Putting on an event in Asbury Park
This guide covers 11 mapped venues in Asbury Park, New Jersey, what each one holds, and how attendees get to them. Great Auditorium is the largest room on record at 6,250 seats.
Great Auditorium states a capacity of 6,250. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
The rooms you can book in Asbury Park
Asbury Park has a recorded population of 15,473 (2024), inside the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area of about 20 million people.
Across the city the dataset records 1 exhibition or convention hall, 4 arenas and stadiums, 1 theatre or concert hall and 5 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 71 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 5 event spaces, 3 arenas, 1 stadium and 1 convention centre, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asbury Park Convention Hall | convention centre | 3,600 | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| OceanFirst Bank Center | arena | 4,100 | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) |
| Kessler Stadium | stadium | 4,000 | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) |
| Great Auditorium | arena | 6,250 | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| William T. Boylan Gymnasium | arena | not published | 6.5 km (4 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paramount Theatre | theatre | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
Independent event spaces (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Confidential at Mix | event space | not published | 7.5 km (4.7 mi) |
| The Stone Pony | event space | not published | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| The Saint | event space | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Paradise | event space | not published | 0.9 km (0.6 mi) |
| Down the Street | event space | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Asbury Park 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.
Where an exhibition fits
One venue in Asbury Park is classified as exhibition or convention space.
- Asbury Park Convention Hall3,600 seats
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 Asbury Park
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is 51 km (32 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.
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 10,820 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.
Middletown, Lakewood and Toms River are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Asbury Park has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- JFK
- John F. Kennedy International Airport, 51 km (32 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 15,473
- 20 million across the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area
Who else books Asbury Park
Jersey Pride come back to Asbury Park. A returning show is the best evidence a place has the rooms, the hotel stock and the airlift to carry one.
- Jersey Priderecurring event
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for Asbury Park, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
The local constraints
Arrival is a half-day
51 km (32 mi) from JFK means most attendees lose a morning to travel. Open registration the evening before and put nothing you care about in the first slot.
The city is smaller than the market
15,473 people live in Asbury Park itself, but about 20 million live in the wider New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
A worked example, sized to Asbury Park
Take 950 people through the door in Asbury Park — sized to Great Auditorium, the largest stated capacity in the Asbury Park 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 Asbury Park does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
Which kind of event this suits
With a stated ceiling of 6,250 seats, Asbury Park can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- trade shows and exhibitions
1 exhibition or convention hall means a booth plan is possible in Asbury Park without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 6,250-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 Asbury Park is set up for.
- award ceremonies
1 fixed-seat house gives 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 Asbury Park 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 Asbury Park?
Of the 11 venues mapped in Asbury Park, the largest stated capacity belongs to Great Auditorium at 6,250. 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.
Does Asbury Park have a convention centre?
Yes — 1 venue is classified as exhibition or convention space in Asbury Park, including Asbury Park Convention Hall. 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 Asbury Park?
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), about 51 km (32 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.
Can I run a small Asbury Park event on event67 for nothing?
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 Asbury Park?
Recurring shows recorded for Asbury Park include Jersey Pride. 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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