Venue for Off-Site Events Around the Long Beach Convention Center

Venue for Long Beach Convention Center–Adjacent Off-Site Events

Designed for the events that orbit every convention week — sponsor receptions, client dinners, brand activations, and leadership gatherings.

Sponsor receptions, client dinners, brand activations, leadership gatherings — all under one roof at 440 Elm.

Every convention week in Long Beach comes with its own orbit of off-sites:

a sponsor wants a reception with impact, exhibitors need a client-entertainment night, the marketing team wants an activation that photographs beautifully, and leadership needs somewhere quiet to gather their people.

Each one needs scale, flexibility, and control — three things hotel ballrooms rarely give you.

440 Elm was built to handle all of it.

Sponsor and Exhibitor Receptions

You’ve already invested in the booth; the reception is where you turn contacts into relationships.

Our Grand Ballroom seats 500 or holds 900 standing, with 30-foot ceilings, clean architectural lines, and time to actually install your design. Bring your own AV, your own brand décor, your own story.

We’ll make sure the hospitality holds up to the production.

Client Dinners and VIP Evenings

For smaller gatherings, planners use our Parlor and upper-level suites for private dining and executive evenings.

It’s quiet, refined, and walkable from every downtown hotel.

Guests step off the shuttle and into something that feels curated—not another banquet room.

Brand Activations and Product Launches

When your marketing team wants a space that feels like a stage, not a meeting room, 440 Elm gives you a neutral, historic canvas with power, rigging, and early load-in access.

No hotel contracts, no union restrictions, no 90-minute turnovers.

Just architecture and support that make creative work easier.

Internal Meetings and Leadership Celebrations

Many corporate teams extend convention week with internal awards, leadership sessions, or team dinners.

Here, you can combine a full conference-style program with restaurant-quality food and private service flow—all managed by Bite Catering Couture, our in-house culinary partner known for thoughtful, photogenic menus at scale.

Why Planners Choose 440 Elm During Convention Week

• Large, neutral ballroom with early setup access
• Integrated F&B that planners actually trust
• No vendor lock-ins or AV mark-ups
• One-event-at-a-time exclusivity for privacy and sound control
• 0.8 mile from the Convention Center — close enough to shuttle, far enough to breathe

See the Difference

If you’re planning your next convention in Long Beach and need an off-site that respects your timeline, your budget, and your creative standards, schedule a walkthrough at 440 Elm.

It’s the one venue near the Convention Center designed for how planners actually work.