutely huge! I like the architecture and I really like the colored tiles throughout. Inside it's a typical convention center with large rooms everywhere, but the best thing about this place is where it's located! - Theres a nice relaxing path by a canal with benches on the north side. - The west side has the beautiful botanical gardens as well as a large open park. - A tall unique tree is on the east side of the center. And, just a few blocks east, is the wonderful beach and ocean; a 15 minute walk. -Walk a couple blocks south and you're on the famous Lincoln Rd with many shops and cafés. This is all perfect, because, as we all know with busy convention floors and sessions, a need to relax and take a breather elsewhere is sometimes required. These surroundings definitely allow for that; a huge plus. read more

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The Miami Beach Convention Center is newly reimagined for 2018, undergoing a $615-million state-of-the-art transformation and includes nearly 500,000 square feet of exhibit space and a 60,000 square foot ballroom. From the outside the design is very innovative and fits right in to the modern Miami vibe. read more

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It was good for the pickleball tournament. May have some hard to see spots and it was very cold inside but ok read more

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Establishment houses trade shows, social events, conferences, corporate meetings & more. Great place to bridge the gap between the market place & ongoing global hospitality. read more

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We didn't realize how long we were here but we spent 7 hours looking at all the cars! It's a good place to be able to take your time to look at cars without feeling pressured by a salesperson. Of course someone is close by if you have any questions. The exhibition was smaller than in the past as some of the automakers were not present. They had a Ford Performance Simulator which was like a video game. The line was really long so we didn't do that. They had Camp Jeep where you ride with a driver in a Jeep on an obstacle course. We would have liked to but we were in with the cars for so long that I'm not sure if it ended by the time we went out or if it was cancelled due to the rain. It sounded like it would have been fun. They have $2 discount coupons at new car dealerships or at McDonald's. We got ours from AutoNation Toyota in Weston. read more

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Great time at the Miami Beach Convention Center! Here they have the yearly Miami Car ShowCase. Parking is easy to find because there is a huge garage right in front of the convention center. Parking is $2 an hour or $20 all day flat rate. Food is always pretty expensive at any of these events but that is expected. Clean, restrooms in every corner you look, and friendly staff. read more

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A great place to spend time with family and friends, today going to the auto show with my wife and my son and like other years was an amazing time, see al new models cars , future cars and old cars almost we travel on time to past , present and future. Next year I'm going back again. read more

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Convention Center The Miami Convention center is what you would expect: a large box to visit with trade shows and other events. There is nothing special about this location and frankly the place can be confusing to find the entrance too as there are a load of doors on Washington ave that do not actually let you go to the show - so you have to walk all the way to the other side - which sucks in the rain. Anyway, the place hosts trade shows etc. as previously mentioned and does an adequate job as it is designed for that purpose.  Plenty of clean rest rooms around the perimeter of the exhibition hall and there was one small food concession available. Massive and brightly lit lobby when you enter sets the tone and is good for meeting your group prior to the event. Parking is nearby read more

I just attended our Boogie Gopher Club NFT conference at the South Beach Miami Convention Center and what a blast we had. All things were great at the Convention Center, no complaints! The best part was that we were staying in an Airbnb close to the Center and discovered our gal Gina with URIDE when we came out of the conference for lunch break. Gina became our personal and trusted ride back and forth to the conference and to the beach, markets, liquor store, restaurants, etc. We couldn't have done it without her! She was awesome, personable, and punctual with all our requests. Thank you, Gina with URIDE. It is a 6 passenger GEM car...I have a 4 passenger back in LA...perfect for anyone staying in the area. Hook up with her and tell her Heather recommended you!! Enjoy South Beach...better and more fun than an UBER/LYFT! read more

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Attended eMerge here... Attendees were very helpful & sweet but, and not sure who is at fault, there were TONS of gnats or fruit flies all over! It was so gross! Especially in the VIP lounge. There was also a major lack of planning when it came to the food. Breakfast wast decent in VIP lounge if you got there early. Baked goods & a variety of delicious chai puddings & yogurt/granola parfaits. YUM! Other than that, you were lucky if you managed a spring roll, a piece of cheddar, a cracker & a bite-sized donut... I would not have minded paying for food either but for the mass of people attending, they had like 6 food trucks, each with lines that looked straight out of Disney... 200 people deep. Conference was cool, but after almost 10 years, you'd think eMerge would bd better prepared... especially when charging almost $2,000 per VIP ticket w a straight face... oh, that AND the fact that all the VIP bars closed at 4pm, meaning the Friday cocktails lasted all of ONE hour... NOT COOL, eMerge. NOT. COOL. read more

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I am a dealer at the antique show and there is only one place to buy coffee here and since I do not drink coffee but wanted a cup of hot water so I could use it for medication for my cough, they charged me $2 for it and it was a half empty cup! read more

I haven't been to the Convention Center in a very long time so when the Auto Show turned up this week, I decided to stop by to see what $620M in renovations looks like. When I went this week work was still being done to the north part of the center where it looks like the loading docks are located. The lot across the street was also a staging area for construction materials used to complete the renovation so it's still quite messy. There's supposed to be a very large hotel proposed for the area and it may be great for the area but supposedly the taxpayers are responsible for paying the costs which I'm adamantly against that; that won't benefit me a bit at all. Anyway, there's an election coming up in just a few weeks and it's on the docket to voted on. Most of the work was done outside according to the Herald: "Miami Beach Convention Center, which just wrapped the main phase of its three-year, $620 million renovation. The improvements include the addition of 263,000 square feet of space, 10 new meeting rooms and LEED Silver certification, which is granted to environmentally friendly buildings." The part of the convention hall looks the exact same with the bathrooms updated and quite nice. I didn't see the addition of 263,000 sq. ft. but then again I'm not so familiar with the property. It's definitely nicer and will be fit for the next 50 years for sure.... read more

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Great setting for the annual Auto convention! Valet was $30, the liquor stand had a decent selection, and overall the center was clean and nice for the Auto show. read more

Steve and Tony awesome help very nice when parking issue and car not starting They restore faith in people and mIami

Throughout the years in my professional life have worked many conventions in various cities both domestic and international, but got to honestly say that have only been to our Miami Beach Convention Center a few times and mostly for the local Home, Auto or Motorcycle Shows Why wouldn't every company or organization want to hold their conventions or expos Miami Beach Convention Center? City full of diversified culture, spectacular restaurants and night life, sunshine and warm weather all year round and with some of the most beautiful beaches you'd figure their would be no other conceivable place to go... However, other cities are constantly beat out Miami when it comes to hosting large conventions because of our conventions center. Although millions have been invested recently to improve its condition and appearance, it still falls short in size to host those big national events and our public transportation getting in and out of Miami Beach is a nightmare. This week attended the International Auto Show and first thing I noticed was new clean modern appearance and rest rooms were very clean. There are refreshment stands with food and beverage, but none that offered quality food for the amount of time we would spend there. Overall show looked like it went well, but you can tell that a lot of the main brands like BMW and Mercedes opted not to exhibit in Miami and only concentrate on the larger convention in Chicago, Las Vegas and New York. Until convention Center is moved out of Miami Beach or something serious is done about parking and public transportation I don't seriously think that we will see the improvement no matter how much $$$ our local government has invested. read more

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The venue for this trade show was beautiful. The new and improved Miami Beach Convention Center is perfect. However the auto show was so disappointing! None of the luxury cars brands were there! It was truly a waste of time. read more

I came to the Miami Beach convention center this past weekend to attend the auto/car show. The center is big. The building was clean and well maintained. There was plenty of bathrooms that were also clean and fully stocked on all items. Overall, I think it's a great location. I parked at the parking garage near by. read more

I have not been in here in years and last time I went was great. This place is gorgeous. So nice, modern, ample, and clean. I went for the FIBEGA expo and I parked a block away. I paid right there and it was not expensive at all; $2 per hour. read more

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Glad this space is back up and running! I went to the Miami boat show last weekend and enjoyed it. The parking across the street is extremely convenient. I recommend getting to your event early so you can snag a good spot. read more