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The award-winning event center in the Midwest's heartland

Your best events happen here!

Conventions, conferences, trade shows, meetings, banquets and expositions are among the events hosted at Grand Wayne Convention Center in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. This beautifully appointed event venue offers the best amenities to make every event productive and enjoyable: abundant natural light, carpeted and climate controlled meeting spaces, and full service event management, AV, and catering by an experienced, professional staff. Events at Grand Wayne Convention Center are easier and hassle-free.

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Welcome to the Midwest's favorite event destination

Grand Wayne Convention Center (GWCC) is an award-winning event venue in beautiful, accessible downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. With an 80% rebooking rate and up to 15% savings vs. comparable venues, GWCC and downtown Fort Wayne have earned an industry-wide reputation as one of most accommodating and professional destinations in the Midwest.

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Award-winning service starts with an amazing staff

Few convention centers can boast about their level of staff experience, knowledge, and commitment like Grand Wayne Convention Center can. We're proud of our staff's longevity, accredited professionalism, and countless accolades for a job-well-done. Get to know us — we're ready to help you host your best event.

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Join our team!

Creating amazing, memorable events starts with great space but only happens with an amazing team of professionals contributing and combining their skills. Interested in working with us? Let's talk.

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Everything you need to plan and promote your event

We're here to help simplify your event planning process. Let's start with the basics — resources about our spaces, services, accommodations, and our city. We're always happy to help event planners create an amazing experience!

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Questions? We're happy to provide guidance and helpful information

Inherently, conventions and meetings come with many working parts that need to be effectively coordinated and efficiently implemented. Some of your questions may be easily answered here — but if you have additional questions or concerns, let us know. We're here to help.

Grand Wayne Convention Center staff makes all the difference. They are professional, helpful, customer-focused, and supportive of the event's vision.

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Experience the difference Grand Wayne has to offer
Start Planning Your Event With Us Today!