The Convention Center
 The Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center features a dazzling 142,500 square-foot facility. There is abundant pre-meeting space, beautifully-equipped break out rooms, a 24,700 square-foot exhibit hall, and an exquisite 17,135 square-foot ballroom!
Location and Directions
The convention center is conveniently located across the street from the Hampton Inn Downtown Historic District hotel.
- Address and Map
1101 Lincoln Street
Columbia, South Carolina, USA 29202
Map
- Directions
From Greenville: take I-26 East to Columbia I-126 to Huger Street go .08 miles and turn left at the 4th traffic light onto Gervais Street. Go .03 miles to the second traffic light. Turn right onto Lincoln Street and the Convention Center is 1 block down on the right.
From Florence: take I-20 West to Exit 76A onto I-77 toward Charlotte/Charleston. Merge left onto I-77 toward Charleston. Get off at the Shop Rd Exit 6-B. Drive to the end of Shop Rd, 3.4 miles and turn right onto George Rogers Blvd. At the first stop light George Rogers turns into Assembly Street. Drive .08 miles to the 2nd light and turn left on Blossom. Drive two blocks, turn right onto Lincoln Street and the Convention Center is four blocks on the left.
From Charleston: take I-26 West to Columbia, Exit I-77 North get off at the Shop Rd Exit 6-B. Drive to the end of Shop Rd, 3.4 miles and turn right onto George Rogers Blvd. At the first stop light George Rogers turns into Assembly Street. Drive .08 miles to the 2nd light and turn left on Blossom. Drive two blocks, turn right onto Lincoln Street and the Convention Center is four blocks on the left.
From Charlotte: take I-77 to Columbia, get off at the Shop Rd Exit 6-B. Drive to the end of Shop Rd, 3.4 miles and turn right onto George Rogers Blvd. At the first stop light George Rogers turns into Assembly Street. Drive .08 miles to the 2nd light and turn left on Blossom. Drive two blocks, turn right onto Lincoln Street and the Convention Center is four blocks on the left.
From Atlanta: take I-20 to Columbia. Get off on Exit 58, right on US Hwy #1. Go 5.8 miles slight left onto US-1, Jarvis Klapman. Turn right onto Huger Street. Go to the 2nd traffic light and turn left onto Gervais Street. Go .03 miles to the second traffic light. Turn right onto Lincoln Street and the Convention Center is 1 block down on the right.
Airport
The Columbia Metropolitan Airport is 10 miles from the convention center, about a 15 minute drive. Taxis are available for $14 USD. |
