Directions and Parking instructions
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ENTRANCE to check in:
8:00 am is FRONT ENTRANCE on MAIN STREET until the end of the conference
Coat check
Coat check is available at the door.
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Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and the City of Springfield plan to help improve the flow of traffic.
For a full breakdown of parking and police locations, click here.
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PARKING
FREE SHUTTLE RUNNING ALL DAY!
MassMutual Center does not own or operate any local parking facilities. The Civic Center Parking Garage is currently closed and under construction.MGM Springfield has FREE parking, the lot is a short, safe and easy walk, 1/4 mile away- Give yourself 10 extra mins.
WE HAVE PROVIDED A FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE FROM MGM TO MASS MUTUAL CENTER- To leave the garage, take the ELEVATOR down to the ground level.
- The elevators will take you into the casino where you then exit directly left OUT of the building towards the street you entered the SELF-PARKING garage.
- Once you exit the building, walk a short distance (about 200 feet) to STATE STREET.
- Turn right to walk towards MAIN STREET
- At crosswalk turn left down Main Street, you will see the MassMutual center clearly on your right. Walk along the front of the building (where you see its tall windows on your right).
- Enter on Main Street
Street parking is FREE, but is limited.
- Parking all along the streets in Springfield is FREE on weekends! No need to feed the meters.
- Entrance to the conference on MAIN STREET
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Accessible Parking:
Handicapped parking is available across from the MassMutual Center box office at the ProPark surface lot (East Court Lot - 22 Bruce Landon Way). If you require handicap-accessible parking, a limited number of spaces will be available in this lot. You will be required to show your hanging tag to gain access to the lot.
Should the East Court Lot reach full capacity by your time of arrival and you still require accessible parking, city street handicap spaces will be available on a first-come, first-served basis on the corner of Bruce Landon Way and Dwight Street, as well as on Court Street across from the MassMutual Center. For a visual representation, please refer to the map below.
There are also additional parking spots and garages within the City of Springfield Parking Authority (SPA). For a list of parking options within the SPA, click here.
Alternatively, free parking is available 24/7 at MGM Springfield (1 MGM Way), and on-street parking is free (where available) on weekends.
Please note that anyone parking a vehicle in these spaces or around the MMC that does not fall within these parameters is violating the city's parking ordinance and is subject to fines/penalties and towing at the vehicle owner's expense.
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Shuttle Service
We are providing a FREE Shuttle service through King Gray Coach Lines from MGM Springfield to the MassMutual Center all day!
Shuttle service will be available starting at 7:45. There will be two continuous shuttles from 8-10 am and 3:30-6:30 pm.
Between 10 am- 3 pm there will be one shuttle leaving MMC every 30 mins.
If attendees choose to walk, they can circle the MGM Casino floor to the exit on Main Street and enter the MassMutual Center via the Convention Center doors at the corner of Main Street and State Street. Attendees can walk indoors through the doors facing Main street.
Following the event, attendees looking to go toward MGM Springfield are encouraged to use the State Street exit.
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Driving directions
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Traveling North on I-91Take Exit 5 (Springfield Center), onto East Columbus Avenue
- Continue up East Columbus Avenue (about ¼ mile) to Court Street
- Take a right onto Court Street and proceed past Symphony Hall, City Hall and Sovereign Bank
- MassMutual Center is located at the corner of Bruce Landon Way and Main Street across from Court Square
Traveling South on I-91
- Take Exit 5B (Springfield Center Columbus Avenue)
- Turn left at the light at the end of the ramp
- Go under the highway and straight through one light
- Take a right at the second light onto Main Street
- MassMutual Center is located at 1277 Main Street across from Court Square
Traveling West on I-90 (MA Turnpike)
- Take Exit 51 off the MassTurnpike to Rt. 291.
- From Rt. 291, take Dwight Street Exit. Turn left at the end of the ramp and follow Dwight Street to MassMutual Center
Traveling East on I-90 (MA Turnpike)
- Take Exit 45 onto I-91 South
- Take Exit 5B (Springfield Center Columbus Avenue)
- Turn left at the light at the end of the ramp
- Go under the highway and straight through one light
- Take a right at the second light onto Main Street
- MassMutual Center is located at 1277 Main Street across from Court Square
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Discounted Room at Sheraton
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Lodging
If you are traveling and wish to stay overnight, you are certainly welcome to find your own accomodations, but we are able to help you!
Click here for information through the MassMutual Center
(the MassMutual site lists Attractions and Restaurants)
Information at the Sheraton
Holiday Inn
Naomi's Inn B&B
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