Alexandria: venues, access and capacity
Alexandria, Virginia has 6 mapped venues in this dataset. Here is the shape of them, who they suit, and what an event67 rollout costs once you have picked one.
What Alexandria has to put people in
Alexandria has a recorded population of 159,102 (2024), inside the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area of about 6.4 million people.
The mapped inventory is 1 exhibition or convention hall, 2 dedicated conference and function spaces, 2 theatres and concert halls and 1 independent event space.
By type that is 1 convention centre, 1 hotel with function space, 1 theatre and 1 event space, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center | convention centre | not published | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) |
Conference and function space (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center | hotel with function space | not published | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) |
| Riverview Ballroom | banquet hall | not published | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Little Theatre of Alexandria | theatre | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Torpedo Factory Art Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
Independent event spaces (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Masonic National Memorial | event space | not published | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Alexandria 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 halls that take a trade floor
One venue in Alexandria is classified as exhibition or convention space.
- Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center543,889 sq ft footprint
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.
Travel, time zone and arrival
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) sits 5 km (3.1 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
The city runs on New York time (America/New_York). Schedules published in one zone and read in another are the most common cause of a half-empty first session.
At about 10,653 residents per square mile the city is compact enough that a venue and its hotel block are usually walkable, which removes a shuttle line from your budget.
Arlington, Washington and Suitland-Silver Hill are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Alexandria has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- DCA
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, 5 km (3.1 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 159,102
- 6.4 million across the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area
The recurring calendar
Alexandria already carries MAGFest on a recurring basis, which tells you the city can absorb an event of that shape.
- MAGFestconvention, since 2002
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for Alexandria, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
Before you hold a date
No published capacities
Not one Alexandria venue publishes a capacity in the open sources behind this page. Every room on the list will quote you a number directly, but you cannot compare them before you call, so build a fortnight of venue calls into the plan.
The city is smaller than the market
159,102 people live in Alexandria itself, but about 6.4 million live in the wider Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
The bill for a Alexandria programme
Take 240 people through the door in Alexandria — a mid-sized Alexandria programme, since no Alexandria venue publishes a capacity in open data. 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
- 240activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 190billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $950for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the venue, so the room you choose in Alexandria does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
What sort of event fits here
No capacity is published for any Alexandria venue, so match the format to the room on your site visit rather than to a number on a listing.
- trade shows and exhibitions
1 exhibition or convention hall means a booth plan is possible in Alexandria without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
The exhibition space here doubles as plenary space when the floor is cleared.
- association annual meetings
An association meeting needs one big room, several small ones and a hotel block, which is the combination Alexandria is set up for.
- award ceremonies
2 fixed-seat houses give you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of it.
- training days and workshops
2 purpose-built function spaces are the easiest kind of room to run a workshop in — the power and the load-in already assume it.
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
How much is event67 for a 240-attendee Alexandria conference?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so $950 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.
How big an event can Alexandria hold?
No Alexandria venue publishes a capacity in the open sources behind this page, so there is no honest number to quote. 6 venues are mapped here and each will quote a capacity directly. Ask for the seated, theatre and reception figures separately — they differ by a factor of two or more in the same room.
Does Alexandria have a convention centre?
Yes — 1 venue is classified as exhibition or convention space in Alexandria, including Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. Exhibition halls are booked by floor area rather than by seat, so ask for the hall sheet with column spacing and load-in access rather than a capacity number.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Alexandria?
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), about 5 km (3.1 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/New_York; publish every session in that zone and let attendees' phones convert it.
Is there a free tier for a small Alexandria event?
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.
What events already happen in Alexandria?
Recurring shows recorded for Alexandria include MAGFest. This list comes from Wikidata and covers series with an encyclopaedia entry, so it is a floor rather than a full calendar. Check your dates against it: hotel rates and venue availability both move around a returning show.
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