Meeting & Convention Facilities

The Paducah Expo Center and newly renovated Carroll Convention Center offer a combined 110,000 square feet of exhibit and meeting space, making this the ideal location for hosting conventions, trade shows and conferences of any size.

The downtown venue hosts the AQS Quilt Show each spring, as well as a variety of events including the Radioactive City roller derby bouts, mixed martial arts wrestling, home and garden shows, conferences, community fund-raisers and weddings throughout the year.

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Carson Center
(Performing Arts Center)

• 100 Kentucky Avenue
  Paducah, KY 42001
• Phone: (270) 443-9932
• Region: Historic Downtown
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New multi-purpose facility purposefully designed with space for all types of artistic and general events. Multi-purpose room, lobby, terrace and outside plaza can accommodate civic meetings, corporate… more

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Julian M. Carroll Convention Center

• 415 Park Avenue
  Paducah, KY 42001
• Phone: (270) 408-1346
• Region: Historic Downtown
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Newly remodeled in 2009, the Carroll Convention Center offers 51,000 sq. ft. of meeting & exhibit space, 20 meeting and banquet rooms, 16,000 sq. ft. of exhibit area for private functions, and is… more

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Paducah Expo Center

• 415 Park Avenue
  Paducah, KY 42001
• Phone: (270) 408-1346
• Region: Historic Downtown
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Great venue for cheerleading, martial arts, wrestling, or boxing. Constructed in 2002, this 61,000 sq. ft. expansion to newly remodeled Julian M. Carroll Convention Center offers nearly 40,000 sq. ft.… more

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The Grand Lodge on Fifth

• 121 N. 5th Street
  Paducah, KY 42001
• Phone: (270) 450-0749
• Region: Historic Downtown
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The Grand Lodge on Fifth hosts private parties and offers catered meals by Serenitea within the historic Order of the Elks home, built in 1905.  Celebrate your special occasion in an elegant historic… more

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Emerging Technology Center at WKCTC

• 4810 Alben Barkley Dr.
  Paducah, KY 42001
• Phone: (270) 534-3366
• Region: Historic Downtown
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Full service conference room, seating up to 225 with 3-D and virtual reality capabilities. Wi-Fi access throughout the center. Dual screen projection, dual side monitors, and wireless audio in the… more

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