Wednesday, April 1, 2015 • 10 am - 4 pm • Cross Insurance Arena* • Portland, Maine
Directions, Parking & Shuttle
Free Parking & Shuttle Service
Free offsite parking is available at 442 Commercial Street in Portland with easy access to and from I-295. VIP Charter Coaches has been hired to transport Expo attendees to and from the Cross Insurance Arena - a short five minute ride - at convenient five minute intervals.
Directions to Free Parking Lot
Traveling North to Portland on I-295, take Exit 4 to the Portland Waterfront. Travel on the off-ramp for one mile to the traffic light and turn right onto Route 1A (north). Travel for one mile on Route 1A (Commercial Street) to the Expo parking lot located just before the Irving gas station and across the street from the Maine International Marine Terminal.
Traveling South to Portland on 1-295, take Exit 7 onto Franklin Street. From the first traffic light travel 7/10 of a mile until Franklin Street ends at the intersection of Commercial Street. Turn right onto Commercial Street (Route 1A South) and travel 7/10 of a mile to the Expo parking lot located just past the Irving gas station and across the street from the Maine International Marine Terminal.
A shuttle bus arrives approximately every five minutes from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm to transport Expo attendees to and from the Civic Center.
Pay Per Hour Parking Garages
If you prefer to park nearer the Expo at your own expense, there are two parking garages on the Spring Street side of the Cross Insurance Arena - one one across the street from the Cross Insurance arena next to the Holiday Inn By the Bay and one next to the Cross Insurance Arena - both of which charge a reasonable by-the-hour fee.
GPS Addresses
If you’d like to navigate to the Expo via GPS, below are the street addresses you’ll need.
Cross Insurance Arena: 23 Spring Street, Portland, Maine
Commercial Street Free Parking Lot: 442 Commercial Street, Portland, Maine
Holiday Inn By the Bay Garage: 40 Spring Street, Portland, Maine
Spring Street Garage: 45 Spring Street, Portland, Maine
Attendee Registration Floorplan List of Exhibitors Host Hotel Workshops
For more information, contact show director:
Rebecca Dill
207-623-2178
Maine Restaurant & Lodging Expo is co-hosted by:
Show Logistics
Show Date & Time:
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
10 am - 4 pm
Exhibitor Set-Up:
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Assigned times from
10 am - 5 pm
Show Venue:
Cross Insurance Arena*
One Civic Center Square
Portland, Maine
Contact Us
Show Director:
Rebecca Dill [email protected]
207-623-2178
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About the Expo
The Maine Restaurant & Lodging Expo is the premier business-to-business trade show for Maine's premier industry - hospitality!
More than 120 exhibiting companies engage with hundreds of restaurant and lodging professionals in the most efficient and effective marketing event of the year.
Owners and employees of licensed foodservice and lodging establishments are invited to attend the Expo to find inspiration, education and resources for your every business need.
*The Expo will take place at the same venue as in previous years at the building formerly known as
the Cumberland County Civic Center which has recently been renamed the Cross Insurance Arena.