Pennsylvania Convention Center

It’s HUUUUGGGGEEEEEE, spanning three complete blocks. Grab a map, and avail yourself of the guides before you get lost.
Parking can be a chore, scout out the area a couple blocks away for more options (and better prices)

Vending /​attending Wizard World Philadelphia this weekend. Beautiful facility… bathrooms are DISGUSTING! It’s like no one bothered to clean the ones on the convention floor itself after yesterday afternoon. There is no excuse for that!

Checked in on 3÷6÷2016 for The Philadelphia Flower Show.
I’d heard some good comments about the Flower Show and wanted to go last year. Finally got the chance this year. The flower show was great, the collection of flowers was worth visiting. I have dinged 2 stars for 2 reasons:
1) The crowd: it was very crowded. By 12 noon, the lines were 3 – 4 deep in front of most of the exhibits. Which meant, waiting a long time, while the front line took their pictures and moved out. I think they need to have a plan to manage the crowds better.
2) The food options inside the Convention Center were poor. There were no choices for the vegetarians, except French fries and Pretzels! The turkey sandwich we took was very dry and lacked any flavor whatsoever. The small salad must have been out for a long time and was wilted. Though food is not the main attraction at the convention center, but it needs to be at least decent for so many visitors.

Now this is a huge place and you better know where you go, as you may easily walk a mile before finding the right entrance. If you go for a convention you will hopefully get a map of where things are.
Bathrooms are pretty much everywhere, it’s just a matter of choosing to go at the right time.
Whatever reason brings you here, be ready to walk a lot. Avoid high heels or new shoes, as there’s only a few places to sit.
If you ride a motorcycle, they are many special parking places to that effect, but know that you will have to pay through an app. So you better have a cellphone that allows for apps.
You can find many parking me to put your car for the day, as the street parking, though available, is limited to a couple hours.
If you come from out of town, the center is conveniently located near the highway, which makes it easier to arrive and leave.
Around the center and at a descent walking distance, you can find many restaurants and hotels that will allow you to have a almost normal life, assuming you will be at the convention center for a few days and there’s nothing nothing normal about that.

It’s fine. They kept the old train shed, part of the facility has soaring ceilings and plenty of windows. The large exhibition hall is fine, it’s always a little cold, bring a sweater. Food and beer are improving, overall it’s a pleasant place. We go for the flower show and the car show, it’s crowded but not unbearable. Commuter rail is directly below, no need to go outside.

Went to the Pennsylvania Convention Center to see the auto show and it was a blast. Its nice to see whats out there from all of the automobile makers that presented there. Its was also very nice seeing the cars of your dreams.
The Convention Center is vast and there was something to see everywhere. We were all impressed by how the staff were very helpful and courteous. We will come back again.
But urge anyone coming to convention center for food or drinks look to pay up word to about $ 5 for hotdog and $ 3.50 for water. Better off walking across the street to the reading terminal and getting some of the best fresh food in the city. Or walk down the street to China Town for something to eat.
And for parking convention center itself charges more so urge to look esle were.

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I’ll keep this review short and sweet.
This was the second stop of my Daddy/​Daughter date on Wednesday, February 3. This was my first time at the Philly auto show and I had a great time.
The convention center is HUGE. I didn’t realize it big it was inside. I thought that they did a really great job of keeping the space neat and clean considering how many people were there.
I’m glad that we came on a weekday. There was still a lot of people but I cant imagine how busy it would have been on a Saturday.
There was a lot of different vendors at this event. You could always get an overpriced beverage and/​or pretzel at one of the little stands. $ 5 for a smoothie doesn’t seem that bad for $ 4 for a 20 ounce Gatorade is ridiculous in my book.
I came for the Philly auto show but I’ll definitely be back for another event that will be held in the convention center such as the flower show.

I’ve been coming here since 2011 for the car shows. Very big and nice convention center. I like how the Mariott is connected to the convention center. I usually come here every here for the car shows taking lots of pics.

The convention center hosted the marathon expo and packet pickup in November. Logistically, it works well as flow in and out is not restricted. Picking up the packet and gear was very quick. There is plenty of space for booths. The space is a little dated and definitely feels like tons of people have been through with worn carpet. Still, it’s a pretty huge area and made for an easy event and quick entry and exit if needed.

In town for APHSA conference. The Convention Center was attached to the Marriott where I stayed so very convenient. It is very large so be prepared for a lot of walking! Many different size rooms, from the grand ballroom to smaller meeting rooms for breakout sessions. There were 1100 attendees and you did not feel crowded. Staff are very friendly and helpful. It was overly air conditioned at times.

Large inviting space. Friendly staff willing to help you figure out where your going.

I have the give my thanks to the convention center staff for always keeping this place clean. It’s no secret Philly is a grimy place, but the convention center is always sparkling on the inside, despite the crowds.
Yes, the place is confusing to navigate. Yes, their food offerings usually stink. But it’s just a place for gatherings so take what you will. Also don’t use their parking garage, it’s one of the most unscrupulous in the city.
Overall a very useful place to have in town, and they do host a lot of interesting events throughout the year. Luckily they keep the building well maintained.

Recently attended the Wizard World Comic Con at the convention center. Finding the correct entrance was a task. There needed to be more signage. I went through the attached hotel and had to walk all the way back around. Not fun with a stroller and anxious 4 year old.
Outside of that the building was huge and had a lot of rest rooms. It was very clean and the staff were helpful.

I came here for Wizard Con for 2015 and first off, I like how convenient it is.
However, what I dislike is that only one entrance was open (maybe because they had to check every wrist band).
Also, if you went out one entrance, you had to go all the way back to the one open entrance only available to you.
And they kept the show room floor SO far away from the Terrace Ballroom, where the Q&A panels were happening? Wish it were definitely closer so you could take advantage of both more.
There’s a lot more walking here. But at least there was plenty of space for you to walk (unlike other cons where you’re on top of each other).

I just attended the Flower Show here, the theme was Movies. This was my first time in the PA Convention Center. I had drove and walked by here plenty of times before and I have to be honest, I had no idea it was so big and spacious inside. The actual convention center is so rad!
The flower show itself was AMAZING. If you missed it this year. you missed out! So many unique exhibits.

I come every year for the past few for the car show. This building is incredibly large. There are many restrooms and even with a crowd and only one elevator the wait isn’t too long. My fiancé and I took our daughter this year and with a stroller it is easiest to use the elevator. The food is really not that great at all however their fresh squeezed lemonade is a must. We purchased a pretzel (dripping grease ewww) a churro this was pretty decent and ground beefs tacos (Ive made better with an old paso taco kit). Purchase ahead of time to avoid the ticket buying line and pass to the ticket checking line. If you purchase online they will text and email you the tickets which they can scan from your phone. Also use parkway garage to park as it is close and saves time looking for parking.

After attending the «Black Tie Tailgate» I knew I had to write something about Pennsylvania Convention Center. I’ve been there at least 50 times since I moved to Philly and here is some of my highlights of the center.
TJUH commencement :
I can still vividly recall my commencement Ceremony being held at the Ballroom of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Ballroom! That was my very first visit on May 2010! What a divine and beautiful event, where I and other graduates celebrated our success and cherished our memories.
Black Tie Tailgate:
A black-​tie preview of the Philadelphia Auto that benefits The Division of Neonatology at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Show In a moving cocktail party, where all attendees were asked to dress to impress, signature dishes created by Iron Chef Jose Garces were located perfectly in stations throughout the event as well as many open bars. At the Grand Hall specifically between the Mercedes-​Benz and Lexus display, we were dancing to the sounds of Jellyroll. The planing and organization of the finest automobiles in the world was truly outstanding.
Flower show:
It is a philadelphia tradition to hold the world’s longest-​running and largest indoor Flower Show. It present an extraordinary floral art every year! Enough said!
Few facts about Pennsylvania Convention Center:
1/​PCC is one of the largest convention centers in the country with lots of rooms and wifi user-​friendly.
2/​Easy access to the center since its linked to Jefferson regional rail station.
3/​Endless mouthwatering food everywhere and tons of hotels & parking lots close by.
4/​PCC is uniquely located right in the heart of the city of Philadelphia.
5/​Many shows, expos, competitions, meeting/​conferences and conventions are held there.
Four Unilocal

I came here for the Forbes 30 under 30 conference this year, and overall, had a very good experience. Of course, much of this was due to the organization of the event, but I thought the space was overall quite nice.
The center itself is huge, and it seems like they could host multiple events at once. There are big banquet halls, as well as smaller rooms for more break-​out session type events.
The only criticism I would have of the venue is that it is in a sort of run down area, and I feel that it’s hard to find the right entrance to the building. That being said, there will probably be staff to direct you to the right place.

I was here for the Pennsylvania Conference for Women. We were told there were 7,000 women there which meant long bathroom lines right? Wrong! They closed the men’s bathroom for the women. Haha I saw a guy waiting outside one of the bathrooms waiting for all the women to come out so he could go in.
For 7,000 people and many speakers, it was very organized and clean.
I’ve also been here for the annual car show, flower show and home show.

I came for Wizard World 2014. The venue was great. There was a huge line to get in but it went quickly. I went with no advance tickets and while I might have paid more, there was absolutely no line to get in. I think $ 60 was a little steep considering that you can hardly so anything in there without being gouged but I knew what I was getting into. Here are some observations about Wizard World (and probably all conventions in general)
— I wasn’t sure where the main entrance was for the convention center but I needn’t have worried, I just followed the nerds.
— they’ve got quite the scam going. Stars such as Norman Reedus and Whoopie Goldberg were asking $ 100– $ 150 for pic or autograph. Sorry, no one is worth that. Except that 300+ were waiting in huge lines to pay that. Unreal.
–as an actor, you really need to consider taking a sci-​fi role because you are going to have to deal with this convention shit for the rest of your life. A blessing and a curse, I suppose but I felt less sorry for them when I crunched the numbers and figured out how much they were making for this.
— is there anything sadder than a B actor past his/​prime waiting for 1 person to come and sign an autograph or take a picture? Sorry Brian «Revenge of the Nerds» Tochi, I really wanted to help you out but even $ 20 is too steep. I didn’t feel THAT sorry.
— the only thing free there worth mentioning was people watching all the cool Cosplay although you can do that outside the venue.
— I believe the motto here is, «A nerd and his money are easily parted». Stuff was really expensive. I was eying up a light up light saber until I saw it costed $ 300.
— finally, you’d think nerds would have a better sense of humor but many were annoyed when I tried to crash their Avengers Cosplay pics as «Captain Phillips»