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Tennessee’s third-largest city offers history, convenience, and a taste of the South.

**World’s stage.** Not many associations can host an event on the same grounds as a former World’s Fair , but you’re in luck in Knoxville. The 10-acre World’s Fair Park is divided into three sections— a festival lawn, a performance lawn, and an amphitheater. The latter—one of the fair’s original structures—offers seating for 1,254.

**Accessible convention center.** The 500,000-square-foot Knoxville Convention Center offers views of downtown. It houses the largest ballroom in East Tennessee—27,000 square feet—as well as a 461-seat lecture hall, 14 breakout rooms, three boardrooms, and state-of-the-art catering facilities. The center also has 250,000 square feet of flexible space and 120,000 square feet of exhibit space.

**Options galore.** Downtown Knoxville has something for every meeting-goer. More than 75 restaurants, rooftop bars, world-class theaters, museums, music venues, and attractions occupy less than one square mile. The Market Square neighborhood—walkable from the convention center—is lined with local shops and restaurants.

### Knoxville Fast Facts

**Recent and Future Association Meetings:** Mid-South Transportation and Parking Association’s 2017 Conference, North American Association of Wardens and Superintendents’ 2017 Training Conference, Tennessee Grocers and Convenience Store Association’s Convention & Expo

**Citywide Hotel Rooms:** 9,000

**Convention Center Exhibit Space Square Footage:** 120,000

**Distance From Mcghee Tyson Airport To Downtown:** 12 miles

(Handout photo)

[Samantha Whitehorne](https://associationsnow.com/author/samantha-whitehorne/)

Samantha Whitehorne is a former editorial director of Associations Now in Washington, DC.

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