Discover Santa Clara

5001 Great America Parkway 95054

Why Choose Our Destination?

Discover Santa Clara is the official destination marketing organization for the city of Santa Clara. The Discover Santa Clara team is your dedicated resource for the effortless access to information about our city. Let us streamline your journey and help plan your special events, conventions, tradeshows, meetings and conferences. Our team will assist with your site selection process, sending your RFP to our hotel partners, schedule hotel site inspections and tour facilities, pre-promotion attendance building, convention assistance and media assistance.

Distance from airport

  • Mineta San Jose International Airport

    1 mi. from city center

  • San Francisco Int'l Airport

    30 mi. from city center

  • Oakland Int'l Airport

    33 mi. from city center


Local Attractions

Santa Clara Convention Center

Convention center
5 minutes away
Located in the center of high-tech in Silicon Valley, the 302,000 sq. ft. Santa Clara Convention Center is the perfect setting for your convention, meeting, or tradeshow. New is the 22,400 square foot “Mission City Ballroom” which can be used in multiple configurations for a variety of meetings or events: 3,199 Theatre Set; 1,493 Banquet; 1,119 Classroom; or 111 Exhibit Booths. This ultra modern Convention Center features over 2,000 free parking spaces, 31 breakout rooms, a 607-seat theatre, full service caterer ARAMARK, and high quality audiovisual and telecommunciations services in Projection Presentation Technology and Smart City Networks.
5001 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA, US 95054

The Tech Museum

Museum
30 minutes away
Hands-on, imaginative high-tech exhibits showcase the past, present, and future of Silicon Valley.
201 So. Market St.
San Jose, CA, US 95113

Levi's Stadium

Recreation
1 mi. away
Levi's Stadium is a football stadium located in Santa Clara, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It has served as the home of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League since 2014.
4900 Marie P DeBartolo Way
Santa Clara, CA, US 95054

Mission Santa Clara de Asis

Historical landmark
20 minutes away
The eighth of 21 missions built in California founded by the Franciscans in 1777. The mission and surrounding gardens are located at Santa Clara University.
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA, US 95053

California's Great America

Park
10 minutes away
Northern California's largest theme park is California's Great America. The Park offers the most rides, the most thrill rides, and the most water rides. It is the only theme park to have a complete water park inside - free with admission. Open April - October annually.
Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA, US 95050

Winchester Mystery House

Historical landmark
20 minutes away
A beautiful, but bizarre 160-room Victorian mansion built by the Winchester heiress.
525 So. Winchester Blvd.
San Jose, CA, US 95128

Santa Clara University

University
20 minutes away
Santa Clara University is California's oldest-operating institution of higher education, with more than 150 years of history. Located on its campus is the eighth of the 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asis and Mission Gardens as well as the de Saisset Art Museum.
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA, US 95053

Ulistac Natural Area

Park
5 minutes away
40 acres of open space for hiking and exploring seven distinctive natural habitats. This land was originally used as a seasonal encampment for the Ohlone Indians (Ulistac was the name of an Ohlone chief). The Park is located along the Guadalupe River on Lick Mill Boulevard and the Creekside trail along the Guadalupe River.
4901 Lick Mill Blvd
Santa Clara, CA 95054

Convention Centers

  • Santa Clara Convention Center

    The 302,000 sq. ft. award-winning Santa Clara Convention Center is perfect setting for your meeting, tradeshow, or event. The Center features Silicon Valley's newest meeting space, the 22,400 sq. ft. Mission City Ballroom, plus a 607-seat theatre.

    • Exhibit Space100,000 sq. ft.
      Total meeting space122,400 sq. ft.
      Guest rooms 1 mi. from convention center2,593

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Additional Information

Santa Clara, known as "The Mission City" was founded in 1852 and has grown into an internationally diverse community. With 19.3 square miles of tree-lined neighborhoods, thriving commercial and industrial centers, and 300 days of sunshine each year, Santa Clara is an ideal location for meetings, conventions and leisure. Conveniently located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Santa Clara is home to an extraordinary array of high-tech companies, including Applied Materials, AMD, Intel, Nvidia, Ericsson. The city is also home to Santa Clara University, Mission College, California’s Great America Theme Park, and Levi’s® Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers and future host site of Super Bowl LX and FIFA World Cup in 2026. Served by three major airports, Santa Clara is within minutes from Mineta San Jose Int’l Airport (SJC) and a short drive from San Francisco and Oakland International Airports.

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