RiverCentre

Saint Paul RiverCentre
Saint Paul RiverCentre
	RiverCentre viewed from the southeast
Address	175 Kellogg Blvd W; Saint Paul, MN 55102-1206
Location	Downtown Saint Paul
Owner	City of Saint Paul
Operator	Saint Paul Arena Company
Opened	May 1998
Construction cost	$85 million; ($161 million in 2023 dollars)
Theatre seating	2,710 (William Morrissey Grand Ballroom)
Enclosed space
• Total space	162,569 sq ft (15,103.2 m2)
• Exhibit hall floor	68,699 sq ft (6,382.3 m2)
• Breakout/meeting	18,674 sq ft (1,734.9 m2)
• Ballroom	27,111 sq ft (2,518.7 m2)
Website
	Venue Website

44°56′38″N 93°5′58″W / 44.94389°N 93.09944°W / 44.94389; -93.09944

The Saint Paul RiverCentre is a convention center located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It sits adjacent to the Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Xcel Energy Center and the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts.

The convention center opened in 1998.^[2] It was designed by Hammel Green and Abrahamson, Inc.

It has twice been honored as "Best Convention Center" by Minnesota Meetings and Events Magazine.^{[citation needed]} It hosts a large variety of events and has been the home of the annual Festival of Nations.

Noted events

2004 National Hockey League All Star FANtasy Event
2006 USA Gymnastics National Championships
2008 Republican National Convention Media Headquarters
Taste of the NFL "Party with a Purpose"
2018 NFL Media Day Site
Education Minnesota's MEA Conference
American Craft Council - Saint Paul Fine Craft Show
Donnie Smith Invitational Bike Show
Festival of Nations
Hmong New Year Celebration
Let's Play Hockey Expo
Minnesota Home & Patio Show
Minnesota Sportsmen's Show
Saint Paul Ice Fishing & Winter Sports Show
Starkey Hearing Foundation's "So the World May Hear" Gala

References

^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ Melo, Frederick (May 11, 2018). "20 years since RiverCentre kickstarted its corner of downtown St. Paul". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Digital First Media. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2019.

[inflation-US-1] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[2] Melo, Frederick (May 11, 2018). "20 years since RiverCentre kickstarted its corner of downtown St. Paul". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Digital First Media. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2019.

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