Meet in Beautiful Gainesville & Alachua County
Location, value, innovation, and entertainment set the stage for interactive and inspiring meetings in the heart of north central Florida.
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Stay in touch and stay in the know: send your email address to info@visitgainesville.com to sign up for destination updates, plus we will add you to our VIP invitation list for our next FAM Tour.
Top research, medical, event and meeting facilities draw international business and convention travelers to Gainesville and Alachua County, home of the University of Florida, one of the country’s leading public universities. The destination — and the meetings and events held here — are characterized by excellence, inspiration and the spirit of learning and discovery. View our Capabilities Look Book or click here for a look at some of the area’s event and meeting venues.
Top reasons to meet in Gainesville and Alachua County:
- Conveniece. Getting here is easy with 7 exits off the I-75 corridor, centrally located in Florida
- Fly Easy with Gainesville Regional Airport – less than 10 miles from 5,500+ hotel rooms and multiple conference and event meeting spaces – just completed a $16 million, 15,000 sq. ft. terminal expansion
- Experienced Professional Support. The Visit Gainesville, Alachua County Tourism Bureau Team is here to assist with site selection, sourcing RFP’s, the creation of a fulfilling itinerary, and more
- Financial incentives. Your event expenses may be reimbursed up to $10k with our Conference and Meeting Grant
- Affordable and Convenient Conference Centers, plus gorgeous, creative one of a kind event spaces. And ample, inspiring, wide-open outdoor event venues

What’s New? What’s Next? Be in the know.
With Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille, Florida’s 9th largest restaurant and bar opening summer 2021; Hotel ELEO, Florida’s Safest Place to Stay During the Pandemic according to Forbe’s magazine; a newly renovated Equestrian and Agricultural event center; and the upcoming groundbreaking of a state of the art indoor event and sports complex, you may wish to stay in touch for all of the area’s latest news and developments.
Send your email address to info@visitgainesville.com to sign up for destination updates, plus we will add you to our VIP list to be invited to apply for our next FAM Tour.