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Plan a convention with a view.
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 newly renovated rooms, gorgeous views and a beautiful bayfront promenade are the perfect place for trade shows, sporting events, meetings, competitions and more! And coming January 2022, you can look forward to plenty of additional exhibit space, a new 15,000-square-foot gallery overlooking the bay and additional restrooms and meeting rooms.
While you’re in Ocean City, you’ll always find something to do outside of the Convention Center. Enjoy 10 miles of free beach, our 3-mile Boardwalk, 200+ restaurants, our 17 championship golf courses and much more. Plus, with a variety of accommodation options, many also offering meeting space, Ocean City is the convenient, drive-to destination you deserve when planning your next event.

11,500 Hotel Rooms & Thousands of Rentable Condos

200+ Restaurants

10-Mile White Sand Beach

3-Mile Boardwalk

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!

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.

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.

Centerplate Catering
The Roland E. Powell Convention Center partners with Centerplate 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 Centerplate Catering menus to accommodate the event, or customize a menu from start to finish with the help of the Centerplate team.

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!

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.
Plan Your Next Meeting
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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…