Facilities

From intimate meetings to expansive conventions with numerous breakout sessions, our versatile venues and amenities are tailored to enhance your agenda.

Discover our facilities, benefit from our free event planning services, and utilize our area maps along with expert event planning tips, timelines, and tools. We’re here to help you create an outstanding event that leaves a lasting impression.

KEY INSIGHTS

Grand Forks is home to the Alerus Center, the region's premier convention and entertainment venue.

160,000 square feet of convention and trade show space
20,000 square feet. pre-function hallway
12 individual meeting rooms ranging from 600-1,300 sq. ft. for a total of 11,000 sq. ft.
Extravagant 25,000 sq. ft. ballroom with 22 foot high ceilings that is divisible into 5 smaller, contiguous ballrooms for a more intimate setting
100,000 sq. ft. arena with a state-of-the-art acoustical design
Full-service kitchen and a full-time chef preparing culinary creations for a top-quality dining and catering experience

Canad Inn Destination Centre, attached to the Alerus Center provides a full-service hotel all under the same roof.

201 guest rooms including penthouse suites and theme rooms
5 meeting rooms with a total capacity of 200
Readers choice award from Best of Meetings MidAmerica
Three diverse restaurants, a two-level gaming lounge
40,000-square-foot Splasher's of the South Seas Indoor Waterpark and Garbonzo's Pizza and Arcade

The Olive Ann, a new boutique hotel Downtown Grand Forks with event space for board meetings, conferences, weddings and more.

Luxury property inspired by the legendary "First Lady of Aviation," Olive Ann Beech
4 elegant event spaces
79 sophisticated rooms
2 dining experiences

Additional snippets:

Another 678 rooms are within steps of the Alerus Center.
2,220 total rooms in available Greater Grand Forks.
Grand Forks International Airport, five miles west of Grand Forks on US Highway 2, is serviced by Delta and Allegiant Airlines.
Avis, Hertz, Enterprise and National Car Rentals all provide service at the Grand Forks International Airport.
Greater Grand Forks is easily accessed by Interstate 29 and US Highway 2.
In addition to taxi service, Greater Grand Forks is serviced by Uber & Lyft.

It was our first time holding the conference in Grand Forks, ND and I was unsure how it would go since I was unable to attend the pre-site inspections of all the venues. I have to say each stakeholder for our event were phenomenal to work with: Sarah at Canad Inn; Hennessy and her team at Alerus Center; AnnMarie, Julie and Jason at The Ralph; Nicole and Stephanie at Visit Grand Forks -- were all integral in making our event a great success!

Evya Potts-Richards, The Energy Council 2024 State & Provincial Trends Conference