Holding an event in Ada
Everything an organizer needs before committing a date in Ada, Oklahoma — 9 mapped venues, capacity where it is published, airport distance and local time.
McSwain Theatre states a capacity of 574. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Ada venue landscape
Ada has a recorded population of 16,578 (2024), inside the Ada, OK area of about 38,000 people.
Counted by what they are for, that is 1 dedicated conference and function space and 8 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 54 venues per hundred thousand residents, which is a dense field for a city this size — you will usually have a second choice at the same capacity.
By type that is 8 event spaces and 1 conference centre.
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickasaw Business and Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
Independent event spaces (8)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| McSwain Theatre | event space | 574 | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Ada Gaming Center | event space | not published | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
| The Dowry Event Center, LLC | event space | not published | 5.9 km (3.7 mi) |
| Wild Rose Place | event space | not published | 9 km (5.6 mi) |
| Fossil Creek Ranch | event space | not published | 12 km (7.7 mi) |
| International Temple, Supreme Assembly, Order of the Rainbow for Girls | event space | not published | 85 km (53 mi) |
| Masonic Temple | event space | not published | 67 km (41 mi) |
| McAlester Scottish Rite Temple | event space | not published | 85 km (53 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Ada appears above. The ones with enough published detail to be worth reading have their own guide and are linked; the rest are named here, which is honest about what the record holds without giving each of them a page made of three facts.
The largest rooms on record
Nothing in Ada is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 574 seats, at McSwain Theatre.
Capacities are the figure the venue or an encyclopaedia entry published. They are usually the seated maximum, and the same room in banquet or reception layout can differ by half. Confirm the layout you want before you plan around a number.
How people reach Ada
Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is 109 km (68 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.
Local time is Chicago time (America/Chicago) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
Shawnee, Ardmore and Norman are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Ada has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- OKC
- Will Rogers World Airport, 109 km (68 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 16,578
- 38,000 across the Ada, OK area
Before you hold a date
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Ada dataset is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so a trade floor needs either an arena floor, a fairground, or a nearby city. Check the arena listings above before you promise exhibitors a booth plan.
Arrival is a half-day
109 km (68 mi) from OKC means most attendees lose a morning to travel. Open registration the evening before and put nothing you care about in the first slot.
What event67 costs for a Ada event
Take 570 people through the door in Ada — sized to McSwain Theatre, the largest stated capacity in the Ada dataset. The first 50 activated attendees are free on every event, so only the rest are billed, and the total stops moving at 1,000 however many more turn up.
- activated attendees
- 570activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 520billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $2,600for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the venue, so the room you choose in Ada does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
By event type
574 seats is the largest room on record, so Ada suits a training programme, a regional chapter meeting or a single-track conference rather than an exhibition.
- training days and workshops
1 purpose-built function space is the easiest kind of room to run a workshop in — the power and the load-in already assume it.
- leadership retreats
Smaller rooms suit a retreat better than a hall does, and Ada has them.
Where this data comes from
- GeoNames, CC BY 4.0
- US Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 estimates
- Wikidata, CC0
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- US population figures are US Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. event67 has no commercial relationship with any venue listed.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
What does an event app cost for a 570-person event in Ada?
570 activated attendees means 520 billable after the free 50, so $2,600 for the event. The price is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
What is the largest venue in Ada?
Of the 9 venues mapped in Ada, the largest stated capacity belongs to McSwain Theatre at 574. Capacities in open data are the figure the venue itself published, and they are the seated number rather than a standing or exhibition figure, so confirm the layout you actually want before you plan around it.
Can you run a trade show in Ada?
Nothing in the Ada dataset is classified as a convention or exhibition centre. A trade floor here means an arena floor, a fairground or a venue in a nearby city such as Shawnee. For a conference without an exhibition, the 9 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Ada?
Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), about 109 km (68 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/Chicago; publish every session in that zone and let attendees' phones convert it.
What happens under 50 attendees?
One live event with up to 50 activated attendees costs nothing. Beyond that it is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
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