America's Center Convention Complex in downtown St. Louis.

America's Center

America’s Center Convention Complex

Whether your meeting is large, small or somewhere in between, the America’s Center Convention Complex offers unique and flexible meeting facilities and superior services for any event. Receiving the 2022 Stella Award for Best Convention Center – Midwest, America’s Center is home to four distinct meeting facilities under one roof: Cervantes Convention Center, The Dome at America’s Center, the St. Louis Executive Conference Center and the Ferrara Theatre.  In addition, the convention center features six exhibit halls, a ballroom and more than 95 meeting rooms. Want to know what attendees think? Nine out of 10 people surveyed about their convention experience in St. Louis rated it very good or excellent.

  • Located in the heart of Downtown St. Louis
  • 574,000 square-feet of prime exhibit space
  • 80 versatile meeting rooms
  • 28,000 square-foot ballroom
  • 67,000-seat Dome at America’s Center
  • 1,400-seat Ferrara Theatre
  • St. Louis Executive Conference Center
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City-Wide Booking Incentive

America’s Center is completing a $240 million expansion, featuring a new 72,000-square-foot exhibit hall increasing our total exhibit space to 574,000 square feet. With nearly $10 billion in new tourism development in downtown St. Louis, there’s never been a smarter time to meet St. Louis.

To celebrate and reintroduce event organizers to St. Louis, we’re offering an exciting opportunity for new group bookings that take place from 2024 through 2027 and book by June 30, 2024.

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Visiting America's Center

America’s Center is conveniently located in the heart of downtown St. Louis close to hotels, dining, attractions, and public transportation. Get all the information yo need for your next visit.

Attendees outside the Washington Avenue entrance of America's Center.

AC Next Gen

A $240 million expansion and facelift is underway at the America’s Center Convention Complex in downtown St. Louis and is scheduled to be completed in early 2024. Find out why St. Louis and America’s Center are the perfect fit for your group today, and into the future.

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The Dome at America's Center

When your meeting needs dictate lots of space and lots of options, The Dome at America’s Center has everything you need. The facility’s imaginative engineering and architectural design, along with its physical connection to the rest of the America’s Center convention complex, allows The Dome to be easily transformed from exhibition space to field to concert and event venue.

A General Session taking place on the floor of The Dome at America's Center.

GBAC Star Accreditation

America’s Center has received the coveted Global Biorisk Advisory Council’s (GBAC) STAR Facility Accreditation for its commitment to ensuring a clean, safe, and healthy environment for its employees, customers, and stakeholders. GBAC STAR is the gold standard of prepared facilities. The accreditation means America’s Center has:

  • Established and maintained a cleaning, disinfection, and infectious disease prevention program to minimize risks associated with infectious agents like the novel coronavirus.
  • The proper cleaning protocols, disinfection techniques, and work practices in place to combat biohazards and infectious disease.
  • Highly informed cleaning professionals who are trained for outbreak and infectious disease preparation and response.
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