Visit Bemidji, Minnesota

Bemidji is the First City on the Mississippi, in the heart of Minnesota's Northwoods; it is rich in beautiful scenery, abundant recreation, inspiring arts and culture. Here, within the beauty of Bemidji, reside the most comfortable accommodations and sophisticated facilities for a group meeting you can hope to find. From achieving a peaceful state of mind to state-of-the-art facilities, your meeting will be enhanced when held in Bemidji.

1. Change of Scenery. With a great deal of our venue space located on Lake Bemidji you will experience the great outdoors with all the amenities required to successfully host your meeting. Legendary roadside attractions, Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox stand ready to greet you all year round from the shores of Lake Bemidji!

2. Affordable. Competitive prices on food and beverages, as well as complimentary parking at hotels and at the Sanford Center, makes Bemidji a great option for meetings and conventions. Let us make your event memorable by providing state-of-the-art convention space with the affordability only northern Minnesota can offer!

3. Great Meeting Spaces. Only Bemidji offers a choice of distinctive meeting properties, from intimate lakeside settings to our 10,000 sq. ft. multi-use Sanford Center on Lake Bemidji. Other Bemidji facilities include the Hampton Inn & Suites South Shore Conference Center, Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Conference Center, Bemidji State University, Ruttger’s Birchmont Lodge, Beltrami County Fairgrounds, Concordia Language Village, and Bemidji Town and Country Club.

4. Great Hotels. Bemidji hotels, motels, and northern Minnesota resorts, provide a variety of relaxing lodging choices! With over 500 comfortable hotel and motel rooms, Bemidji offers a variety of options for your budget and style. Plus, we’re excited to announce that the Double Tree by Hilton located on Lake Bemidji is scheduled for completion this fall! Country Inn and Suites is also breaking ground soon and will be offering a hotel located on Lake Bemidji and connected to the Sanford Center!

5. Planner Offer. Let us help make your meeting a success by taking the hassle out of travel and providing a convenient transportation option for your attendees. When you book an event through Visit Bemidji, you will receive a complimentary motor coach bus to transport your meeting attendees from the metro area to Bemidji and back! Be sure to mention the “Take 5” promo to receive the complimentary offer. Call for more details!

For more information, be sure to check out Visit Bemidji online at www.visitbemidji.com.