San Diego, CA is known for many things. There’s the fantastic weather, warm and sunny all year round, with fewer than 30 rainy days annually. In fact, real estate website Zillow ranks San Diego as having the best weather in the whole country!
Of course, the City in Motion has more going for it than its climate. It’s not known as America’s Finest City for nothing. Mile upon mile of sparkling beaches, attractions such as Balboa Park and Sea World, and the proximity of jewels such as La Jolla, provide plenty of reasons to enjoy a visit.
San Diego also has a reputation as the home of one of the biggest convention facilities in the country: San Diego Convention Center. It clocks in at 2.6 million square feet of space and is the home of annual events such as San Diego Comic-Con®, along with many conferences, expos, and trade shows. Other San Diego event centers include the tranquil Marina Village Convention Center in Mission Bay and the truly gorgeous Estancia La Jolla®, a combination hotel, spa, and corporate retreat.
Ensure your San Diego event is a success by bringing ProGlobalEvents on board! Our team of event designers, event planners and managers, and techies are what you need to ensure your event is both engaging and memorable. Whether you’re planning a trade show, exhibition, product launch, or corporate social event at Silicon Beach, call ProGlobalEvents.
San Diego Event Services
Planning an exhibition or corporate event is a huge task, with a wide range of skills needed to bring it all together.
- Theme and content development
- Designing the attendee experience
- Contracting venues, vendors, and accommodation
- Managing speakers and special guests
- And more!
It’s much more than any single person can do, so it makes sense to work with a great team. ProGlobalEvents is a group of talented individuals with the skills and experienced needed to make every event all it can be. We can do the same for yours!
Event Design
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The people who exhibit at and attend trade shows and other events are increasingly sophisticated in terms of their expectations for these events. Attendees want a seamless experience, with plenty of engaging and valuable content. Exhibitors have a similar set of expectations. It takes plenty of skill and experience to design an event that satisfies both groups of people! ProGlobalEvents has the expertise you need to design an event that’s engaging and valuable to exhibitors and attendees alike. Our creative team can handle all aspects of design, from theme development to content creation, to branding, digital media, and more.
Event Planning
Planning a trade show or corporate event is a huge task, with much to get done in a relatively short time. Designing event goals, finding sponsors, negotiating with venues and vendors, and more—and keeping track of finances and sticking to a tight schedule throughout the process. With ProGlobalEvents, planning even the largest event in San Diego is a breeze, thanks to our expert team and industry contacts. We can create and execute a comprehensive plan and make your event the talk of the industry for all the right reasons.
Event Management
Planning is only the beginning. There’s plenty to do once it goes live! During your event, the ProGlobalEvents team will be on hand to take care of every detail, to handle problems, and keep the event running smoothly. With ProGlobalEvents on board, your event is in expert hands.
Exhibit Production and Activation
Event management is definitely our forte, but it’s not all we do! ProGlobalEvents has access to over 120,000 square feet of exhibit manufacture and storage facilities too. We offer exhibition design and manufacture services, as well as shipping and storage, and installation and tear-down.
Virtual Events
Whether you’re converting a live San Diego, CA event into the online environment or are starting a virtual event from scratch, there’s just as much work to do as any other kind of event. Fortunately, ProGlobalEvents isn’t only a live event expert, we’re experienced when it comes to virtual events too. From planning the event to securing virtual sponsors, vendors, or exhibitors, from creating a theme to designing graphics and AV content, our industry knowledge serves us equally well online as in the world of live San Diego events.
ProGlobalEvents is a full-service virtual event management company, and we can put together a virtual event you’ll be proud of. We’re happy to provide partial service too. If there are certain things you prefer to manage yourself, feel free to hand the reins over to us for everything else.
Post-Event Analysis
When it comes to trade shows and corporate events, there’s more than one way to define success. It’s all about your goals and what you want your event to achieve. ProGlobalEvents can help here too, with data collection and event and financial review. You’ll gather lots of useful data about your San Diego event. Our insights can help you make future events even more successful.
ProGlobalEvents Provides the Expertise You Need to Ensure Success
Corporate events and industry events take a huge amount of work to design, plan, and produce, and it’s not a task for just one person! If you need a little help—or a lot—ProGlobalEvents is here to take the load off your shoulders. We can handle one or more specific aspects of the event, or provide a full-service event team that handles everything in San Diego from start to finish.
Contact us to get started:
- Complete our online form.
- Call us at 888-373-5024.
- Email us at info@proglobalevents.com.
San Diego Event Resources
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San Diego Convention Center™
The San Diego Convention Center is right in the center of downtown, in the Marina district. Not only is it a central location, within walking distance of many major city attractions, it also boasts incredible views of the city and bay. At a total of 2.6 million square feet, it’s one of America’s biggest convention centers. There’s 615,000 square feet of exhibition space, 204,000 of meeting space, a 90,000-square-foot pavilion, and an additional 284,000 square feet of lobby and pre-function space. Along with that, there’s another 184,000 feet of outdoor space. The icing on the cake? The center is only a five-minute shuttle ride from the airport!
Marina Village Convention Center
Thanks in part to its ocean-front location, the Marina Village Convention Center offers a completely different experience to that of the immense San Diego Center. The serenity of Mission Bay offers a more relaxed atmosphere, the perfect backdrop for training events, corporate retreats, workshops, corporate scavenger hunts, and team-building exercises. There’s plenty of room for trade shows and other large events too, with a total capacity of 2,100 people.
San Diego Training and Conference Center
With 5,000 square feet of meeting space, the San Diego Training and Conference Center is ideal for a range of purposes. The center has a total capacity of 134, with 6 meeting rooms ranging in size from 368 to 672 square feet, and a small, 108-square-foot conference room.
San Diego County Credit Union (SDCCU) Stadium
Located right in the heart of Mission Valley, this unique venue is just minutes from downtown San Diego. More than 5 million square feet in total, the stadium offers enough space for even the largest events. Host an intimate corporate event in one of the stadium’s many restaurants, lounges, or clubs. Conduct seminars, team-building exercises, or training sessions, or hold a corporate softball game on the field itself! With a capacity of up to 70,000, there’s also plenty of room for trade shows and exhibitions.
The University Club Atop Symphony Towers
If you’re looking for a special luxury venue, this is one to put on the list! As one of San Diego’s oldest private business clubs, the University Club is well-versed in the art of elite business events. For company holiday parties to formal business dinners, training and team-building sessions, directors’ meetings, and more, this venue provides an unparalleled level of luxury and attentive personal service. Club members receive special benefits, but membership isn’t required to host or attend a special event.
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa
Who says you can’t mix business with pleasure? The Estancia at La Jolla makes it clear that business and pleasure are a great combination! Located near the beach in beautiful La Jolla, the hotel includes 210 comfortable guest rooms and 28 event rooms. There’s 25,000 square feet of flexible event space, including 15,000 square feet of private indoor space, 7,300 of outdoor space, and 10,000 of exhibition space.
Hilton® San Diego Bayfront
With 1,190 guest rooms, 165,000 square feet of meeting space, and some truly spectacular ocean views, there’s a lot to love about the Hilton on the bay. The hotel sports a total of 147 meeting rooms, ranging in size from 353 square feet up to the 61,200 of Bayfront Park, which holds 6,772 people at full capacity. In total, those 147 rooms can accommodate over 40,000 people, making this expansive hotel an ideal option for conferences and other large events.
Manchester Grand Hyatt® San Diego
One of the most iconic structures in San Diego, the Grand Hyatt has a grand total of 1,628 guest rooms, and 320,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space. With 47 meeting rooms, ranging from 102 square feet to 34,000, the hotel can accommodate conferences and other events of all sizes. The hotel is located near the San Diego Convention Center and the San Diego Airport, so it’s ideal as both a stand-alone venue and as a home-base for events at the Convention Center.
Porto Vista Hotel
Right in the center of Little Italy, with fabulous waterfront views, the Porto Vista Hotel is handy to numerous local attractions and just a few minutes from the airport. Along with 113 guest rooms, the Porto Vista offers 7,700 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space, with a boardroom, banquet room, and rooftop terrace. For annual meetings, a company holiday party, training, and other small events, the central location and attractive hotel setting makes this one a winner.
The Westin® San Diego Gaslamp Quarter
This colorful hotel is in San Diego’s fun and funky Gaslamp Quarter, known for its nightlife and restaurants. The Westin offers 450 guest rooms and 30,000 square feet of meeting space over 21 event rooms. The largest room, at 9,064 square feet, has a maximum capacity of 1,200. Others range in size from 345 square feet all the way up to 5,940. The Westin is ideal for small-to-medium conferences, meetings, and corporate social events.
Upcoming San Diego Events
- San Diego International Auto Show, 31 Dec 2020 – 03 Jan 2021
- San Diego Tango Festival, 31 Dec 2020 – 03 Jan 2021
- San Diego Spring Home Show, 08 – 10 Jan 2021
- San Diego Travel & Adventure Show, 09 – 10 Jan 2021
- American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention & Trade Show , 08 – 13 Jan 2021
- Bridal Bazaar, 17 Jan 2021
- San Diego Restaurant Week, 17 – 24 Jan 2021
- San Diego Rocket Con, 23 – 24 Jan 2021
- Annual SLAS Conference and Exhibition, 23 – 27 Jan 2021
- San Diego Sunroad Boat Show, 28 – 31 Jan 2021
- ATSSA’s Annual Convention & Traffic Expo, 29 Jan – 02 Feb 2021
- CREF/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo, 31 Jan – 03 Feb 2021
- GamerCon, 04 – 07 Feb 2021
- San Diego Miniatures Show & Sale, 06 – 07 Feb 2021
- Private Convention with Trade Show, 04 – 08 Feb 2021
- Distributech International Conference, 09 – 11 Feb 2021
- Clean Car Expo, 10 – 11 Feb 2021
- Oceanology International Americas, 15 – 17 Feb 2021
- SPIE Medical Imaging, 14 – 18 Feb 2021
- TechAdvantage Conference Expo, 21 – 24 Feb 2021
- Hot Chocolate Expo San Diego, 28 Feb 2021
- Cada State Convention, 03 – 06 Mar 2021
- Aaos Meeting & Exhibition San Diego, 09 – 13 Mar 2021
- San Diego Half Marathon, 21 Mar 2021
- The American Occupational Therapy Association Conference & Expo (AOTA), 08 – 11 Apr 2021
- Indian Gaming Tradeshow & Convention, 12 – 15 Apr 2021
- CXenergy Conference & Expo, 20 – 23 Apr 2021
- Gator by the Bay, 06 – 09 May 2021
- National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition (Nti San Diego), 24 – 27 May 2021
- Awwa Conference & Exposition San Diego, 13 – 16 Jun 2021
- SHRM Talent Management Conference & Exposition, 20 – 23 Jun 2021
- Comic-Con, 22 – 25 Jul 2021
- San Diego Spirits Festival San Diego, 11 – 12 Sep 2021
- ICA Annual Education Conference, 16 – 18 Sep 2021
- San Diego Bayfair, 17 – 19 Sep 2021
- OCEANS Conference & Exposition, 20 – 23 Sep 2021
- MCAS Miramar Air Show, 24 – 26 Sep 2021
- SAE Powertrains, Fuels & Lubricants Conference & Exhibition (PF&L), 28 – 30 Sep 2021
- Small Business Expo – San Diego (SBE San Diego), 30 Sep 2021
- Gaslight Steampunk Expo (GSE), 30 Sep – 03 Oct 2021
- Art San Diego, 01 – 03 Oct 2021
- MBA Annual Convention & Expo, 17 – 20 Oct 2021
- Mgma Conference & Exhibition, 24 – 27 Oct 2021
- Asn Kidney Week San Diego, 02 – 07 Nov 2021
- ASCP Annual Meeting & Exhibition, 04 – 07 Nov 2021
- San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival, 07 – 14 Nov 2021
- Realtors Conference & Expo San Diego, 12 – 15 Nov 2021
- Actfl Convention and World Languages Expo San Diego, 19 – 20 Nov 2021
- The FitExpo San Diego, 20 – 21 Nov 2021
- CSBA AEC Annual Education Conference and Trade Show, 02 – 04 Dec 2021
- San Diego International Auto Show, 30 Dec 2021 – 02 Jan 2022
- San Diego Tango Festival, 31 Dec 2021 – 03 Jan 2022