Featured Highlights
The Century Center features two elegant ballrooms, two theaters, a state-of-the-art LAN gaming center, a 24,000-square-foot convention hall, and 14 adaptable suites with soundproof partitions—making it the ideal venue for conventions, meetings, and trade shows of any size.
In addition to its versatile indoor spaces, Century Center offers Island Park, a scenic outdoor venue surrounded by the St. Joseph River—perfect for open-air gatherings.
To further elevate your event, Century Center provides on-site catering and professional AV services. From planning to execution, your dedicated Event coordinator will work with you on every detail, including floor plan design, room setups, CAD drawings, event schedules, and security—ensuring a seamless and memorable experience.
Conventions
The Century Center boasts 100,000 square feet of versatile convention and exhibit space, ideal for hosting a wide range of events. In collaboration with the dedicated team at Visit South Bend Mishawaka, the Century Center ensures a seamless and memorable convention experience tailored to the needs of every group.
Consumer & Trade Shows
The Century Center has served as the premier location for trade shows of all facets featuring RV’s to boats to cars to home improvement projects. Offering exhibitors over 100,000 square feet of flexible exhibit space, easy load in-and-out from street-level overhead doors, and flatbeds at no charge. Rigging, pallet jacks, sky lifts, forklifts, electrical and water service, audiovisuals, food and beverages, security, attendee parking, and more are also available at an additional charge.
Venues
Here are our most popular event spaces for conventions and meetings:
Our 16,640 square foot Great Hall is on our lower level and is renowned for its grandiose 30-foot glass floor-to-ceiling windows which overlook the St. Joseph River.
At 25,000 square feet, we suggest our Convention Hall venue for larger events. This impressive space is on our main level and is column-free. It can be split into two halls.
This modern, 12,000 square foot space has the ability to be separated into two halls if needed. Featuring an elegant marble foyer, neutral tones, custom lighting, and a private outdoor terrace.
At 569 seats, Bendix Theatre provides a spacious atmosphere and state-of-the-art lighting and sound.
148 fixed seats make this space perfect as an extra meeting room for any event. We also have an additional 14 suites that can make up over 35 different combinations when combined.
USA Today in 2017 named it as one of “25 Must-See buildings in Indiana.” Connected to the Century Center, this space makes for an amazing outdoor retreat.
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