Welcome to Providence! The Rhode Island Convention Center (RICC) is one of New England’s premier meeting and exhibition facilities.

Located in the heart of downtown Providence, the RICC is within walking distance to restaurants, hotels, shops, art galleries, night clubs, museums and more. We offer 100,000 square feet of exhibition space, 20,000 square feet of ballroom space, 23 meeting rooms, 30,000 square feet of pre-function space and a superb in-house catering team. With excellent work rules and regulations the Rhode Island Convention Center is the place to be for your next event. We are connected to the 564 guestroom Omni Providence Hotel. The Omni Providence Hotel offers additional meeting space to our guests with an 8,000 sq. ft. ballroom and 20 meeting rooms fully equipped to handle a wide range of services. Offering over 22,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, they can suit any type of event.

The Rhode Island Convention Center is part of the Rhode Island Convention & Entertainment Complex, which also includes the Amica Mutual Pavilion (AMP PVD) and Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The VETS) owned by the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority. The AMP PVD, Rhode Island Convention Center, North Garage, South Garage, and the Innovation District Garage (Clifford St.) are managed by Oak View Group. 

Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in live experience venue development, management, premium hospitality services, and 360-degree solutions for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster of arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions. Founded by Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff in 2015, OVG is the leading developer of major new venues either open or under development across four continents. 

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