Planning a conference in Arlington
Everything an organizer needs before committing a date in Arlington, Texas — 14 mapped venues, capacity where it is published, airport distance and local time.
AT&T Stadium states a capacity of 105,000. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Arlington venue landscape
Arlington has a recorded population of 403,672 (2024), inside the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area of about 8.3 million people.
Counted by what they are for, that is 2 dedicated conference and function spaces, 8 arenas and stadiums, 2 theatres and concert halls and 2 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 6 stadiums, 2 arenas, 2 event spaces and 1 hotel with function space, plus a longer tail below.
Conference and function space (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loews Arlington Hotel and Convention Center | hotel with function space | not published | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
| Arlington Museum of Art | conference centre | not published | 3.3 km (2.1 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (8)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T Stadium | stadium | 105,000 | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
| Choctaw Stadium | stadium | 48,114 | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
| Globe Life Field | stadium | 40,300 | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
| Maverick Stadium,Texas | stadium | 12,500 | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
| College Park Center | arena | 7,000 | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Clay Gould Ballpark | stadium | 1,600 | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
| 360 Elite Arena of Arlington | arena | not published | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
| Cravens Field | stadium | not published | 3.3 km (2.1 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| MetroCenter | concert hall | not published | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) |
| Texas Hall | theatre | not published | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
Independent event spaces (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Live! | event space | not published | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
| Bob Duncan Center | event space | not published | 4.2 km (2.6 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 105,000 seats, at AT&T Stadium.
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.
Arrival logistics
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is 19 km (12 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
Arlington keeps Chicago time (America/Chicago), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
Grand Prairie, Euless and Bedford 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
- DFW
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, 19 km (12 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 403,672
- 8.3 million across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area
Shows that return every year
Conference on Applied Machine Learning in Information Security come back to Arlington. A returning show is the best evidence a place has the rooms, the hotel stock and the airlift to carry one.
- Conference on Applied Machine Learning in Information Securityacademic conference
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for Arlington, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
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.
The city is smaller than the market
403,672 people live in Arlington itself, but about 8.3 million live in the wider Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
What event67 costs for a Arlington event
Take 950 people through the door in Arlington — sized to AT&T Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Arlington 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
- 950activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 900billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $4,500for 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
With a stated ceiling of 105,000 seats, Arlington can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 105,000-seat room carries a plenary with breakouts running alongside it.
- association annual meetings
An association meeting needs one big room, several small ones and a hotel block, which is the combination Arlington is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 105,000 takes an audience no conference venue in Arlington can.
- sports tournaments
The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.
- award ceremonies
2 fixed-seat houses give you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of 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 950-attendee Arlington conference?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so $4,500 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 14 venues mapped in Arlington, the largest stated capacity belongs to AT&T Stadium at 105,000. 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 Grand Prairie. For a conference without an exhibition, the 14 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Arlington?
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), about 19 km (12 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.
Is there a free tier for a small Arlington 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 Arlington?
Recurring shows recorded for Arlington include Conference on Applied Machine Learning in Information Security. 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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