Palm Beach County Convention Center

Been here several times over the years for conferences. The overall size is small as far as convention centers go, so it’s easy to navigate. Parking is relatively easy and only $ 5, and I think they are in the process of building a parking garage which will help. I don’t expect much from conference food, so lunch was just OK. Nearby entertainment is good for post-​conference activities. Overall a decent place.

Great building. They can easily handle 10,000 people. But keep these points in mind:
1) Parking was very difficult. There are parking lots over on Hibiscus Street, but I found that many of the lots fill up if there are events in the area. Then crowded streets ensue and people drive from lot to lot seeing if they can get in. There must be some way to ensure that if 10,000 people are going to be at the convention center that they don’t need to spend 30 – 45 minutes looking for nearby parking.
2) There doesn’t seem to be much coordination with the restaurants in the area. For example, if there is a convention of 10,000 people and they all go to lunch at the same time, good luck! I was at one event that went until midnight. Then hundreds of people tried to get into a nearby restaurant that only had one waiter on duty. Perhaps local restaurants could sign up to get email or text message updates on the schedules and events at the convention center. Then the convention center could send out proactive notes to let people know when the breaks will be or the sessions will end.
3) Bathrooms. This seem pretty basic, but few large places seem to understand that if your venue holds 10,000 people, there is a good chance that they could all be sent on a break at the same time, and one of the places that they will try to all visit, is the restroom. Why is this still a design/​slowdown point for convention centers, theatres, ball parks, etc.

A behemoth of a venue, always clean and helpful ushers.
I’ve attended several expos, shows, workshops and the place stay maintained like new.
The food they serve at luncheons is mediocre and servers can be better trained. My last luncheon the servers threw the food on the table sans ill-​intent, merely sloppy.
For the most part a more than acceptable space to accommodate massive events.

I came here for a conference in the Spring of 2015. The Center staff was polite and friendly. They were very quick to offer guidance and happy to be of assistance. The bathrooms were also clean.

I came here for the Brickfest this past weekend and it’s very nice. I have been there a couple years ago for the Festival of Chocolate and it looked like nothing has changed. There is a charge for self parking, which doesn’t surprise me. When is ever free to park in downtown West Palm? Anyway, it’s spacious for a lot of people. The organization part is not something I’m a fan of. The event we went to was located on the other side of the building and we had no idea where to go when we walked in. At least put up a sign or something that we’re in the right place. The staff was friendly on the other hand and the place is spotless.

This review is for the Convention center food stalls
The staff was pretty friendly here
I usually just ordered soup which was 6 bucks.
The butternut squash was good
The vegan soup taste like spaghetti sauce, it was a little too salty for me.
If they offered bread with this soup it would balance out the saltiness.
As for the convention center it’s clean and the. Staff was friendly.

The Palm Beach County Convention Center has wonderful potential. However, they squander it by hosting the Barnum and Bailey circus, a circus infamous for its abuse of animals, including elephants, zebras, tigers, and horses. I can’t possibly support a place with such poor ethical standards, their history of animal torture is well-​documented and long standing. I would love to see an animal-​free circus, with true skilled paid professionals at the convention center.

Why they chose to ruin the awesome architecture with that hideous curved light display out front I will never know. But the place has always been clean with excellent staff.

I was here for the contemporary art festival and have to say this is a very clean and accessible convention center. Plus it has a great shopping area right across the street to go eat and hang out before and after your day is over.

Acompaning a bride to be to her first bridal show is exciting, specially when the bride to be is your sister. I’m glad someone had told her already not to expect a .ot from these events…
At first, all is great, everyone congratulating the brides to be and family, but once you got to the event area, it got hot, crowded and a bit disorganized. A lot of vendors were located at the halls, on both sides, so you have people pulling you and pushing you from everywhere, and it was really hard to even see what they were offering unless you waited a while, in what you thought was a line, until you saw others just pushing their way in. Thanfully they had the other half of the vendors in one of the rooms, and here we were able to walk, look, and talk to them more comfortably.
Luckilly my sister was able to find some vendors and ideas she liked, and say that she’s attended her first bridal show.