The organization and realization this week of the Donald Trump for President rally brought nearly 10,000 people to the Knoxville Convention Center and was a massive undertaking due to the compressed timeline, security considerations and high level of public interest in the event. Trump’s appearance Monday evening also garnered significant media [...]
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The Knoxville Convention Center is a happening place this November. We are booked solid, with at least one event taking place every day throughout the month. We expect to welcome approximately 80,000 guests through our facility this month. I am delighted that our Convention Center is in such demand and proud [...]
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The Knoxville Convention Center has turned into an outdoor enthusiasts’ paradise this week during the annual Grassroots Outdoor Alliance trade show. The premier group of outdoor specialty retailers returns to our facility, and we’re pleased to also help Grassroots with the launch of a new marketing platform concept, Grassroots Connect. Grassroots [...]
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The Knoxville Convention Center is the place to be this week with thousands of guests coming to two public shows. With the Food City Food Show and Fanboy Expo, we expect approximately 17,000 people to come through our doors this weekend! The Food City Food Show will be in our facility [...]
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From the singing of “Rocky Top” by orange-clad football fans to the colorful changing leaves in Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness, Knoxville offers something for everyone in the fall. Positioned between the urban core of downtown and the campus of the University of Tennessee, the Knoxville Convention Center is perfect for event planners [...]
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Novelist and Nobel Prize laureate Thomas Mann said, “Art is to the community what the dream is to the individual.” The Knoxville Convention Center is in the business of bringing communities together – through conferences for professionals, hobbyists and others, as well as through local events that bring East Tennesseans together [...]
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The Knoxville Convention Center team held a slam-dunk welcome this week for Rick Barnes, the new head coach of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball program. As soon as we knew we would host the reception, our in-house event planning team began brainstorming ideas to showcase our Vol spirit for [...]
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Whether for business, fun or a combination of both, more than 100 million domestic and international travelers ventured to our great state in 2014, with Knox County among the top five counties for tourism. Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Tourist Development Commissioner Kevin Triplett brought us this great news and [...]
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Knoxville Convention Center Executive Chef Chris Moore is always thinking of ways to give back to the community. This past weekend, Chef Moore organized volunteers and food donations for the first-ever Tomato Crush, which produced more than 1,000 gallons of healthy tomato sauce to be distributed by Second Harvest Food [...]
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The Tennessee Hospitality & Tourism Association recently held its “Stars of the Industry” awards ceremony in Murfreesboro, and the Knoxville tourism community once again earned recognition. The Knoxville Convention Center’s audiovisual representative, Barry Dunford, was named Employee of the Year in the small business category, and several of our other [...]
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