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Not one, but two high-profile events come to Charlotte during 2019. Every year since 2006, the “Queen City” has hosted the annual CIAA basketball tournament. For 2019, the NBA selected Charlotte to host the NBA all star game. Charlotte has grown significantly over the past 20 years to emerge as a major player in the United States for attracting internationally attended conventions and special events such as the NBA all star game. The question has come up that asks can Charlotte handle both 2019 all star weekend and 2019 CIAA weekend? It is not an issue of the ability to hosts two major events. The issue is can the “Queen City” hosts two major events scheduled just a few weeks apart?

Planning is Everything

With the CIAA basketball tournament scheduled for the first weekend of March 2019, the city of Charlotte has two weeks to recover from the more than 100,000 fans attending the 2019 all star weekend. Because of thorough planning, the Spectrum Center has plenty of time to transition from a NBA ready venue to a college basketball arena. Civic leaders have taken steps to ensure public works departments such as sanitation and law enforcement have the number of personnel required to clean the streets and protect fans attending the two sporting events. Both the NBA and CIAA monitor each respective tournament to confirm every logistical issue is addressed for both weekends. Can Charlotte handle both 2019 all star weekend and 2019 CIAA weekend?

The answer is a resounding yes.

What about 2019 NBA and CIAA Parties?

Both the 2019 all star weekend and 2019 CIAA weekend include a large number of parties, many of which celebrities host or attend. Although the city of Charlotte offers the infrastructure required for the parties to go off flawlessly, it is up to the hotels and restaurants located in Uptown to deliver a fist class experience for every partygoer. Hotels have to organize the bashes in large ballrooms and small conference rooms. Restaurants book private dining areas to accommodate more intimate social gatherings. The CIAA tournament features several parties thrown by alumni of the participating schools in the tournament. NBA all star parties are typically more accessible to fans attending the game.

Learn more about the parties of the 2019 all star weekend and the 2019 CIAA weekend by visiting TourneyParties.com.

Two Things in Charlotte’s Favor

Charlotte has two things going for it that makes hosting the two high-profile, nearly back-to-back events easier to organize. First, the “Queen City” experiences relatively mild weather during February. Temperatures should range on in the mid fifties for the 2019 all star weekend to the mid sixties for the 2019 CIAA weekend. Precipitation normally does not increase in spring until late March or early April. Charlotte also boasts one of the finest public transportation systems in the United States. Numerous bus lines and a light rail route make getting around Uptown as gentle to take as an ocean breeze.

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