Expo Center Parking Garages & Surface Lots (1 Mapped)
| Garage / Surface Lot | Daily Rate | Max Height Clearance | Sprinter / Box Truck OK? | Walk to Main Doors | Insider Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expo Center Main Convention Garage & Surface Lot | $15 – $28 / day | 7' 0" Garage • Unlimited Surface Lot | ✓ Yes (Sprinter Friendly) | 1–4 min walk to main registration concourse | Cashless credit/tap entry; Sprinter vans and box trucks stage in designated surface bays. |
Hall-Specific Rideshare Drop-Off Zones
Campus Transfer Times & Truck Marshaling Yard
Expo Center Freight Docks & GSC Marshaling: Freight carriers check in at the Del Mar GSC marshaling yard for weighed dock assignment across 11 loading bays.
Nearest Certified CAT Scale: Certified commercial truck scale ticket required for all LTL/FTL drayage check-ins in Del Mar.
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Ask specific operational questions — hand-carry monitor limits, electrical & drayage rates, closest walkable hotels, or 30-person VIP dining buyouts.
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Dates, credential pickup, exhibiting costs, labor rules, walkable hotels, and client dining.
Del Mar Union Labor Jurisdiction. Exhibitors may hand-carry small pop-up materials in a single trip without dollies; crated dock freight, forklift drayage, overhead rigging, and electrical distribution route through official facility and show contractors. Expo Center Exhibitor Carry-In Policy (Union Jurisdiction): One exhibitor badge-holder may hand-carry personal display materials or a single rolling luggage case in one trip through main public/hotel entrances without drayage charges; two-wheel dollies, pushcarts, and crated dock deliveries route through official material-handling labor.
Expo Center offers 2,500+ convention corridor rooms within a 10-minute walk/skybridge plus 3 vetted corridor steakhouses and full-venue buyouts. Federal FY 2027 GSA Per-Diem for Del Mar is $215/night lodging and $79/day M&IE.
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Upcoming Del Mar Conventions
Full Calendar →- General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina Annual Session 2026Oct 26–28, 2026 • 1,500+ B2B Attendees
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- GeoConvention 2026 2026May 11–13, 2026 • 3,200+ B2B Attendees
- Georgia Association of Water Professionals Annual Conference & Expo 2026Jul 12–15, 2026 • 1,500+ B2B Attendees
- Georgia Association of Water Professionals Fall Conference 2026Oct 13–15, 2026 • 700+ B2B Attendees