AHOY Congress & Convention Centre
If you want to organise an event at a state-of-the-art venue, Rotterdam Ahoy offers excellent facilities and is the most versatile event location in the Netherlands. We have over fifty years of experience in organising high-quality events and can ensure your event is a memorable one. Rotterdam also has much to offer and is one of the most popular cities in the Netherlands. Rotterdam is on many must-visit lists, both for business and tourism. So, Rotterdam is also the ideal city for your guests to visit for an event.
As the second largest city in the Netherlands, Rotterdam is frequently listed as a must-see-city. This certainly applies for business visitors. Its port is the hub of Europe's largest maritime cluster, but the Maasstad also operates at a world level within other strong economic sectors such as Clean Tech, Life Sciences & Health, Energy, Agro-food, Transport & Logistics and Finance. Thanks to the many internationally recognized knowledge institutes, a thriving international business community, high-quality culture and architecture, a rich leisure offer and a great diversity of residents, Rotterdam offers all in one. Supplemented by the good international accessibility, the competitive international price-quality ratio and the city compactness, Rotterdam forms an attractive conference destination.
Whether it is a large international conference or a more intimate business meeting. The brand new Rotterdam Ahoy Convention Centre (RACC) can easily be equipped in any setting. The state-of-the-art convention centre combines 35 rooms, an impressive auditorium (RTM Stage) with 2,816 seats, beautiful foyers and exhibition spaces. The auditorium can even be expanded to an XL version for 4,398 but Ahoy is also perfect for smaller meetings. The rooms on the second and third floors all vary in all different sizes. The RACC is directly connected to the exhibition and event halls and the Ahoy Arena. Combining trade fairs with a conference? No problem because the walking routes are very short. The convention centre has been designed to host the most diverse corporate events!
Easy access
The Rotterdam Ahoy Convention Centre is located in the heart of Rotterdam South, south of the "Nieuwe Maas” river. The versatile conference location can easily be reached by car, bicycle and public transport. The conference centre is ideally located near the highways and is just on a 5 minutes walking distance from the Zuidplein bus and metro station. The international Rotterdam The Hague Airport is just a 25 minute drive while Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is on a 50 minutes driving distance. The RACC offers excellent connections no matter where your guests come from.
Hotels
The hotel offer near the RACC is wide and diverse, allowing your delegations to choose an accommodation that matches each taste or budget. End of 2023 the doors of the newly built hotel right next to Rotterdam Ahoy will open. Read more about Rotterdam as a host city or view the hotel offer directly:
Iconic and historical place
Rotterdam Ahoy is the place where many international artists have helt stage. The Ahoy venue was made legendary by Pink Floyd in 1971. This is a location with a story, great hospitality and a perfect combination of live entertainment and business. With the new state of the art conference centre and a dedicated team of specialists, we can make your event excel.
Rotterdam Ahoy hosts and organizes many successful trade fairs and company events that can enhance your conference. Please feel free to check the opportunties with us.
Our location is closely connected to the Rotterdam city, a place of frontrunners and people who want to make a change. Entrepreneurship, innovation and experimentation are in the DNA of the city and its inhabitants. Why does Rotterdam offer the ultimate place for your meeting or conference? Check it out here.