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HERSHEY HARRISBURG REGION MEETING PLANNER Meetings.VisitHersheyHarrisburg.org Welcome! Our Meetings Sales team works closely with the region’s best venues and service providers to ensure your successful meeting or event. Any space, AV and catering needs will be tailored to your meeting’s specifications. Beyond the meeting space, the Hershey Harrisburg Region offers a variety of activities and experiences to engage your attendees in their free time. From start to finish, our team will work with you to ensure a memorable event. Meetings and Conventions Sales Manager Penny Brady is ready to help you plan your next meeting or event here in the Hershey Harrisburg area. Meeting Planner Services Promotional Support On-site Support VIP Greetings Site Inspections Local Attraction Information Shuttle Service Referrals & Coordination Housing Coordination/Online Housing Bureau Venue Procurement Referrals for Entertainment & Spousal Tours Table of Contents Welcome ................................................. 2 Expo Halls and Meeting Venues ........ 5 Penny Brady Audrey Bialas Meetings & Conventions Director of Sales Full Service Hotels ............................. 10 Sales Manager 717.231.2993 717.231.2987 phone [email protected] 717.712.3209 cell Select Service Hotels ........................ 22 717.231.2808 fax [email protected] Attractions ........................................... 35 Dining ................................................... 52 Services ................................................ 56 Transportation .................................... 59 PLAA The Hershey Harrisburg Regional Meeting Planner is the official meeting planner of the Hershey Harrisburg Regional Visitors Bureau. Photos throughout this publication are courtesy of the Hershey Harrisburg Regional Visitors Bureau unless otherwise indicated. Top Cover Photo & bottom, center back cover photo courtesy of Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company. Copyright 2017 by Hershey Harrisburg Regional Visitors Bureau. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use without permission of editorial or graphic content in any manner, including electronic reproduction, is prohibited. Welcome! The Hershey Harrisburg Region Family Time They’ve spent all day networking, note taking and planning big things. After all that hard work, meeting attendees deserve to unwind and explore the host location. The Hershey Harrisburg Region makes you feel like family, surrounds you in outdoor beauty and invites you to uncover urban treasures. In the Hershey Harrisburg Region, a business meeting is a great excuse for a family vacation. Bring the family from the start or meet for a long weekend to enjoy Hersheypark®, tour one of the most beautiful state capitol buildings in the country, or discover a cool piece of history in one of our many interactive museums. Outdoor Fun After a long day in the meeting rooms, take in a ball game under the lights in beautiful FNB Field on Harrisburg’s City Island. Stretch your legs with a walk along the Susquehanna River, book a kayaking trip or schedule a team building activity that will take your team through a rope course and zip lining down mountains. Urban Appeal The City of Harrisburg and many communities in the region are home to a variety of inviting urban attractions. Meeting attendees will find locally owned dining spots, breweries, trendy small shops and museums where they can explore and relax in their free time. Airport Amtrak Baggage Business Comp Complimentary Fitness Free Free Internet/ Group Handicap Indoor/Outdoor Length Shuttle Shuttle Service Center Policy Breakfast Center Parking WIFI Rate Accessible Pool of Tour 1-877-727-8573 • Meetings.VisitHersheyHarrisburg.org 3 Getting Here! The Hershey Harrisburg Region is within a few hours traveling distance of many major cities and is easily accessible by the Pennsylvania Turnpike, Amtrak’s® Keystone Service, and Harrisburg International Airport (MDT), which offers nearly 70 flights a day. FLY NONSTOP FROM Atlanta – Delta Detroit – Delta Philadelphia – American Boston – American Myrtle Beach – Allegiant St. Petersburg/Clearwater – Allegiant Charlotte – American Punta Gorda/Fort Myers – Allegiant Toronto – Air Canada Chicago – American/United Orlando/Sanford – Allegiant Washington DC – United 4 Hershey Harrisburg Region Meeting Planner EXPO HALLS & MEETING VENUES Getting Here! LEBANON VALLEY EXPOSITION CENTER & FAIRGROUNDS 80 Rocherty Road, Lebanon, PA 17042 717-273-3670 (Main) Email: [email protected] LebExpo.org Nestled in the valley of south central Pennsylvania is an affordable option for your meeting or trade show needs. Conveniently located near major highways, restaurants, and local attractions, the Lebanon Valley Expo Center offers you the space you need with the appeal of small town living. Our 75,000 square feet of exhibition space under 8 connected venues give you the option of one large event, with the flexibility for break out space if required by your group. If your requirements would be better suited for outdoor space, we offer 27,500 sq. ft. barn and adjoining area space. Need a dirt track for your event? We offer that too with our ½ mile track. We also offer on-site camper hookups with modern restroom and shower facilities. For a complete description of the facility, please visit LebExpo.org and click on the “Event Promoter’s Guide.” Outlined below is a brief description of our two most popular halls. North Hall is the largest open facility on the grounds with high ceilings in a well-lit, welcoming space. The hall features overhead lighting, air conditioning, heat, available drop-down overhead electrical hook-ups, and multiple overhead door and man door access points. • Square Footage: 15,000 sq. ft. of open space • Dimensions: 100' x 150' • Can accommodate very large equipment. Tractor Trailers. West Hall features overhead lighting as well as spot/down lights along the North and South walls, air conditioning, heat, available drop-down overhead electrical hook-ups, and multiple overhead door and man door access points. •Square Footage: 12,900 sq. ft. of open space • Dimensions: 230' x 58' The staff at the Lebanon Valley Expo Center is here to serve your organization for trade shows, conventions, sporting events, banquets or anything else where people like to gather. Give us a call today and let us show you why Lebanon is at the heart of it all! • Attractively Priced • Easily Accessed • Clean • Courteous Staff • Nearby Tourist Attractions • RV Parking • 75 Acres 1-877-727-8573 • Meetings.VisitHersheyHarrisburg.org 5 EXPO HALLS & MEETING VENUES HERSHEY® LODGE 325 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033 717-533-3311 (Main) • 877-323-6903 (Sales Office) Email: [email protected] HersheyMeetings.com Hershey® Lodge is Pennsylvania’s largest convention resort designed to accommodate business travelers with a comfortable atmosphere and a warm, professional staff. • 665 well-appointed guest rooms • Largest function room, Great American Hall, is 32,000 square feet • Cocoa Boardroom: This stunning boardroom accommodates 22 people and features state-of-the-art amenities including individual pop-up monitors and a 90” plasma touch-screen display • Offering five unique dining experiences & seasonal culinary events • 45 holes of distinct golf • The Spa At The Hotel Hershey® • Hershey® Destination Services • Flexible break-out space • Over 35 daily non-stop flights to Harrisburg International Airport 6 Hershey Harrisburg Region Meeting Planner EXPO HALLS & MEETING VENUES GREAT AMERICAN HALL CHOCOLATE BALLROOM COCOA SUITES® & COCOA BOARDROOM TOWER SUITES CONFECTION HALL 1-877-727-8573 • Meetings.VisitHersheyHarrisburg.org 7 EXPO HALLS & MEETING VENUES PENNSYlvaNIA faRM Show compleX & EXPO CENTER 2300 N. Cameron Street • Harrisburg, PA 17110 717-787-5373 (Main) • 717-783-8710 (Fax) FarmShowComplex.State.PA.US With nearly 1 million square feet of indoor floor space, the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center is one of the premier event locations in Pennsylvania. Offering flexible space for private meetings to large complex wide events, the unique layout of the complex allows for crowds of any size. The complex has three arenas, eight major halls, twelve meeting room spaces and a banquet hall facility. We are home to nearly 300 events held annually. Here is a sampling of those events. • PA Farm Show • US Junior Nationals Hershey • Mecum Auto Auction • PA Auto Show Showcase Girls Basketball • Horse World Expo • Great American Outdoor Show Tournament • PA Flavor Fest • Keystone Region Volleyball Club & • Home Builders Show • PA Relief Sale Open Championships • All American Dairy Show • Keystone International Livestock • PA Christmas Craft & Gift Show Show • PA National Horse Show HALLS AND ARENAS Size Square Ceiling A/C Capacity (Length x Width) Footage Height (Estimated) Weis Exposition Hall 570' x 296' 172,000 30’ X 10,804 Main Hall 763' x 187' 146,527 13’6’’ 9,300 North Hall 253' x 220' 56,000 13’6” 3,500 Northwest Hall 301' x 196' 55,000 13’6’’ X 2,454 Equine Arena 301' x 144' 39,200 30’ X 4,833 (floor) (seats 1,660) Northeast Hall 210' x 178' 38,600 19’ 1,936 West Hall 281' x 129' 38,000 13’6’’ 2,336 Large Arena 242' x 121' 28,000 90’ X 4,113 (floor) (seats 7,318) Equine Barn 217' x 127' 27,500 13’6” 4,000 (124 Stalls) Large Arena 1st Level Concourse - 23,000 12’ X - Large Arena 2nd Level Concourse - 21,000 12’ X - Lower Connector Link 598' x 30' 17,310 10’ - East Hall 189' x 128' 16,500 13’6” 1,366 Maclay Street Lobby 236' x 51' 12,376 12’ - Upper Connector Link -