Riverfront Convention Center of Craven County — Attraction in New Bern

We have attended a number of events at the convention center. It is absolutely beautiful. The view is gorgeous and the decor inside is neutral enough to allow flexibility for decorating however you’d like. The biggest issue is parking. There is not even a fraction of the amount of parking needed for local events here. If it’s bringing in people from out of town they can walk from the hotel, but if you’re local and need to park downtown, the street parking is not conducive for dress shoes. Most recently, a quarter of the already small parking lot was blocked off and despite arriving to the venue early, some of our guests were late riding around looking for parking and one of them struggled A LOT with her breathing when she did make it inside. I was worried we would have...

The New Bern Riverfront Convention Center is the perfect space for any event, especially a wedding. The staff provided top notch service and were a pleasure to work with. There’s many options on where to hold your event. The newly renovated portion with the head-to-toe glass window is stunning. There’s so many pictures I could share, but here’s a few of the different rooms/locations this venue has to offer. Everything about the convention center was convenient…. The parking, the tentative staff, the “back up” space if it rains, etc. It was hard to find a venue to hold our “large” wedding of 200 guest and make everyone feel spacious and comfortable. HIGHLY...

We hosted a work conference here and it was great. The building is gorgeous, great facilities and meeting spaces. Great location with waterfront views, great for taking short walks on breaks. Very helpful AV team. The reasons that it doesn’t get 5 stars are: 1- not much catering on site (only light breakfast; everything else has to be external). 2- hotel selection nearby is very poor. I am surprised that one of the hotels in walking distance is not nicer.

I think the convention center is losing business because there are not good hotel options nearby. It’s difficult to host a professional conference where the hotels are lackluster and needing...