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GCCA 2025 Board of Directors Retreat

Join us to connect and collaborate for a successful 2026!

Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM (EST) to Friday, November 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM (EST)
Register Now Secure Your Hotel Before 10/6

Event Details

Please save the date for our annual GCCA Board Retreat: Thursday–Friday, November 6–7, 2025 in Columbus, Georgia. We’ll send the full agenda, prework and other details soon! Until then, please confirm your attendance by booking your hotel room using the group link below.

Hotel Details (Columbus Marriott)

  • Rate: $174.00/night (plus $5 per room per night + 17% tax)
  • Dates: Effective two days before and after our event
  • Booking deadline: Monday, October 6, 2025
  • Breakfast: Included
  • Cancellation: Up to 24 hours prior to arrival
  • Parking: $15 per vehicle per night
  • MClub: Not included in concierge rooms; available to Platinum+ Bonvoy members or can be added for $50/night

Reservation Link: Marriott Booking Link-- GCCA 2025 Board Retreat

If you have any issues with the link or questions about the reservation, please reach out to Mary for asssistance. If you are unable to attend, please let us know so we can plan accordingly.

Coming in early or staying afterwards? Call 706.324.1800 (option 2) to extend your stay at the GCCA Room Block price asap, and plan your stay in Columbus!

Here are some local favorites that Brittany has shared with us:

Dinner:
Mabella's Italian Steakhouse 
Saltcellar Seafood Restaurant 
Animal Farm 
The Loft 
Mill House 
Cocktails:
Stirrup Trouble - Very cute! Right across the street from The Marriott. 
Eighteen85 Rooftop Bar - This is at the top of Hotel Indigo
Several of the restaurants above can also do cocktails.
Nonic has a nice rooftop bar
Lunch: 
Mix Market at The Pearl 
Banks Food Hall 
Cannon Brew Pub
Minnie's Uptown Restaurant (Southern Cooking)
The Loft
The Black Cow
Plucked Up Chicken & Biscuits (closes at 2pm) - Good for brunch
Dinglewood Pharmacy (this is a short drive outside the Uptown area, but they have the best chili and hotdogs and have been here since 1918)
Coffee Shops:
Iron Bank Coffee
Fountain City Coffee Co.
Great Donuts:
Parlor Doughnuts 
Very Best Donuts
Things To Do:
Whitewater Express Zipline (you an zipline from Georgia to Alabama across the Chattahoochee River right from our Uptown area) 
Whitewater Rafting/Kayaking (Columbus has the longest urban whitewater rafting in the world)
Tour The Springer Opera House (historic theatre) (State Theatre of Georgia)
Boutiques to shop in 
Visit the Coca Cola Space Science Center 
Visit The RiverCenter of Performing Arts and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra 
Visit The Bo Bartlett Center to view the art gallery 
Live comedy at The Loft Green Room 
Rent a bike from Ride On Bikes and ride down the RiverWalk (I don't recommend doing this at night though)
Pedal Pub Columbus - Party Bike (its like a bar one wheels that takes you on a 2-tour of Columbus) 
Uptown Float (float in a sensory deprivation room)
Outside of the Uptown area we also have:
    Columbus Museum 
    National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus and the 
    National Infantry Museum (voted USA Today's Best Free Museum)
    Botanical Gardens
    Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center