Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau

DC-area location

Primary Contact

• Jeff Poole
• Sales Representitive
• Phone: 703-864-9644
• Email: jeff@jsp-marketing.com

Additional Contacts

• Jeanne Eury
• Sales Representitive
• Phone: 571-488-8694
• Email: jeanne@jsp-marketing.com

Headquarters

Website

Destination Overview

Travelers from around the world will tell you that the Lexington Bluegrass Region is truly unique. We’re known for producing champion racehorses, fine bourbon and truly memorable meetings and conventions. Come and experience for yourself the sights and sounds found only in the Bluegrass.
Lexington offers more than 7,400 affordable hotel rooms, and is home to a variety of interesting attractions, including: The Kentucky Horse Park, legendary horse farms and bourbon distilleries, charming vineyards and wineries, treasured Civil War grounds, historic homes and museums, Shaker Village and many other sites highlighting the Bluegrass Region’s scenic countryside.

Central Kentucky also features unique venues for meetings and events, including the Kentucky Horse Park, Keeneland Race course, Woodford Reserve Distillery, the Lexington Opera House, the Kentucky Theatre, and ArtsPlace. Lexington also offers state-of-the-art meeting facilities at The Lexington Center with more than 130,000 square feet of flexible meeting space.
And we make it easy to plan your meeting, attract attendees, and enhance your overall experience. As proof, the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau staff has been awarded twelve Gold Service Awards for Excellence.

Quick Facts

• Guest Rooms (within walking distance of the convention center): 800
• Guest Rooms (total within Destination): 10,343
• Guest Rooms (total committable): 2,400
• Maximum Exhibit Hall Ceiling Height: 36 (ft.)
• Maximum Exhibit Space (sq. ft.): 70,000 (sq. ft.)
• Maximum Contiguous Exhibit Space (sq. ft.): 70,000 (sq. ft.)
• Maximum Auditorium Seating: 10,000
• Breakout Meeting Rooms: 24
• Distance from Airport to Downtown (in miles): 5 miles