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Plan a memorable meeting in San Diego

Add Some Sunshine to Your Future Event

San Diego's sunshine, warm weather, exciting attractions, vibrant neighborhoods and extensive outdoor meeting and reception areas are ready to welcome you. Start planning your next event in San Diego, where our airport, Convention Center and hotels all go above and beyond to provide impeccable service. Connect with one of our National Sales Directors today so they can help match your meeting needs with the right hotel or resort.

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Start planning your next meeting or event with the help of our knowledgeable destination experts. The San Diego Tourism Authority team not only has a comprehensive understanding of the destination but also the extensive in-market relationships to ensure that you find the right venue at the right price. Even better, all our services are free, including customized virtual or in-person site visits and our extensive lead system, which lets us compare your specific needs with the offerings at more than 135 conference hotels. Now more than ever, our team is your partner in planning a successful and safe event in San Diego. Call 877-9SDMeet (877.973.6338), email MeetinSD@sandiego.org or complete an RFP online.

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San Diego Convention Center

The stunning San Diego Convention Center is a jewel of the San Diego waterfront, and sits right on the doorstep of vibrant Downtown San Diego and its historic Gaslamp Quarter. The Convention Center is an ideal place to host meetings of all kinds and sizes, with more than 525,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit space, 72 meeting rooms, a gorgeous 185,000-square-foot outdoor terrace and much more. The center, which was one of the first in the nation to achieve the prestigious GBAC STAR™ facility accreditation for cleaning and safety protocols, also offers a wide range of hybrid event offerings featuring in-person programming paired with virtual components, from video calls for small meetings to presenting interactive keynotes with multiple live speakers across locations.

> Find out more about the Convention Center

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Explore a Curated Collection of Unique Venues

With so many fantastic venues in San Diego for meetings and events, it's hard to choose the perfect place. But these curated lists can help! Although only a sample of San Diego's incredible selection, the lists below provide a glimpse into some of the more popular spaces and iconic structures.

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San Diego International Airport

From curb to gate, San Diego International Airport strives to bring a sense of San Diego's warmth and friendliness to your journey. With more than 8,000 flights a month, the airport can help get you where you need to go, comfortably and safely. And the project to develop the New T1 means there will soon be even more great options and amenities to help make the trip memorable for meeting attendees and other San Diego visitors.

> Find out more about the San Diego International Airport

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Win Big With a Sports Event in San Diego!

With an abundance of indoor and outdoor venues, near perfect year-round weather and a well-developed visitor infrastructure (including a centrally located airport), San Diego is the perfect place to host a winning sports event. And Sports San Diego is ready to help you with everything you need, from venue and hotel selection to marketing and promotion — all free of charge to event rights-holders. Between Sports San Diego's expertise and our city's fantastic track record for hosting national and international sporting spectacles — from the Super Bowl to the America's Cup to golf's U.S. Open — San Diego can make your event one for the record books, and the memory banks.

> Learn more about hosting your sports event in San Diego

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Outdoor Venues to Wow Attendees

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San Diego's Unique Regions

There is no shortage of unique meeting and event venues throughout San Diego County. Explore our regions below to find that perfect location for your next meeting.

Coronado Downtown East County Gaslamp District Hillcrest La Jolla Mission Bay & Beaches Mission Valley & Old Town North Coastal Giraffes at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park North Inland Point Loma Peninsula University Town Center

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Meeting Sales Awards & Honors

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The San Diego Tourism Authority is consistently recognized as one of the top Bureaus in the U.S. with awards that highlight the achievements of our hotel meeting sales and services efforts, as well as the popularity of San Diego as a top destination among meeting planners. 

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Beach Venues

Put some "Sand" in your next Meeting or Event

Leave an impression with an event or meeting at one of these unique beach venues.

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7 Ways to Entertain

Make it a night out

From the theater to the nightclub, San Diego is home to some of the country's best live entertainment. After a long day of keynotes, panel discussions, and seminars, attendees are ready to wind down and re-energize! Check out these great options for entertainment or networking events afterhours.

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Stunning Open Air Venues

The Outside is In Style

When it comes to impressive meeting venues, these sites are a breath of fresh air.

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