Convention & Conference Attractions
Attendee experience zones, family tracks and evening events for multi-day programs in New Orleans.
Conventions have a problem trade shows don't: day three. Attendance sags, the hall gets quiet, and the sponsors who paid for foot traffic start asking questions.
An attraction zone is a scheduling tool. Put it on the agenda, place it where sponsors are, and you move people through the hall on the day they'd otherwise skip. We run ten or more units at once plus the 26-foot rock wall, all staffed.
Three ways conventions use us
- Attendee experience zone. A programmed area on the floor plan with several attractions, staffed, open during specific hours. Drives traffic on command.
- Family and youth track. If attendees bring families, a supervised attraction area is the single most appreciated thing on the program — and it keeps attendees in sessions instead of leaving early.
- Evening or closing event. Competition formats and a rock wall turn a closing reception into something people stay for.
Put it where the sponsors are
The most common miss we see is placing the attraction zone in a corner because there's floor space there. Place it deep in the sponsor area instead, so the queue path runs past the tables that paid for traffic. We'll build that into the layout — it costs nothing and it's the difference between a nice amenity and a sponsor renewal.
Planning for a multi-day program
- Programmed hours, not all-day. Open the zone when you need traffic. Staffed hours are cheaper than staffed days, and scarcity makes it an event.
- Throughput against session breaks. If 800 people hit the floor in a 30-minute break, the mix has to clear that or you've built a line, not an amenity.
- Multi-day installs stay up. Ballasted, secured overnight, and re-checked each morning before doors.
The building's requirements
- Floor plans go to the fire prevention authority through the facility, well in advance; revisions require resubmission. Get our footprints on the first plan.
- Ground-supported and ballasted — no rigging approval needed, no floor penetration, no adhesive on permanent surfaces.
- Freight and badging through your general contractor's move-in window.
- Certificate of insurance naming the facility, organizer and any other required parties.
Venue detail: Morial Convention Center · Caesars Superdome.
We plan it with you
Site walk-through with your event manager or GC, layout and crowd flow against your sponsor map, power mapped with venue electrical, throughput sized to attendance and break schedule, attendant staffing and run of show, and a setup walk-through before doors each day.
Common questions
How many attractions for a 2,000-person convention?
Depends on programmed hours and break structure, not headcount alone. Give us the agenda and we'll size it.
Can the install stay up across multiple days?
Yes. Units stay ballasted and secured overnight and are re-checked each morning before doors.
How much lead time?
Thirty days minimum; come earlier if your floor plan deadline is sooner.
Do you handle the venue paperwork?
We provide the certificate of insurance and equipment footprints in a format your GC can drop into the floor plan, and we coordinate directly with your event manager. You don't play middleman.
Request a proposal
Send us your dates, venue, expected attendance, agenda structure and allocated space.
Call 504-467-9424 All corporate events