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Knoxville-Area Meeting Facilities Ranked According to Meeting and Exhibition Space

Rank '18	'17	Facility	Phone Website County	Mtg./exhibit. sq. ft. No. mtg. rms. Seating: banquet/theater	Guest rooms / Parking Owner	General manager	Sales manager Year est./renovated
1	1	Knoxville Convention Center 701 Henley St. Knoxville, TN 37902	865-522-56691 knoxvilleconventioncenter.com, kccsmg.com Knox	500,000 24 4,000 / 10,400	NA / NA City of Knoxville	Mary Bogert	Rebecca Williams 2002/NA
2	2	Sevierville Convention Center 202 Gists Creek Road Sevierville, TN 37876	865-453-0001 seviervilleconventioncenter.com Sevier	184,071 8 7,0002 / 9,996	NA / 1,571 The City of Sevierville	Martha Norris	Martha Norris 2007/NA
3	3	Gatlinburg Convention Center 234 Historic Nature Trail Gatlinburg, TN 37738	865-436-2392 meetings.gatlinburg.com Sevier	148,000 20 4,000 / 6,000	12,000 / Adjacent lots City of Gatlinburg	Debbie Orsburn	Dian Stanfill Kathy Evans Dave Esslinger 1989/2006
4	4	LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge 2986 Teaster Lane Pigeon Forge, TN 37863	865-429-7432 LeConteCenter.com Sevier	122,500 17 9,000 / 12,116	NA / 2,000 City of Pigeon Forge	Phil Campbell	Jennifer Smith 2013/NA
5	5	Knoxville Expo Center3 5441 Clinton Highway Knoxville, TN 37912	865-686-3200 knoxvilleexpocenter.com Knox	100,000 84 1,0005 / 2,5005	NA / 1,200 NA	Crystal White	Sara Hicks 2000/2013
6	6	World's Fair Exhibition Hall6 935 World's Fair Park Drive Knoxville, TN 37902	865-522-5669 knoxvilleconventioncenter.com, kccsmg.com Knox	66,396 3 4,130 / 8,025	NA / NA City of Knoxville7	Mary Bogert	Rebecca Williams 1982/2018
7	7	Rothchild Catering & Conference Center 8807 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37923	865-690-0103 rothchildknoxville.com Knox	60,000 8 800 / 2,000	NA / 650 Susan Rothchild	Susan Rothchild	Destinee Dowdy 1980/2015
8	12	Hotel Knoxville8 501 Hill Ave. Knoxville, TN 37915	865-637-1234 marriott.com/tysde Knox	59,907 26 900 / 1,000	378 / 404 I Square Management	Tracy Hicks	Shannon Green 2002/2018
9	8	Chilhowee Park and Exposition Center 3301 E. Magnolia Ave. Knoxville, TN 37914	865-215-1450 chilhoweepark.org Knox	57,000 19 3,000 / 4,000	NA / 3,500 City of Knoxville	Mary Bogert	NA 1910/2015
10	9	Dolly Parton's Stampede Dinner Attraction 3849 Parkway Pigeon Forge, TN 37863	1-800-356-1676 dixiestampede.com Sevier	45,000 2 1,080 / 1,080	NA / 400 World Choice Investments	David Swangel	Jordan Briggs 1988/2015
11	10	Knoxville Civic Auditorium & Coliseum 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave. Knoxville, TN 37915	865-215-8900 knoxvillecoliseum.com Knox	43,170 4 1,200 / 5,500	NA / 2,500 City of Knoxville	Mary Bogert	NA 1961/1987
12	11	Oak Ridge Civic Center 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike Oak Ridge, TN 37830	865-425-3450 orrecparks.oakridgetn.gov Anderson	39,242 5 675 / 1,000	NA / 300 City of Oak Ridge	Matt Reedy	NA 1970/NA
13	13	Bridgewater Place Premier Catering & Events 205 Bridgewater Road Knoxville, TN 37923	865-247-6071 bridgewaterplacetn.com Knox	33,000 8 450 / 600	NA / 270 Stefanie Hess, Doug White	Stefanie Hess	Paige Hughes 2013/2018
14	14	Women's Basketball Hall of Fame 700 Hall of Fame Drive Knoxville, TN 37915	865-633-9000 wbhof.com Knox	32,000 3 250 / 300	NA / 76 Knox County	Dana Hart	Dana Hart 1999/NA
15	15	The Park Vista a DoubleTree by Hilton 705 Cherokee Orchard Road Gatlinburg, TN 37738	865-436-9211 parkvista.com Sevier	25,000 20 900 / 1,500	300 / 380 Managed by Davidson Hotels & Resorts	Jackelyn Schafer	Sharon Rinehart 1976/2016
16	16	University of Tennessee Conference Center 600 Henley St., Ste. 212 Knoxville, TN 37902	865-974-0250 outreach.utk.edu/conferences Knox	21,000 14 300 / 300	NA / 600 adjacent spaces University of Tennessee	NA	Jeremy Easterday 1990/2017
17	17	Music Road Resort & Convention Center 303 Henderson Chapel Road Pigeon Forge, TN 37863	865-429-7700 musicroadresort.com Sevier	20,000 16 1,100 / 1,500	303 / 600 NA	April Rose	Ben Humphries 2004/NA
18	18	River Terrace Resort & Convention Center 240 River Road Gatlinburg, TN 37738	865-436-5161 westgatedestinations.com Sevier	20,000 10 500 / 1,000	204 / NA Westgate Resorts	Valerie Devarso	Chris Brown Laura Gheesling 1960/2015
19	19	The Grande Event Center 5441 Clinton Highway Knoxville, TN 37912	865-243-3100 knoxgrande.com Knox	20,000 8 700 / 800	NA / 1,200 NA	Crystal White	Sara Hicks 2012/2013
20	20	Thompson-Boling Arena 1600 Phillip Fulmer Way Knoxville, TN 37996	865-974-0953 tbarena.com Knox	20,000 2 800 / 21,487	NA / Varies University of Tennessee	Tim Reese	NA 1987/2017

1 865-KCC-KNOX; 2 Ballroom, 1,100; Event Hall A, 2,000; Event Hall B, 4,000; 3 Source declined to participate. Information from 2017 survey; 4 Exhibit halls; 5 Capacity of meeting rooms only; exhibit halls can also be converted for banquet (3,500 capacity) and theater seating (3,500 capacity); 6 Formerly the Knoxville Convention/Exhibition Center; 7 Managed by SMG; 8 Formerly Knoxville Marriott; 9 Also an amphitheater with seating capacity of 4,500, tractor-pull area, over 70,000 sq. ft. of covered, open-air barns and pavilions
Source: Individual company representatives, individual company websites. NA=not applicable or not available. This list and other Knoxville-area market data are available as Excel spreadsheets on www.knoxvillebiz.com. If you notice an error or omission, please contact Angela Akers at 865-342-6424 or lists@knoxvillebiz.com.

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