Unleash the Potential of Your Events: Discover Greater St. Cloud!
Are you an event planner looking to boost attendance and elevate your next event? Look no further than Greater St. Cloud, Minnesota! We’re hosting the Greater St. Cloud FAMtastic Fridays, a unique familiarization trip designed specifically for event planners like you. Join us on a free FAM trip and experience firsthand why Greater St. Cloud is the perfect destination to host your next event.
This complimentary FAM trip goes beyond just a tour. You’ll have the opportunity to network with local venue representatives and get all your questions answered along with connecting with the Visit Greater St. Cloud staff. Plus, you’ll enjoy an exciting evening activity for two, showcasing the vibrant entertainment options available for your event attendees, Greater St. Cloud is a live entertainment hotspot! This insider’s look at Greater St. Cloud will help you visualize the success of your next event, with a centrally located and easily accessible location that attracts attendees and offers a variety of event venues to fit any size or style. Let Visit Greater St. Cloud be your partner in planning your next record-breaking event!
How it works:
STEP 1: Select a venue for a 3pm-4pm tour
Step 1: Venue Tour Options
- River’s Edge Convention Center
- River’s Edge is the perfect venue for your next event! The River’s Edge Convention Center is located in the heart of St. Cloud on the banks of the Mississippi River. It offers more than 150,000 square feet overall, flexible pre-function space with more than 60,000 square feet of continuous exhibit space featuring 24-foot ceilings. It has more than 19 meeting rooms that offer flexible space to help make your meeting productive. Additionally there are offices for event registration and/or staff use. Lighted truck bays allow direct access to the exhibit halls as well as two loading docks for convenience.
- The Park Event Center
- The Park Event Center, in its entirety consists of the The Park Event Center, Residence Inn by Marriott, Hilton Garden Inn as well as a full-service Maverick’s restaurant. Enclosed walkways connect all buildings for your convenience, especially for those winter days! They are the largest conference center complex in Waite Park, MN with over 15,000 square feet and a capacity for up to 800 guests. The Park is equipped with all the services & amenities desired to host events from small staff affairs to world-class banquets. From intricate details to the grand execution, the sales & catering team will make sure your next event is exceptional.
- Holiday Inn and Suites
- No matter what brings your group together, you’ll be glad you chose Holiday Inn® for your event venue. From business workshops to family reunions, Holiday Inn and Suites event facility offers everything you need to make your next event special. Offering 13 meeting room spaces and space for groups over 500, along with booth spaces for over 150+ booths, Holiday Inn and Suites offers flexible spaces that fit best for your needs.
- Best Western Plus Kelly Inn
- The Best Western Plus Kelly Inn offers 7,390 square feet of flexible, easily accessible meeting/conference space, conveniently located in the heart of downtown St. Cloud! Situated on the banks of the Mississippi River, adjacent to River’s Edge Convention Center, the Best Western Plus Kelly Inn caters to the professional meeting planner with a staff of seasoned hospitality professionals, experienced in all phases of meeting planning and execution!
*you must select one (or more) venues to be included in the FAM trip. Tours take place at 3pm and last approx. 1 hour.
STEP 2: Select a date (September 27, October 18, October 25) and an activity happening on that date as listed below.
Step 2: Date Selection + Activity Options
September 27
- Thompson Square
- 7:30pm show at Paramount Center for the Arts
- The Grammy-nominated duo has toured the world; won multiple ACM, ACA, CMA, and CMT awards; appeared on The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, NBC’s TODAY Show, CBS This Morning as well as numerous primetime tv specials and awards shows; earned No. 1 records in three countries, and even launched their own podcast. They’ve been praised as “remarkable” by Taste of Country, “deeply personal and emotional” by Sounds Like Nashville, and “vivacious” by Rolling Stone.
- RUMBLE SEAT- A Tribute to John Mellencamp
- 7:30pm Show at Pioneer Place on Fifth
- Rumbleseat is an explosive experience that leads fans into the musical world of John Mellencamp. Audiences have been singing and dancing to the hits they recognize ever since this band came on the scene. Composed of a nine piece band, complete with a fiddle and a pedal steel, Rumbleseat produces a full, all encompassing sound that has to be seen live to be fully appreciated. Concert versions of songs, stories about John Mellencamp, and interactive sets, create a vibrant scene. The band is tight, powerful, and fun to watch!
October 18
- GREAT Theater: Waitress
- 7:30pm at Paramount Center for the Arts
- A new musical that serves up a generous slice of humor and a side of candid dialogue, while navigating life’s unexpected ingredients. Based on the film and featuring a soul-stirring score by Grammy-nominated artist Sara Bareilles, Waitress is a celebration of resilience, self-discovery, and the family we choose. It serves up a generous helping of toe-tapping tunes and unforgettable moments, proving that even in the face of challenges there’s a chance to bake your own recipe for happiness.
- Pandemic ROCKS!
- 7:30 at Pioneer Place on Fifth
- DANCE FLOOR! Playing the 80’s party music including Journey, Styx, Foreigner, Loverboy, Bon Jovi, Poison, Motley Crue, Van Halen, Whitesnake, Lita Ford, Pat Benatar, Joan Jett, Bryan Adams and more!
October 25
- GREAT Theater: Waitress
- 7:30pm at Paramount Center for the Arts (ASL Interpreted)
- A new musical that serves up a generous slice of humor and a side of candid dialogue, while navigating life’s unexpected ingredients. Based on the film and featuring a soul-stirring score by Grammy-nominated artist Sara Bareilles, Waitress is a celebration of resilience, self-discovery, and the family we choose. It serves up a generous helping of toe-tapping tunes and unforgettable moments, proving that even in the face of challenges there’s a chance to bake your own recipe for happiness.
- The Mad Scientist Presents- A Tribute to AC/DC
- 7:30 at Pioneer Place on Fifth
- DANCE FLOOR! Alex Parsons, the lead singer in the amazing Queen tribute show by The Crown Jewels is the voice of this fun Tribute to AC/DC.
- SCSU Men’s Hockey Game
- Herb Brooks National Hockey Center
- SCSU Huskies take on Augustana
STEP 3: Select a hotel for your overnight accommodation.
Step 3: Hotel Options
- Best Western Plus Kelly Inn
- Courtyard By Marriott
- Holiday Inn and Suites
- Hilton Garden Inn
Use the following form to select your choices and a sales rep from Visit Greater St. Cloud will be in touch with you.
