All North American convention centers were eligible to apply for EXHIBITOR magazine’s 2022 Centers of Excellence competition. Applicants were evaluated using a variety of criteria in five primary categories: Facility & Functionality, Location & Accommodations, Service & Execution, Expansions & Upgrades, and Honors & Awards. The evaluation also included a survey of event planners, show organizers, and exhibit managers who have recently hosted (or exhibited at) trade shows and events within each facility, as well as a review of entrants’ event spaces, primary selling points, nearby attractions, and innovations, conducted by a panel of corporate exhibit managers. The 30 highest-scoring entries have earned the distinction of being named among EXHIBITOR Magazine’s 2022 Centers of Excellence.

The Top 30 Convention Centers

• Anaheim Convention Center
  Anaheim, CA


• Baltimore Convention Center
  Baltimore, MD


• The Broadmoor Convention Center
  Colorado Springs, CO


• Colorado Convention Center
  Denver, CO


• Cox Business Convention Center
  Tulsa, OK


• Denny Sanford Premier Center
  Sioux Falls, SD


• Duke Energy Convention Center
  Cincinnati, OH


• Edmonton Convention Centre
  Edmonton, Alberta, Canada


• Edmonton Expo Centre
  Edmonton, Alberta, Canada


• Enercare Centre
  Toronto, Ontario, Canada


• George R. Brown Convention Center
  Houston, TX


• Greater Columbus Convention Center
  Columbus, OH


• Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
  San Antonio, TX


• Indiana Convention Center
  Indianapolis, IN


• Kentucky Exposition Center
  Louisville, KY


• Kentucky International Convention Center
  Louisville, KY


• Las Vegas Convention Center
  Las Vegas, NV


• Los Angeles Convention Center
  Los Angeles, CA


• Mandalay Bay Convention Center
  Las Vegas, NV


• Orange County Convention Center
  Orlando, FL


• Overland Park Convention Center
  Overland Park, KS


• Owensboro Convention Center
  Owensboro, KY


• Québec City Convention Centre
  Québec, Canada


• Raleigh Convention Center
  Raleigh, NC


• Renasant Convention Center
  Memphis, TN


• Resch Expo
  Green Bay, WI


• Schaumburg Convention Center
  Schaumburg, IL


• TCF Center
  Detroit, MI


• Vancouver Convention Centre
  Vancouver, BC, Canada


• Walter E. Washington Convention Center - pictured
  Washington, DC