Stamford
Welcome to our Meeting and Event Planning Guide for the Stamford - Greenwich area of Connecticut, a guide for meeting & event professionals. Conveniently located 25 miles east of New York City, the Greater Stamford area is an authentic coastal New England destination that offers rich history, a maritime heritage, and lively urban and suburban elements. This area of Fairfield County serves as an accessible meeting destination with a variety of unique venues within reach of New York City, as well as an enjoyable vacation spot, thanks to its host of attractions, boutique & luxury shops and fine restaurants.
Stamford- Greenwich sits within a two-hour drive of six airports, which include all airports of the Greater New York City area: Westchester County Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport in addition to the Connecticut airports of Bradley International Airport, Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport, and Danbury Regional Airport. Once in Stamford, visitors can access the CTtransit bus system, which operates 20 local routes in the Greater Stamford area, as well as ride the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, which connects Fairfield County with New York City's Grand Central Terminal and Hartford’s Union Station.
The largest venue in Stamford is Chelsea Piers CT, an upscale sports complex that offers 80,000 square feet of trade show and exhibition space. Other meeting and event venues in Greater Stamford include the beautiful and modern Hilton Stamford Hotel &Executive Conference Center. Situated in a corporate center of downtown Stamford, the 484-room Hilton Stamford Hotel & Executive Conference Center offers 43,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 10,000-square-foot ballroom, the largest hotel ballroom in the State of Connecticut. Additional major hotel spaces include the Stamford Marriott Hotel & Spa, the Crowne Plaza Stamford and the Hyatt of Greenwich. Boutique and independent hotels and inns are plentiful in this region.
Many of the attractions and popular sites in the Stamford area double as unique venues that serve as fantastic meeting and event spaces. An architectural attraction in the Stamford area, the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, is recognized as one of the earliest and most significant Second Empire-style country houses in the country. Built between 1864 and 1868, the house with beautiful Gilded Age interiors and furnishings has been featured on the America's Castles television series and in the movie The Stepford Wives. Groups can hold events in the home's newly renovated first floor, which features a rotunda with 42-foot-tall ceilings and four furnished period rooms.
Additional unique venues include the historic Palace Theater, which welcomes full-venue rentals for its 2,565-seat theater, as well as smaller group rentals. Up the road (Interstate 95), The Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport serves as a popular sports and entertainment venue, as well as a fantastic option for corporate and special events held on its 23,000-square-foot arena floor, 16,000-square-foot arena concourse and in a variety of breakout rooms. For a group event with a taste of the exotic, Beardsley Zoo welcomes groups to gather in indoor and outdoor spaces scattered throughout its 52-acre property.
Beyond its wealth of meeting sites and unique venues, Stamford – Greenwich is home to a number of corporate headquarters and branch campuses for the University of Connecticut, University of Bridgeport and Sacred Heart University. This area is rich in high-tech, high finance, information technology, telecommunications and Considered one of the wealthiest counties in the United States, the level of service and quality of product is outstanding, yet surprisingly affordable
Stamford, a Media mecca- besides NBC Sports Group and NBC Universal syndicated programs being located in Stamford, a number of other sitcoms, major productions, Games shows, Talk shows as well as movies are produced here. In addition to the WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Global headquarters in Stamford.
Stamford- Greenwich sits within a two-hour drive of six airports, which include all airports of the Greater New York City area: Westchester County Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport in addition to the Connecticut airports of Bradley International Airport, Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport, and Danbury Regional Airport. Once in Stamford, visitors can access the CTtransit bus system, which operates 20 local routes in the Greater Stamford area, as well as ride the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, which connects Fairfield County with New York City's Grand Central Terminal and Hartford’s Union Station.
The largest venue in Stamford is Chelsea Piers CT, an upscale sports complex that offers 80,000 square feet of trade show and exhibition space. Other meeting and event venues in Greater Stamford include the beautiful and modern Hilton Stamford Hotel &Executive Conference Center. Situated in a corporate center of downtown Stamford, the 484-room Hilton Stamford Hotel & Executive Conference Center offers 43,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 10,000-square-foot ballroom, the largest hotel ballroom in the State of Connecticut. Additional major hotel spaces include the Stamford Marriott Hotel & Spa, the Crowne Plaza Stamford and the Hyatt of Greenwich. Boutique and independent hotels and inns are plentiful in this region.
Many of the attractions and popular sites in the Stamford area double as unique venues that serve as fantastic meeting and event spaces. An architectural attraction in the Stamford area, the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, is recognized as one of the earliest and most significant Second Empire-style country houses in the country. Built between 1864 and 1868, the house with beautiful Gilded Age interiors and furnishings has been featured on the America's Castles television series and in the movie The Stepford Wives. Groups can hold events in the home's newly renovated first floor, which features a rotunda with 42-foot-tall ceilings and four furnished period rooms.
Additional unique venues include the historic Palace Theater, which welcomes full-venue rentals for its 2,565-seat theater, as well as smaller group rentals. Up the road (Interstate 95), The Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport serves as a popular sports and entertainment venue, as well as a fantastic option for corporate and special events held on its 23,000-square-foot arena floor, 16,000-square-foot arena concourse and in a variety of breakout rooms. For a group event with a taste of the exotic, Beardsley Zoo welcomes groups to gather in indoor and outdoor spaces scattered throughout its 52-acre property.
Beyond its wealth of meeting sites and unique venues, Stamford – Greenwich is home to a number of corporate headquarters and branch campuses for the University of Connecticut, University of Bridgeport and Sacred Heart University. This area is rich in high-tech, high finance, information technology, telecommunications and Considered one of the wealthiest counties in the United States, the level of service and quality of product is outstanding, yet surprisingly affordable
Stamford, a Media mecca- besides NBC Sports Group and NBC Universal syndicated programs being located in Stamford, a number of other sitcoms, major productions, Games shows, Talk shows as well as movies are produced here. In addition to the WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Global headquarters in Stamford.
Weather and Seasonality
Connecticut and this southwestern region, experiences four distinct seasons, ranging from warm summers to beautiful snowy winters. The average annual rainfall is 44 inches and annual snowfall averages 48 inches, occurring most heavily from mid-December to late March. The city's warmest month is July, with average high temperatures in the mid-80s. January is the coldest month, with average high temperatures in the mid-30s. Late spring and early fall are popular times to visit Connecticut, as mild temperatures range between the 60s and 70s during these times. Fall visits are especially ideal, as the season offers a spectacular display of colorful foliage and crisp, fresh air.
| Month | High/Low °F | Seasonality |
|---|---|---|
| January | 38°/19° | Low |
| February | 41°/20° | Low |
| March | 50°/28° | Medium |
| April | 62°/37° | Medium |
| May | 72°/47° | High |
| June | 80°/56° | High |
| July | 85°/61° | Medium |
| August | 83°/60° | High |
| September | 76°/53° | High |
| October | 65°/42° | High |
| November | 54°/34° | Medium |
| December | 42°/24° | Low |