Visit Milwaukee

Looking for a fresh destination to host your next meeting, convention or event? Set your sights on the Fresh Coast and experience our great city on a Great Lake. In Milwaukee, James Beard-recognized chefs, craft breweries and collaborative food halls create a flavor-forward experience your attendees won’t forget. This is a city that welcomes you with heart, hustle and hospitality. Meetings here feel as bold as the place that hosts them. Baird Center was built with planners in mind from the start, and it shows. Recently expanded, this downtown showpiece offers more than 1.3 million square feet of flexible space, including 52 breakout rooms, 22 loading docks, a state-of-the-art kitchen and inclusive amenities like gender-neutral bathrooms. Its rooftop ballroom seats up to 2,000 and opens to a terrace with sweeping skyline views. Baird Center is also LEED Gold certified, with sustainability built into every level. From the solar roof and underground stormwater system to high-efficiency lighting and food waste technology, this is a next-generation convention center that delivers on every detail. Baird Center connects by skywalk to over 1,100 hotel rooms and is just three blocks from the Milwaukee Intermodal Station, where Amtrak, bus service and The Hop streetcar all converge. The Hop zips through downtown, connecting attendees to hotels, restaurants, attractions and more. Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport is only eight miles from downtown and offers nonstop flights to more than 30 destinations, with hundreds more available through a single connection. Once you're here, Bublr Bikes and scooters are ready to roll. In Milwaukee, exploring the city is effortless, exciting and part of the experience. Milwaukee’s convention campus brings it all together. Baird Center, the Miller High Life Theatre and UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena form a connected trio that gives planners the flexibility to scale, customize and create unforgettable experiences. From arena-style events to intimate concerts and everything in between, these venues deliver. Plus, the Wisconsin Center District sits right in the middle of downtown Milwaukee, putting your attendees within a 30-minute walk of the city’s top attractions, 200 locally owned restaurants and a nightlife scene that keeps the energy going long after the last session ends. Just steps from the convention hotels, the Historic Old World Third Street Entertainment District delivers big on flavor and personality. Grab a brat and a beer at a German-style pub, pick up some award-winning Wisconsin cheese or head to 3rd Street Market Hall for local bites, shuffleboard and a round in the Topgolf Swing Suites. It’s a taste of Milwaukee your attendees won’t forget. Just west of Baird Center, the Deer District buzzes with energy year-round. Anchored by Fiserv Forum, home of the Milwaukee Bucks, this is where sports, entertainment and local flavor come together. From panoramic views and state-of-the-art amenities to eclectic food and drink options, Fiserv Forum delivers big moments on and off the court. Surrounding it, Deer District keeps the party going with spots like The New Fashioned, Drink Wisconsinbly and MECCA Sports Bar and Grill. And right at the center of it all is the Beer Garden, Milwaukee’s living room. For a unique venue with serious street cred, bring your event to the world’s only Harley-Davidson Museum. Set on a 20-acre riverfront campus, this one-of-a-kind destination celebrates Milwaukee’s homegrown legend with hands-on exhibits, iconic bikes and flexible event spaces that are built to impress. Host a breakout with serious horsepower, fuel up at MOTOR Bar & Restaurant or give your group time to cruise through the exhibits between sessions. This is Milwaukee-style fun that hits the gas.