Iowa is a state that has it all: beautiful parks, stunning lakes, bustling cities, and quaint small towns. Your hardest decision is choosing a venue out of the amazing choices. No choice is a bad choice, and wherever you settle, Iowans are ready to greet you and your attendees with one-of-a-kind Iowa hospitality!
Des Moines is one of the fastest growing metro areas in the Midwest with their iconic festivals, local cuisine, and their booming sports market. If you wander long enough you’re bound to find live music happening somewhere or some form of awe-inspiring art that you just can’t find in a frame. They are also definitely on top of their brewery game. With what seems like a brewhouse on every corner, you’ll surely want to save some time for a hoppy tour. While on the brewery tour, there’s bound to be a piece of public art that catches your eye. With unique murals, architecture, and sculptures scattered across the city, there’s never a lack of something beautiful to look at. Be sure to make a trip to their $40 million sculpture park and tour over 30 incredible works of art. You won’t regret a second of it!
Des Moines is one of the fastest growing metro areas in the Midwest with their iconic festivals, local cuisine, and their booming sports market. If you wander long enough you’re bound to find live music happening somewhere or some form of awe-inspiring art that you just can’t find in a frame. They are also definitely on top of their brewery game. With what seems like a brewhouse on every corner, you’ll surely want to save some time for a hoppy tour. While on the brewery tour, there’s bound to be a piece of public art that catches your eye. With unique murals, architecture, and sculptures scattered across the city, there’s never a lack of something beautiful to look at. Be sure to make a trip to their $40 million sculpture park and tour over 30 incredible works of art. You won’t regret a second of it!
| If you have a group full of movie buffs, they will love what Iowa can offer them. For the horror fanatics, Children of the Corn was mainly shot in Iowa, but don’t worry! Iowa does not have children running around killing adults for a successful corn harvest. They use water to grow their corn like everyone else. Academy Award winner, Field of Dreams was shot mostly around Dubuque County. You can even host an event on the site of the field. Meet the Ghost Players, some of whom were actually in the movie, tour the iconic home, and even get a chance to hit the ball and run the bases! It is definitely a nostalgic experience that attendees won’t forget! But for the hopeless romantics, Madison County is where you want to be. The Bridges of Madison County was filmed on the covered bridges and in the town of Winterset, and is still known as one of the best romances of our time. Some of the bridges are still in use, so you can take pictures and live out your own romance. Iowa is a diverse state that houses a variety of available attractions for any group, no matter your interests. If you have a group with a foodie, a hiker, an artist, and a businessman, Iowa is ready for them! |  |
Dubuque has been revitalizing its historic venues and putting public and private partnerships together to turn Iowa’s oldest city into one of the state’s most vibrant. It’s been named an All-America City 5 times in 12 years. ‘Alot Travel’ ranked it #12 of 30 Best Small Cities in the United States. ‘Movoto’ named Dubuque the 2nd Most Relaxed Small City in America for populations between 50,000 and 60,000. And ‘USA Today’ has named Dubuque as one of the Best American Riverfronts.
Inspired spaces to meet abound in Dubuque. Check out Creative Adventure Lab Innovation Space for your group of up to 25. Need a location for 800 people? Check out the river views at the Grand River Center. How about a fun team building activity for 350 people? Yeah, Dubuque has that covered too on a mobile Dubuque Scavenger Hunt.
Venues like The Smokestack offer conference attendees a place to unwind at the end of a busy day with a handcrafted cocktail. Dubuque’s popular brewery tour gets attendees in touch with the local evolving brewery scene. And when it comes to dining, farm to table is at its finest in Dubuque! Take in dinner at Brazen Open Kitchen, where Bravo ‘Top Chef’ contestant Chef Kevin Scharpf doesn’t have a freezer on site and all his ingredients are sourced locally. Or stop in for lunch at Convivium Urban Farmstead where their menu is created fresh from their community gardens.
Wanna experience Dubuque? Check us out at www.meetdubuque.com. Or better yet, come and see it for yourself.
Inspired spaces to meet abound in Dubuque. Check out Creative Adventure Lab Innovation Space for your group of up to 25. Need a location for 800 people? Check out the river views at the Grand River Center. How about a fun team building activity for 350 people? Yeah, Dubuque has that covered too on a mobile Dubuque Scavenger Hunt.
Venues like The Smokestack offer conference attendees a place to unwind at the end of a busy day with a handcrafted cocktail. Dubuque’s popular brewery tour gets attendees in touch with the local evolving brewery scene. And when it comes to dining, farm to table is at its finest in Dubuque! Take in dinner at Brazen Open Kitchen, where Bravo ‘Top Chef’ contestant Chef Kevin Scharpf doesn’t have a freezer on site and all his ingredients are sourced locally. Or stop in for lunch at Convivium Urban Farmstead where their menu is created fresh from their community gardens.
Wanna experience Dubuque? Check us out at www.meetdubuque.com. Or better yet, come and see it for yourself.
| Rooms/suites: 145/5 Total event space: 56,000 sq. ft. Meeting rooms: 19 Largest room: 28,634 sq. ft. Reception capacity: 1,800 Theatre max.: 3,072 Banquet max.: 1,800 Classroom max.: 1,380 |
Located in the heart of downtown Sioux City and connected directly to the Sioux City Convention Center, the city’s newest hotel, Courtyard by Marriott Sioux City Downtown & Convention Center, is scheduled to open March 4, 2020, with 150 guest rooms. The hotel provides state-of-the-art amenities with your event attendees in mind. Guests can grab a bite or their morning coffee at the hotel’s on-site restaurant, The Bistro, serving breakfast and dinner with full bar and extensive Starbucks coffee menu. After attending your event or meeting, relax in the hotel lounge with a large-screen TV, take a dip in our indoor pool, or head to the on-site fitness center. Guests will also be able to catch up on emails with complimentary wireless high speed internet and have access to the full business center, providing everything they need to get work done.
The newly remodeled Sioux City Convention Center features 56,000 square feet of flexible, spacious banquet, meeting, and expo space for up to 3,000 guests, catering to your meeting needs. Meeting space includes three spacious exhibit halls, 10 meeting/exhibit rooms, a spectacular greenhouse-like atrium, a board room, and 3,500 square feet of registration or reception space.
Accommodations for your event also include our exceptional staff who can set up and configure the event spaces in a variety of ways, on-site catering services with innovative gourmet menus, and customizable lighting features and audio-visual equipment available.
With the new hotel and adjoining convention center, the Courtyard by Marriott Sioux City Downtown & Convention Center is sure to make the best impression on your guests.
The newly remodeled Sioux City Convention Center features 56,000 square feet of flexible, spacious banquet, meeting, and expo space for up to 3,000 guests, catering to your meeting needs. Meeting space includes three spacious exhibit halls, 10 meeting/exhibit rooms, a spectacular greenhouse-like atrium, a board room, and 3,500 square feet of registration or reception space.
Accommodations for your event also include our exceptional staff who can set up and configure the event spaces in a variety of ways, on-site catering services with innovative gourmet menus, and customizable lighting features and audio-visual equipment available.
With the new hotel and adjoining convention center, the Courtyard by Marriott Sioux City Downtown & Convention Center is sure to make the best impression on your guests.
