Meetings & Tournaments

60 minutes West of O'Hare and A World Away From Gridlock

From cozy family gatherings to multi-venue corporate events, the Rockford Region is the perfect place to hold your next meeting or sporting event. You'll avoid high hotel costs, dense traffic, cranky facility staffers and expensive, inconvenient parking.

• Meetings, Conventions, Group & Motorcoach
- The Rockford Region has all the amenities of a big city, at prices that won’t blow you away! You’ll be pleasantly surprised when you schedule a site visit and tour our hotels, function space and unique off-site venues.
• Sporting Events & Tournaments
- With world-class sports facilities -- and a solid record for hosting national, international and regional tournaments -- the Rockford Region is second to none in the Midwest, especially when it comes to Rockford soccer, softball, BMX, wrestling, tennis, bowling and hockey. Sports Illustrated says, “Rockford’s facilities have made it what many consider the 'Amateur Sports Capital' of the Midwest.”
• Reunions
- It’s never too early to start planning a reunion, whether it’s for your family, military unit, class or club. You’ll smile when you hear about all the things we can do to make it easy for you…from special reunion hotel packages, to assistance in finding venues (banquet halls and picnic pavilions) and vendors (DJs and color guards). We’re here to help!