Emporia's "Front Porch Hospitality" extends to groups as well as individuals! Our location, facilities and services make us an ideal choice as a convention site. With 687 guest rooms and many meeting room options, we're just right for a variety of group activities. Several of our lodging properties have on-site restaurants, lounges, pools, and banquet rooms.
Emporia State University's Memorial Union is the largest facility in town, offering banquet seating for up to 1,000 people. Other fine meeting spots include the American Legion, the Anderson Building on the Lyon County Fairgrounds, Bluestem Hall in the country, the Emporia Zoo, the National Teachers Hall of Fame, and W.L. White Civic Auditorium. The Emporia Convention and Visitors Bureau provides visitor packets, nametags, registration help--and planning assistance every step of the way. If you're thinking of organizing a meeting, conference, convention, even a family reunion, call Susan Rathke, Group Services Coordinator, at 800-279-3730 or 316-342-1803. She'll send you our Meeting Planner's Guide and she'll help in any way she can.
