Convention & Meeting Facilities

BESSEMER CIVIC CENTER
1130 9th Avenue SW
Bessemer AL 35022
(205) 424-7469
Fax (205) 424-9388

Within an hour's drive of 1.75 million residents, the Civic Center is within easy walking distance of about 600 motel rooms, several restaurants, nightclub entertainment and a golf course. The Birmingham International Airport is only 20 minutes away and the Bessemer Airport, which accommodates corporate jets, is only five minutes away.

The Main Hall is suitable for many events including plays, wrestling, boxing, concerts, banquets and exhibitions. With more than 13,000 square feet, it is a showplace for exhibitions and trade fairs. The hall features loading docks and a 15' x 18' roll-up door, to allow easy entrance for exhibition displays, and utility connections for electrical, water and telephone needs. The floor has unlimited weight capacity. With a seating capacity of 1,600 and a stage that measures 45' x 37' , the hall is ideal for concerts, dance and theatre events. More than 1,000 may be seated for banquets. Catering is provided at very reasonable costs. Other services such as ticket printing, ushers and stage hands are available through the Civic Center office.

The 4,000-square-foot East Meeting Room features excellent lighting, sound, a separate entrance and adjacent parking for 300 cars. The room is ideal for classroom meetings of up to 300 people or receptions or banquets for 250 people. The East Meeting Room can be divided into three breakout rooms.

The North Meeting Room has 900 square feet of space that can seat 100 for meetings, 70 for banquets, and 50 in a classroom setting. A partition to divide the room permits smaller meetings. The ceiling is 9' and there is adjacent parking.

The carpeted South Meeting Room contains 700 square feet and has a 14' ceiling. This room can comfortably seat 60 people or can be used for small receptions.

The elegantly decorated VIP Room is ideal for board meetings and other high level gatherings. A large handmade mahogany table with matching executive chairs and credenza highlight this 540-square-foot room. Adjacent to this room is a 250-square-foot ante-chamber that features a private restroom.

Carpeted with risers, the Mezzanine will seat 400 people. With the risers retracted, the space is excellent for dancing and banquets. It is 95' x 22' at the rear of the Main Hall and 93' x 25' along the side of the Main Hall, for a total of 4,415 square feet. The ceiling is 14-feet high.