Baird Center

Whether you're planning an intimate gathering or a grand celebration, we're here to help you take your holiday party to new heights! 😍 👇 And the best part? We're spreading some extra holiday cheer with these festive perks: 🎁 *Free room rental with purchase of food & beverage. 🎁 Free hot chocolate bar. 🎁 Free stage and dance floor. 🎁 Free podium and mic. *Minimums will apply. With flexible room layouts and an array of food and beverage options from our partners at Levy Restaurants, we'll help you create an unforgettable evening! Contact Lisa Vincent, CWEP (details in the comments) to learn more! Perks apply to holiday parties booked September 2024 through February 2025. #HolidayPartyPlanning #EventSpace #Milwaukee

Food waste is a major contributor to the trash sent to landfills. With the help of COMPOST CRUSADER, Baird Center has composted more than 86,000 pounds of food waste over the last five years. Learn more about our efforts to reduce the strain on landfills and fight climate change. #FoodWaste #Composting #ConventionCenters

Congratulations to all of the Milwaukee Business Journal C-Suite Star recipients, including our CEO and friend, Marty Brooks who was named this year’s Top Executive. Marty’s leadership and vision has not only transformed the Wisconsin Center District, but has made a tremendous impact on the entire Milwaukee community. 2024 was incredible with the grand opening of the Baird Center Expansion. We can’t wait to see what you have in store for Milwaukee in 2025. Be Bold. Be Proud. Be Experience Obsessed. https://lnkd.in/gP-s2dGQ

Baird Center has just been named the best convention center with 100,000 to 500,000 square feet of exhibit space. This is a very prestigious recognition from EXHIBITOR Magazine and we couldn't be more proud. Thanks to the fantastic WCD team and our partners CTI and Levy Restaurants for making every guest experience remarkable. We would also like to thank Visit Milwaukee, Gilbane Building Company, C.D. Smith Construction, CAA ICON, EUA and TVS for their help in making Baird Center the new standard in convention centers and helping us tell the world about it. Read more about the award at the link in comments. #winformilwaukee #meetings #conventions #events #galas #exhibits #tradeshows

We were honored to receive a Regional Best Project award for the Baird Center expansion from Engineering News Report in Chicago today. The collective vision of WCD management, Gilbane Building Company C.D. Smith Construction, EUA, TVS Architects and CAA ICON on the Baird Center expansion was celebrated for its creativity, ingenuity and commitment to DEI, sustainability and economic impact.  #inclusion #diversity #greentechnology #buildingmore See link in comments.

For the next four days, we have converted 175k SQ FT of Baird Center's recently expanded Exhibit Hall into dozens of pickleball courts as we host the PPA Tour for the Veolia Milwaukee Open. If we can pull this off, imagine what we can do for your next big event. #sports #conventions #tradeshows #Milwaukee

It has only been a few months since we opened the doors on the expansion and the Baird Ballroom has already become interwoven into the fabric of our community as the site of dozens of non-profit galas and fundraisers. This weekend we hosted the Black and White Ball, with our own Marty Brooks giving a video salute to the Greater Milwaukee Urban League, an organization that holds a special place in his heart. It was a special night of #empowerment, #equity and #community for the attendees and the people working to keep Milwaukee a city on the move.

We are excited to announce that Baird Center has been named a Center of Excellence by Exhibitor Magazine, the premier publication for best practices in trade show and event marketing. 🏆 👏 😃 It is an incredible honor to be recognized alongside other notable venues such as Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart, Colorado Convention Center and Bellco Theatre, Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium, Los Angeles Convention Center, San Diego Convention Center Corporation and Seattle Convention Center who help raise the bar for amenities, attendee experience and customer service within the meetings, conventions and events industry. Baird Center is also a finalist for Best Convention Center with exhibit space between 100,000 and 500,000 square feet. See link in comments. #hospitality #meetings #conventions #Milwaukee #celebrate

Marty Brooks had a great time giving Bobby Portis a tour of Baird Center during the construction phase of the expansion and an even better time seeing his reaction to the finished product. #MilwaukeeStrong 💪 #MilwaukeeBucks 🏀 #Celebrate 🎉 #MeetingsConventionsEvents A big thank you to Visit Milwaukee for arranging the tour and putting together this great video.

Mario Ortiz and Carmen Lerma from The General Session podcast stopped by last week to talk with Marty Brooks and Peggy Williams-Smith about how Visit Milwaukee and Baird Center are elevating the area's events landscape. Listen to the just released podcast at the link in comments. #Milwaukee #eventplanning #thegeneralsession #toptouristdestination