The Atlantic City Convention Center and Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall anticipate record attendance numbers for the month of March. More than 140,000 attendees, exhibitors, and/or competitors are expected to visit the two facilities over the next 30 days.
The Progressive Insurance Atlantic City Boat Show presented by Discover Boating brought nearly 40,000 boating enthusiasts over the course of the five-day event that ran March 1 through March 5.
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall hosted the annual NJSIAA State Wrestling Championships March 2 – March 4. The event featured both the boy’s and girl’s championships this year and brought over 35,000 in attendance from across the state of New Jersey.
“Atlantic City and the venues will electric this upcoming month,” said Jim McDonald, General Manager of Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall and the Atlantic City Convention Center. “We are eager to see our larger annual events back as well as welcome some new events. We have something for everyone this year, including outdoor boating and camping enthusiasts; youth, collegiate, and professional sporting events; classic rock and old school R&B concerts; and our standard tradeshows of course. March will be a record-setting month in terms of attendance, and we are optimistic it will set the tone for the remainder of 2023.”
In the coming weeks, both venues will feature a full schedule of events. The Atlantic City Convention Center welcomes the Atlantic City RV & Camping Show, presented by the New Jersey Campground Owners Association. This is a new event for the center and is expecting record crowds as all exhibit space is sold out.
Boardwalk Hall is hosting the 2023 Hercules Tires Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championships Tuesday, March 7 , through Saturday, March 11. Classic rock groups Journey and special guest TOTO will perform on Friday, March 17, followed by New Edition: The Legacy Tour with Keith Sweat, GUY , and special guest Tank. Boardwalk Boxing Rd. 1, a professional boxing series, presented by Rising Star Productions, will take place on Saturday, March 25, in the Adrian Phillips Theater.
In addition, Atlantic City Convention Center will be hosting four Trade and Industry Conferences this month: The American Camp Association’s Tri-State Camp Conference March 14-16, Artists Simply Human March 17-19, the Impressions Expo March 23-25, an industry food show March 28, and the Carpenters Apprentice Competition March 30.
Tickets for upcoming events can be found on www.ACCenter.com or www.BoardwalkHall.com.
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall and the Atlantic City Convention Center are operated by OVG360 and owned and funded by the CRDA.
