City of Spokane population: 235,010
Spokane Metro area population: 461,000

We are located in Eastern Washington and serve western Montana, northern Idaho, and the southern Edmonton Providence of Canada.

We are the largest medical hub and urban center between Seattle, WA, and Minneapolis, MN. Fairchild AFB, Providence, Amazon, and the MultiCare Health System are our largest employers.

The largest industries include health and life sciences, manufacturing, managed service industry, food processing, high technology, and agriculture.

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Spokane International Airport (GEG) is just 8 minutes from the downtown convention district.

Spokane International Airport provides non stop service to 20 domestic cities. Find a comprehensive list of our non-stop flights here.

Interstate 90 (I-90) runs adjacent to the heart of downtown Spokane.

With a walkability score of 83 out of 100, attendees have access to 120+ restaurants and shops within an 8-block radius of Spokane's convention district.

In addition, downtown Spokane's ADA accessible rapid transit line, the City Line, offers departures every 7-15 minutes through the downtown districts.

Need to get further than downtown? Spokane also has traditional transportation services such as Uber, Lyft, Taxi, and shuttles.

Yes! Spokane is home to several collegiate and professional sports teams.

Collegiate

Gonzaga University Bulldogs (Division I)

Whitworth University Pirates (Division III)

Spokane Sasquatch (NWAC)

Eastern Washington University is a short 20 minute drive from Spokane home of the EWU Eagles (Division I, FCS) and 1.5 hours from Washington State University Cougars (Division I, Pac12)

Professional

Spokane Velocity Mens Soccer (USL League One)

Spokane Zephyr Womens Soccer (USL Super League)

Spokane Chiefs Hockey (Western Hockey League)

Spokane Indians Baseball (Minor League Baseball)

• Best of Broadway at the First Interstate Center for the Arts
• Spokane Comedy Club
  
• The Fox Theatre
  
• Spokane Veteran’s Memorial Arena – 12,000 seat concert venue
• Spokane Pavilion at Riverfront – outdoor amphitheater in park setting featuring live music
• The Knitting Factory
  
• One Spokane Stadium
  
• Spokane Civic Theater
  
• The Bing Crosby Theater
  
• Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center at Gonzaga

Find more information on live entertainment.

We are a city surrounded by endless outdoor parks and recreation opportunities, with one of our largest parks located right in the heart of downtown.

Explore our parks and rec here.

• Inlander Restaurant Week (February)
• Bloomsday (May)
• Lilac Festival (May)
• Pride (June)
• Terrain (October)
• Hoopfest (June)
• Tacos y Tequila (August)
• Pig Out in the Park (September)
• Great Outdoors Comedy Festival (August)
• Volume Music Festival (September)

Banners and other public promotional signage may be possible for large groups and events. Email our Convention Services department to submit a request.

Feel free to use the hashtag #meetinspokane, along with your event's hashtag so that we can share some love with you on social media! We've even put together some suggested social media posts here.

Eastern Washington is often called the sunny side of state and with 171 days of sun a year, there's no wonder why!

Our peak season includes March, April, and May for convention and sporting events.

June through August are busy with leisure travel, but can also show to be busy with conventions in certain years.

The shoulder season includes Mid to late February, September, and October. However, September and October can sometimes be high for Convention business.

Spokane’s low season includes mid to late November, December, January, and early February.