Conferences, corporate functions, weddings and private parties for up to 900 guests can be held at the Meridian Convention Center, which offers six ballrooms and about 40,000 square feet of event space on West Meadowview Road in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Seminars and company events
The six rooms range from 850 to about 12,000 square feet, so the same building can handle a 30-person board dinner, a training day for 75 in theater style or a conference of several hundred. The two largest ballrooms, Barcelona and Seville, carry plenary sessions, trade shows and banquets, while Valencia, Pelican, Madrid and Cordoba work as breakout rooms or stand-alone meeting rooms. The venue lists conferences, corporate functions and holiday parties among the events it hosts. A stage, a bar and furniture come from the venue's own rental inventory, and its team suggests items for each type of event.
Weddings and receptions
Couples can hold the whole day in one place: ceremony, cocktail hour, reception and the rehearsal. The venue also hosts birthday parties, baby and bridal showers, graduation parties and baptisms. Its rental catalog covers round and head tables, cake and gift tables, cocktail tables, bridal and throne chairs, children's party chairs, backdrops, centerpieces, aisle decor, artificial flowers and lighting decor.
Rooms and capacities
Barcelona is the flagship ballroom, listed at about 12,000 square feet (11,500 in another part of the site), with 350 to 600 guests at banquet tables and up to 900 for large social and business gatherings. Seville covers 8,200 square feet under a 16-foot ceiling, with 250 to 300 at banquet tables and 500 in theater style. Valencia, 5,425 square feet with a 16-foot ceiling, takes 100 to 180 for a banquet or 300 in theater style. Pelican, at 3,000 square feet, seats 160 at tables or 175 in rows. Madrid, 2,600 square feet with a 14-foot ceiling, holds 60 to 100 for a meal and 150 to 200 in theater style. Cordoba, the smallest at 850 square feet under a 12-foot ceiling, seats 30 to 50 for dinner and 75 in rows.
Accommodation
There are no bedrooms at the venue itself. The Meridian works with Best Western Plus to provide hotel rooms for out-of-town guests and delegates.
Catering
Catering is open. Organizers may bring the caterer of their choice, and that caterer can use the kitchen areas on site. Crockery and kitchen equipment can be rented from the venue, which helps when a family caterer or a cultural cuisine specialist runs the meal.
Getting there
The address is 312 W Meadowview Rd, Greensboro, NC 27406, in the south of the city. Piedmont Triad International Airport is the nearest airport, about a 20-minute drive away. The office is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and tours on Sunday are by appointment only, which is worth knowing when planning a site visit before signing.
