Convention centres — Provence & Marseille
Marseille Chanot
Marseille Chanot is the city's convention and exhibition complex, on a 17-hectare site near the Prado and the Vélodrome. Since 1 January 2025 it has been operated by Marseille Events, a GL events subsidiary, under a public service delegation.
- Destination
- Provence & Marseille
- District
- Prado (8e arrondissement)
- Max. capacity
- 3,200 pax
- Exhibition space
- 60,000 m²
Marseille Chanot is the city's convention and exhibition complex, on a 17-hectare site near the Prado and the Vélodrome. Since 1 January 2025 it has been operated by Marseille Events, a GL events subsidiary, under a public service delegation.
The tourism office describes about 60,000 m² of modular space arranged in several 'palais', among them the Palais des Congrès, Grand Palais, Palais de la Méditerranée, Palais Phocéen (14,000 m²) and Palais des Événements, the plenary hall, quoted at up to 3,200 seats. Hall areas differ between sources; confirm the layout for your dates with Marseille Events.
The site suits large conventions combined with exhibition space, with 1,800 parking spaces on site and the waterfront and Old Port reachable by metro.
Access
Metro line 2 (Rond-Point du Prado) stops at the site; Saint-Charles station (TGV, about 3 hours from Paris) is roughly 15 minutes away by metro. Marseille Provence airport is about 30 minutes by car.