Gatlinburg Attraction
About Gatlinburg Convention Center
The Gatlinburg Convention Center is the city’s big meeting and event hall at 234 Airport Road, within walking distance of downtown hotels, restaurants and attractions. It has more than 160,000 square feet of flexible space and hosts trade shows, dance and cheer competitions, religious conferences, corporate events and association meetings for groups from about 60 to 6,000 people.
Plan Your Visit
📍 Address
234 Airport Road, Gatlinburg, TN 37738
📞 Phone
(865) 436-4178
🕒 Hours
Hours depend on the event. Check the convention center’s events calendar on Gatlinburg.com.
Inside the building
The Great Hall is the largest room. It has 67,000 square feet of exhibit space, 50,400 square feet of it free-span, with a 30-foot ceiling and no columns. It seats 6,000 people theater style, holds about 350 exhibit booths, and can be split into three smaller halls.
The Tennessee Ballroom covers 17,064 square feet under a 27-foot ceiling. It seats 2,100 theater style or 1,050 at banquet rounds, and it divides into four sections. Mills Auditorium is smaller, at 8,800 square feet, with seating for 1,100 theater style or 580 at banquet rounds and a 925-square-foot built-in stage. The Gatlinburg Boardroom and 16 meeting rooms round out the space.
If you are visiting for an event
Most visitors come for a show, tournament or conference. The convention center keeps an events calendar on Gatlinburg.com, so check it for dates before you plan a trip around something. Because the building is close to downtown, you can usually walk to dinner on the Parkway after an event instead of moving the car.
Planning a meeting
The sales staff can help find hotel rooms, set up site inspections and send brochures. The in-house kitchen has a full staff and a chef, and it handles food, flowers, wine and spirits for groups from 10 to 3,000. Gatlinburg has more than 16,000 rooms in hotels, motels, condos, chalets, cabins and campgrounds. To start planning, email sales@gatlinburg.com or call (865) 436-4178. The convention center page also has floor plans, a service packet and a 360-degree virtual tour of each room.
Nearby
Amazing Mirror Maze is across the street, and the Gatlinburg Space Needle is nearby downtown. Browse more Gatlinburg attractions.