Indiana Convention Center

100 S. Capitol Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46225
Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium

Indianapolis City Travel Guide


Development History
Opening in 1972 as the Indiana Convention-Exposition? Center, four major expansions of the Indiana Convention Center steadily increased the amount of exhibit space from the original three exhibit halls with a total of 123,000 square feet up to the current eleven halls with 566,600 square feet of contiguous exhibit space, ranging from 36,300 square feet to 88,900 square feet. The last expansion, completed in January 2011, added 254,000 square feet of exhibit space, 63,000 square feet of meeting rooms and 103,000 square feet of pre-function and registration space. The two-level addition sports a completely enclosed connector between the Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium and a three-story glass enclosed entry pavilion at the intersection of Capitol Avenue and Georgia Street.

Major Components Include
11 Skywalks link the Indiana Convention Center to twelve premium hotels including Westin, Hyatt, Marriott, Conrad, Omni, Embassy Suites and JW Marriott. Add those to the numerous other downtown hotels with varying price ranges and you have a grand total of over 7,100 hotel rooms. The compactness of downtown Indianapolis puts you within steps of dozens of restaurants including Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, St. Elmo Steak House, Oceanaire Seafood, Palomino Euro Bistro and Shula's. You are also steps away from theaters, nightclubs, museums and shopping in the Circle Centre Shopping and Entertainment Complex, where you will find Nordstrom's and Carson Pirie Scott among the 100 outlets. Even the airport is only a quick 15-minute ride away.


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