Mohegan Sun Opens New Earth Expo & Convention Center
May 31, 2018
Mohegan Sun Executives, members of the Mohegan Council, local and state dignitaries and project partners — cutting the ribbon for the opening of the Earth Expo & Convention Center at Mohegan Sun.
Mohegan Sun celebrated the grand opening of the Earth Expo & Convention Center, the property’s $80 million expansion with a ribbon cutting ceremony held on Wednesday, May 30th. The state-of-the-art Earth Expo & Convention Center at Mohegan Sun is already making a name for itself as it makes Mohegan Sun home to one of the largest and most attractive exposition sites in the Northeast, with over 275,000 sf of flexible meeting and event space. The new Earth Expo & Convention Center is located next to the property’s Winter Parking Garage, adjacent to the Earth Tower guest rooms. The first major event held in Earth Expo will be the third annual Barrett-Jackson Northeast Auction of collector cars from June 20 – 23, 2018.
Featuring 15 meeting rooms including an executive boardroom and world-class service, technology and amenities, the Earth Expo & Convention Center at Mohegan Sun provides the perfect venue for corporate and association trade shows. The full expansion accounts for 250,000 total square-feet, which includes the 125,000-sf column free Earth Expo Center and 20,000-sf Earth Ballroom, both of which feature ample prefunction space right outside their doors.
Starting with Barrett-Jackson on June 20-23, 2018, the Earth Expo & Convention Center has established future long-term partnerships with United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI), the National Association of Postal Supervisors and the Connecticut Marine Trades Association, with plans to expand to more consumer geared shows and niche industry events.
The Earth Expo & Convention Center at Mohegan Sun.
The Earth Expo & Convention Center at Mohegan Sun offers a convenient location between New York City and Boston, with efficient, hassle-free accessibility from anywhere within New England and surrounding metropolitan cities. Easily reachable by toll-free interstate driving, the Earth Expo & Convention Center is just over an hour from both T.F. Green and Bradley airports with transportation by Mohegan Sun’s shuttle service and only 20 minutes from the New London Amtrak station by way of car service, taxi or Uber.
Earth Expo at Mohegan Sun is a column-free structure offering flexible programming within a long stretching space that also features natural light. The floor-to-ceiling windows and doors lead visitors to an outdoor patio which provides added gathering space in warm weather. Interior finishes on the Earth Expo & Convention Center offer a nod to the Mohegan Tribe’s cultural history, with custom carpeting and light fixtures that reflect Native American motifs, the nearby Thames River and the color palettes of the Earth and Sky Towers. In addition to being nearby Mohegan Sun’s hotel towers, Earth Expo & Convention Center is a short distance from Mohegan Sun’s Sky Convention Center, which is home to the 38,000-sf Uncas Ballroom.
Additional highlights of the new Earth Expo & Convention Center at Mohegan Sun include:
- 20,000-sf Ballroom, divisible into two and featuring over 3,000 sf of prefunction space.
- Free parking, eight bay loading dock from an open parking field and additional drive in access from two, grade-level drive-in doors.
- 15 meeting rooms total, ranging from 360 sf to 675 sf.
- A 1,263-sf Executive Boardroom with 230 sf of prefunction space and a private outdoor terrace.
- 3,500 sf of outdoor space including a large wrap-around terrace.
- A 5,360-sf kitchen.
- State-of-the-art technology with cutting edge audio & visual capabilities, digital and free Wi-Fi.
Experiences Beyond the Earth Expo & Convention Center
For conferences and events of epic proportions, Mohegan Sun is also home to the Sky Convention Center featuring a 38,000-sf Uncas Ballroom, 14,000 sf of prefunction space and 30 flexible and strikingly-designed individual meeting rooms, accommodating up to 5,300 people. The convention space includes an impressive Executive Boardroom, which offers 10-foot-ceilings, drop-down LDC projectors and screens with high-speed Internet access and individual lighting controls — perfect for satisfying the meeting needs on virtually any scale.
In total, Mohegan Sun’s meetings and conventions space now encompasses Earth Expo, two ballrooms and 45 meeting and breakout rooms, all accounting for over 275,000 sf.
In addition to featuring the premier convention destination in the Northeast, Mohegan Sun’s commitment to continuously provide new and exciting offerings that exceed guests’ expectations has translated into 1,600 hotel rooms in the Sky and Earth Towers, 45 diverse culinary options, more than 35 retail shops, three night clubs, two Mandara Spa locations, the award-winning 10,000-seat Mohegan Sun Arena, a 400-seat Cabaret Theater, the 350-seat Wolf Den music venue, the 260-seat COMIX Comedy Club, a 18-hole championship Mohegan Sun Golf Club, and of course, world-class gaming with three casinos under one roof.
To learn more, visit Mohegan Sun. And for meeting planners visit Mohegan Sun Meetings.