Your Resource for Planning Meetings, Conventions and Tradeshows in Wisconsin.

About the community

Meet and retreat in Manitowoc. It’s perfect for retreats, seminars and conferences. Our largest hotels — the Holiday Inn and the Best Western Lakefront Hotel — offer quality convention facilities and deluxe accommodations.

Cruise across Lake Michigan on the S.S. Badger and golf at the Midwest’s largest golf course. Tour the nations most completely restored WWII submarine, the USS COBIA, and peer through a periscope at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, the Smithsonian's home in Wisconsin.

We’re conveniently harbored along I-43, only 40 minutes from Green Bay and an hour from Door County.

Attractions

Manitowoc offers a world-class marina and the waterfront provides many recreational activities including our new six-mile, paved, shoreline recreational trail- the Mariners Trail. The Manitowoc Area offers some of the best fresh water, trophy sportfishing in the nation.

Overlooking beautiful LAKE MICHIGAN, the newly expanded Wisconsin Maritime Museum offers a variety of options for corporate meetings, seminars, presentations and social functions. The new Riverview, Multi-purpose room is conveniently located in the main level with large windows overlooking the Manitowoc River and the USS COBIA WWII submarine. The center can accommodate small board meetings of 10, as well as presentations theater style up to 225. The new roof deck, an outdoor area with a panoramic view of LAKE MICHIGAN, is ideal for receptions and special theme parties. Food service area is available.
The Manitowoc County Ice Center has public skating and over 23,000 square feet for exhibits. The Manitowoc County Expo grounds offer two multipurpose buildings accommodating 750 people each and covered grandstands. The Expo hosts horse and dog shows, car shows and RV gatherings. The Lincoln Park Zoo is a unique spot for a post-meeting box lunch or stroll. Henry Schuette Park boasts Manitowoc's newest community built playground with over 17,000 sq ft of space, featuring towers, mazes, a tunnel bridge, slides, parallel bars, zigzag ladder, rubber bridge, and swings for all ages to enjoy.

Manitowoc is also home to the Rahr-West Art Museum, Natural Ovens Bakery, Pinecrest Historical Village and the Manitowoc County Heritage Center. Enjoy a marvelous maritime experience in Manitowoc.

Services

• Welcome packets and goodie bags
• Tours and children's programs
• Housing and shuttle coordination
• Registration assistance
• Date clearance and bid support
• Conference and convention facilities information
• Name badges

Season highlights

Winter: Experience the artistry of icy sculptures and frozen formations along the lakeshore — ice skating, ice fishing and the woods wrapped in snow.

Spring: The return of the carferry, trophy sportfishing and golf — flowers and crabapple trees burst with blossoms.

Summer: Enjoy sandy beaches, family picnics, swimming and sailing, farmers’ markets, festivals, band concerts in the park, and prairie dogs at the zoo.

Fall: Leaf peepers will delight to brilliant spectacles of gold, orange, red and yellow. Glorious sunshine fills the crisp mornings, and warm afternoons are perfect for a hike in the woods or walking on the beach.