Location

Riverside, California cityscape with mountains on the horizon.

Riverside Convention Center

3637 Fifth Street
Riverside, CA 92501

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Hotels

The 2025 CAC will have room blocks at the following hotels:

Marriot Riverside, 3400 Market Street, Riverside, CA 92501
- Marriot Hotel Block Access
Hampton Inn Riverside Downtown, 3505 Market Street, Riverside, CA 92501
- Hampton Inn Hotel Block Access
Hyatt Place Riverside/Downtown, 3500 Market Street, Riverside, CA 92501
- Hyatt Place Hotel Block Access
Mission Inn Riverside, 3649 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501
- Mission Inn Hotel Block Access

What to Do in the Area

Food and Drinks

Downtown Riverside offers a variety of award-winning restaurants, including a AAA Five Diamond steak house, some of Southern California’s best Mexican food, fine French cuisine, specialty Italian, full-fledged American, and specialty boutique sandwich shops. Near downtown, there are a variety of restaurants including California Pizza Kitchen, El Torito, PF Chang’s, Yardhouse, and The Cheesecake Factory.

Riverside Food & Drink web page: https://riversidecvb.com/dining/

Shopping

Downtown Riverside offers the finest in boutique shops, all right outside the doors of the convention center and convention hotels. Shopping malls close to downtown include such national retailers as Nordstrom, Macy’s, and Forever 21, all surrounded by fine restaurants and evening entertainment.

Riverside Shopping web page: https://riversidecvb.com/play/shopping/

Arts and Culture

Downtown Riverside is the cultural, entertainment, and retail center of Inland Southern California, featuring a legendary collection of cultural landmarks, including Main Street’s pedestrian mall’s statues of great leaders. Downtown’s buildings are attractions in and of themselves, with even more inspiration waiting inside at spots like the Fox Performing Arts Center and the Riverside Municipal Auditorium and Events Center, the Riverside Art Museum, the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum, the National Historic Landmark Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, the Mission Inn Museum, and the most beautiful courthouse in America, the famed Riverside County Courthouse.

Riverside Arts & Culture web page: https://riversidecvb.com/play/arts-culture/

Activities

Offering a variety of activities to keep every visitor busy and satisfied, Riverside offers foodies an eclectic mix of restaurants, bars, pubs and local coffee houses. Shoppers enjoy Riverside’s boutique shops and national retailers. Outdoor enthusiasts bike Riverside’s historic trails, and hikers climb its famous mountains, while those looking to rest and relax do so at one on Riverside’s many specialty spas. In the hub of Southern California, the beaches, deserts, Disneyland, and even the snow-covered mountains are only a short drive away.

Riverside Activities web page: https://riversidecvb.com/play/activities/