Where Business And Hospitality Meet Overview With impressive event space, professional services and a prime location in one of the nation’s most talked about cities, the Greenville Convention Center is the Southeast’s leading event destination offering everything you need to plan, host, connect and enjoy in a more meaningful way. Our Mission and Vision To consistently execute memorable events in a manner that respects the aspirations of our clients, our staff and our community as the region’s event venue of choice. 280,000 square feet of exhibit and event space Room to accommodate to groups from 25-25,000 in size Professional event management team 60,000 square feet of meeting and conference space Location just minutes from GSP International Airport and vibrant downtown Award-winning culinary staff 30,000 square-foot ballroom Minutes from historic downtown The right place at the right time. 1915 1915 The First Southern Textile Exposition takes place at the old Piedmont and Northern Railroad Warehouse at the 300 block of West Washington Street in downtown Greenville. 1917 The original Textile Hall opens in downtown Greenville. 1964 The ”new” Textile Hall opens at current location off Pleasantburg Drive on October 12, 1964. 1966 Textile Hall completes its first expansion. Additional exhibit space is added in 1969, and again in 1977. The building now includes 368,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space and ranks as one of the largest exposition facilities in the country. 1993 The James H. Woodside Conference Center is dedicated. A former President of Textile Hall Corporation, Mr. Woodside was instrumental in leading the growth of the facility in the 1960s and ’70s. At the same time, the facility changed its name to the Palmetto International Exhibition and Convention Center, or Palmetto Expo Center. 2001 The City of Greenville purchases the Palmetto Expo Center from Textile Hall Corp. for $6.75 milion and contracts with SMG to manage the facility. 2006 Carolina First Center completes a $22 milion renovation that improves the facility’s exhibit and meeting spaces and boosts connectivity with public spaces. 2007 Carolina First Bank, a subsidiary of The South Financial Group which is headquartered in Greenville, buys the naming rights to the facility. The name is changed from Palmetto Expo Center to Carolina First Center. 2011 TD Convention Center makes its debut as the conversion of the Carolina First Bank brand to TD Bank continues throughout the Carolinas. Carolina First had a multi- year, naming rights sponsorship of the convention center, which TD Bank assumed with the acquisition of the bank. 2018 A new brand takes shape as TD Convention Center becomes Greenville Convention Center, reflecting the pride, ownership and roots connected to the ever-growing city of Greenville and the community that surrounds it. Today Expositions are the timekeepers of progress. They record the advancement, they stimulate the energy, enterprise and intellect of the people, and quicken human genius. –A. B. Carter to the first Southern Textile Exposition, November, 1915 The Greenville Convention Center is committed to providing you with the resources you need to turn your event into an experience that brings your plans to life. LOCATION Greenville Convention Center 1 Exposition Dr. Greenville, SC 29607 864-233-2562 QUICK LINKS PLANNERS EXHIBITORS CATERING ABOUT EMPLOYMENT GREENVILLE EVENTS DIRECTIONS PRIVACY POLICY DO NOT SELL MY INFO AFFILIATES Copyright © 2018 Greenville Convention Center. All rights reserved.