The Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey, hosts trade shows, consumer fairs, conferences and large corporate events. It offers a single 61,000 square foot exhibit hall that holds up to 3,500 guests at banquet tables, plus five seminar rooms for breakouts and workshops. The center states a maximum of 5,000 people at one time.
Seminars and company events
The seminar wing has five rooms, lettered A to E, with 3,578 square feet of carpeted space in total. Rooms A, B and C seat 42 to 48 people classroom style and 90 theater style. Rooms D and E seat 32 classroom style and 70 theater style. Rooms A to D can be combined into one 3,128 square foot room for 155 people classroom style or 400 theater style. That makes the wing a workable base for a conference with parallel sessions, a training day or a product launch next to the main hall.
The multi-functional lobby can serve as a registration area, extra exhibit space or a banquet area. The center lists an in-house decorator, food and beverage options, telecommunications and audiovisual services among the services available to organizers.
Weddings and receptions
The center does not present itself as a wedding venue. It does host a bridal and wedding expo each January, and the hall can be laid out for banquet seating of up to 3,500. Any private reception or gala should be discussed directly with the events team before you plan around it.
Rooms and capacities
The main exhibit hall is a contiguous space with no columns, a ceiling height of 20 feet and power flown from above, so the floor does not need cable covers. The listed layouts are 365 booths of 10 by 10 feet, 398 booths of 8 by 10 feet, 3,500 seated banquet style, and 5,000 seated for sports or concert and theater style events. Two drive-in doors and four street-level loading docks make load-in simple for staging, vehicles and large exhibits.
Catering
Food and beverage options are offered through the center, alongside a decorator and audiovisual support. The official site does not describe menus or whether outside caterers are allowed, so ask about this when you request a date.
History and setting
The center sits at Harmon Meadow, 355 Plaza Drive in Secaucus, a short drive from Manhattan. The Harmon Meadow area has hotels and restaurants within reach, and the center's website lists both. Lots next to the building offer complimentary parking, which matters for events with exhibitors and visitors arriving by car.
Getting there
Secaucus Junction is the closest train station, about a five-minute drive away. A free Harmon Meadow shuttle, called E-Z Ride, runs on weekdays at peak hours. Bus 320 links the New York Port Authority terminal with Harmon Meadow. Newark Liberty International Airport is about 12 miles south. New York Penn Station and Newark Penn Station are also named as transit links.
