From arena ice to a lakeside lawn

Venues & facilities

Behind the DECC's doors are 250,000 square feet of arenas, ballrooms, halls, and meeting rooms, with a festival park and a historic ore boat just outside.

250,000 sq ft of meeting and exhibit space

9 venues at one waterfront address

1966 the original Duluth Arena Auditorium opens

1,300 dinner seats in the Lake Superior Ballroom

AMSOIL Arena

Duluth's biggest stage since the doors opened in 2010. Home ice for UMD Hockey and home turf for Minnesota Monsters arena football, with touring concerts and family shows between game days.

Opened 2010, the newest building on the DECC campus
Hosts hockey, arena football, concerts, and large ceremonies
Premium suites available through the suite owners program

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DECC Arena

It all started here. The original Duluth Arena Auditorium opened in 1966, and the spirit of camaraderie has lived on through every update since.

Exposition shows, car shows, and conventions on the arena floor
Ice time for the Duluth Figure Skating Club and hockey practice
Connects with Pioneer Hall and the Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall for combined expo footprints

Symphony Hall

The place to enjoy the best of local and visiting performers: the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, the Broadway at the DECC season, and comedy and concert tours all year.

Home of the DSSO
2026–27 Broadway season includes Hadestown, Shucked, Riverdance 30, and A Beautiful Noise
Fixed theater seating with assistive services available

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City Side Convention Center

60,000 square feet, 60,000 options. Added in 1990 for everything from board retreats to international conventions.

Lake Superior Ballroom: 26,000 sq ft, dinner seating for 1,300, divides into five rooms
Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall: 15,000 sq ft of first-floor expo space
Meeting rooms named for the North Shore: French River, St. Louis River, Gooseberry Falls, Split Rock, and the Board Room

Harbor Side Convention Center

Impressive on every level. The Harbor Side Ballroom overlooks Lake Superior, the Aerial Lift Bridge, and Canal Park.

Harbor Side Ballroom: 12,000 sq ft with panoramic lake views, theater seating for 1,000, classroom for 550
5,000 sq ft of pre-function space
Horizon Room divides into three meeting rooms on the lower level

Pioneer Hall

Pioneering winter sports since 1976, with 48,256 square feet of exhibit space that splits in two for the season.

North Pioneer Hall (20,480 sq ft): winter home of the Duluth Curling Club, host of two World Championships and U.S. Olympic Trials
South Pioneer Hall (27,776 sq ft): expos, catered events, and concerts year-round

Paulucci Hall

A DECC original, built alongside the arena in 1966 and named for Duluth legend Jeno Paulucci. Sized right for small expos and trade shows.

7,956 sq ft across four combinable sections
Theater seating for 540 with all sections open
Steps from the fresh breeze off the Lake Superior harbor

Bayfront Festival Park

One of Duluth's most beautiful public parks, on the shore of Lake Superior, where visitors watch ships from around the world pass under the Aerial Lift Bridge.

Summer festivals: blues, reggae, Fourth Fest fireworks, Oktoberfestival
Playfront Playground, the biggest playground in Duluth
Ice skating and a holiday lighting display in winter

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William A. Irvin

The former flagship of U.S. Steel's Great Lakes fleet, now a museum ship moored steps from the DECC. Seasonal tours, group rates, and the annual Irvin Family Day.

Guided tours run seasonally; group reservations available
A floating piece of Duluth shipping history

Floor plans, rigging grids, and capacity guides

Need the technical specs?

A new decc.org would put every floor plan, seating chart, and rigging grid in an accessible document library, tagged by venue and searchable. In this prototype, the room matcher gives you the highlights.

Match a room to your event