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Discover the Perfect Meeting Destination

Here, Meetings Are So Much More.

Whether you’re organizing a small conference or a large-scale event, Ocean City, Maryland’s Roland E. Powell Convention Center offers the ideal setting to meet your needs! With our newly renovated rooms, stunning views, and beautiful bayfront promenade, our versatile space is perfect for trade shows, sporting events, meetings, competitions, and more.

Plan your next event in Ocean City, MD, where exceptional facilities, stunning surroundings, and endless activities come together to create the perfect meeting experience.

Contact us today to learn more and start planning your next successful event in Ocean City!

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Roland E. Powell Convention Center

Whether you’re planning for a small conference or a large event, Ocean City, Maryland’s Roland E. Powell Convention Center can easily accommodate your needs! Our meeting rooms offer gorgeous views and a beautiful bayfront promenade, which are the perfect place for trade shows, sporting events, meetings, competitions and more. From our Dockside Exhibit Hall to the Bayfront Ballroom, the Roland E. Powell Convention Center offers breathtaking, panoramic bay views and climate and audio controls to accommodate events of all sizes. With 250,000 square feet of flexible meeting and exhibit space ,the Roland E. Powell Convention Center is the perfect destination for your next event! 

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Unique Meeting Space

Throughout Ocean City, there are 30 hotels that offer meeting space — from ballrooms to boardrooms — so you don’t even have to leave the hotel to fulfill your meeting needs! The Ocean City Convention Visitors Bureau is happy to help distribute your RFP and any meeting requirements to our properties.  In addition to hotels, OCMD has waterfront venues, restaurants and additional venue options that accommodate parties of all sizes.

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Performing Arts Center

Conveniently located in the Roland E. Powell Convention Center, the Performing Arts Center offers the best seats at the beach for a variety of Ocean City events. With 1,200 seats, state-of-the-art sound and lighting equipment, box office, concession area and spacious dressing rooms, the Performing Arts Center is that touch of elegance you need for your next seminar, meeting or performance.  

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Sodexo Live!

The Roland E. Powell Convention Center partners with Sodexo Live! to provide catered food of the utmost quality, whether you are hosting a meeting of 10 or serving plated meals for a banquet of 3,000. Choose from one of the existing Sodexo Live! menus to accommodate the event, or customize a menu from start to finish with the help of the Sodexo Live! team.

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Things to Do in OCMD

Bring along the family because Ocean City offers endless fun for everyone in your meeting and convention! Check out the 10 miles of free beach, explore more with the educational and sightseeing boat tours, take a family stroll on the world-famous, 3-mile Boardwalk, relax with a team building golf outing on one of our 17 championship golf courses, cast your lines on a charter boat fishing trip, and much more!

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Close Proximity to Major Cities

Ocean City, Maryland, is an ideal location for hosting meetings, conventions, and events as it offers easy accessibility for attendees. Located just an easy drive from most major Mid-Atlantic cities like Washington D.C., Baltimore, and Philadelphia, Ocean City is a convenient destination for those seeking a change of scenery without the hassle of air travel. 

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Plan Your Next Meeting

Complete the form below to contact the Roland E. Powell Convention Center or click here to email an Ocean City Staff Member for general meeting inquiries. 

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Why Choose Ocean City?

Location Easy Drive from most major Mid-Atlantic & East Coast cities Accommodations Where the waves are your wake-up…