Planning a conference in Arlington
Everything an organizer needs before committing a date in Arlington, Virginia — 6 mapped venues, capacity where it is published, airport distance and local time.
The State Theatre states a capacity of 850. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
What Arlington has to put people in
Arlington has a recorded population of 207,627, in Virginia.
Counted by what they are for, that is 2 dedicated conference and function spaces, 1 theatre or concert hall and 3 independent event spaces.
That works out at about 3 venues per hundred thousand residents, so the field is thin relative to the population and the larger rooms book out a long way ahead.
By type that is 3 event spaces, 2 conference centres and 1 theatre.
Conference and function space (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative Plaza Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| John T. Hazel, MD Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| The State Theatre | theatre | 850 | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) |
Independent event spaces (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binns Memorial Hall | event space | not published | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| Hawthorne Village Events Room | event space | not published | 15 km (9.6 mi) |
| Carlin Hall | event space | not published | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Arlington 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 Arlington is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 850 seats, at The State 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.
Getting attendees to Arlington
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) sits 6 km (3.7 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
Local time is New York time (America/New_York) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
Washington, Alexandria and Bethesda are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Arlington has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- DCA
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, 6 km (3.7 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population
- 207,627
- GeoNames (cities15000)
The local constraints
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Arlington 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.
What event67 costs for a Arlington event
A Arlington programme at 850 activated attendees — sized to The State Theatre, the largest stated capacity in the Arlington dataset — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- activated attendees
- 850activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 800billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $4,000for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the venue, so the room you choose in Arlington does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
By event type
850 seats is the largest room on record, so Arlington suits a training programme, a regional chapter meeting or a single-track conference rather than an exhibition.
- award ceremonies
1 fixed-seat house gives 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.
- leadership retreats
Smaller rooms suit a retreat better than a hall does, and Arlington has them.
Where this data comes from
- GeoNames, CC BY 4.0
- 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 850-person event in Arlington?
850 activated attendees means 800 billable after the free 50, so $4,000 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 Arlington?
Of the 6 venues mapped in Arlington, the largest stated capacity belongs to The State Theatre at 850. 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 Arlington?
Nothing in the Arlington 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 Washington. For a conference without an exhibition, the 6 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Arlington?
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), about 6 km (3.7 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.
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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Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.