Conventions and Meetings in Fort Smith, Arkansas
"The committee members were more than impressed with Fort Smith. Many said they want to return and spend more time looking around. That's goodness. The whole meeting worked out because of the creative ideas and hard work of the professional staff at the
Fort Smith CVB."
Gary Campbell - National League of Cities Fall Conference
Listen to a short audio clip of Herb Wight
of the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses,
on why his organization is holding more and more conventions in Fort Smith.
Attention Planners!
Arkansas’ second largest city, Fort Smith, is the one-stop-shop for your next convention, meeting, reunion or event. Fort Smith offers big city amenities in a safe, user-friendly package. Regardless of your conference or travel budget you will find that Fort Smith, Arkansas is the fun and affordable solution. We can work with your group on planning not only a smooth convention, but filling it with one-of-a-kind activities and entertainment, from a custom musical theater by Miss Laura's Players to a True Grit tour of the Fort Smith National Historic Site, complete with Marshals' badges and eyepatches for your group. We have all sorts of ideas, and we want to hear yours, too! Fun conventions are strong conventions, and we place a high priority on helping make yours memorable.
Our Fort Smith Convention and Visitors Bureau professionals are ready to join your planning team as your liaison from that initial invitation until the adjournment of that final session. We work closely with you and your delegates to de-stress every aspect of planning your organization’s next event.
Why Fort Smith?
- Ranked the #1 Most Affordable Most Affordable City in the U.S. by Kiplinger's, 2010.
- Ranked #2 in the U.S. for Lowest Cost of Doing Business, Forbes, 2011
- Centrally located at the Arkansas/Oklahoma border and near the intersection of I-40 and I-540.
- Jet service at Fort Smith Regional Airport direct from Dallas/Fort Worth and Memphis.
- Big city amenities and small town hospitality in an affordable custom package for up to 5,000 guests.
- Complimentary parking and airport shuttle service available at all major hotels.
- More than 2,000 quality hotel rooms in the city, including 448 within three blocks of the Fort Smith Convention Center.
- Traffic is not a problem; nothing in Fort Smith should be more than an easy 15-minute drive from anything else for convention-goers.
- More than 200 clubs and restaurants in town offering a huge diversity of affordable mouth-watering regional and ethnic cuisines.
- Dozens of unique historical, cultural and natural attractions in and around the Fort Smith region.
Hosting religious conventions is one of our specialties!
For more information, contact
Sherry Scorby,
Convention & Event Sales Director.
479-783-8888 or 800-637-1477.