Where to hold a conference in Auburn
This guide covers 12 mapped venues in Auburn, Alabama, what each one holds, and how attendees get to them. Jordan–Hare Stadium is the largest room on record at 87,451 seats.
Jordan–Hare Stadium states a capacity of 87,451. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Venues in Auburn, by what they are for
Auburn has a recorded population of 83,757 (2024), inside the Auburn-Opelika, AL area of about 206,000 people.
Across the city the dataset records 2 dedicated conference and function spaces, 6 arenas and stadiums and 4 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 14 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 4 stadiums, 4 event spaces, 2 arenas and 2 hotels with function space.
Conference and function space (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn University Hotel and Dixon Conference Center | hotel with function space | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center | hotel with function space | not published | 29 km (18 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (6)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan–Hare Stadium | stadium | 87,451 | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum | arena | 10,500 | 1.5 km (0.9 mi) |
| Duck Samford Stadium | stadium | 8,310 | 3.2 km (2 mi) |
| Drake Field | stadium | 7,550 | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| James Center Arena | arena | not published | 29 km (18 mi) |
| Ross Field | stadium | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
Independent event spaces (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bottling Plant | event space | not published | 11 km (6.6 mi) |
| The Mill 280 | event space | not published | 58 km (36 mi) |
| The Sound Wall | event space | not published | 11 km (6.6 mi) |
| Oakfuskee Conservation Center | event space | not published | 55 km (34 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Auburn 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 the largest programmes go
Nothing in Auburn is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 87,451 seats, at Jordan–Hare 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.
Travel, time zone and arrival
Columbus Airport (CSG) is 52 km (32 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.
Auburn keeps Chicago time (America/Chicago), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
Columbus, Montgomery and Newnan are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Auburn has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- CSG
- Columbus Airport, 52 km (32 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 83,757
- 206,000 across the Auburn-Opelika, AL area
Things that catch organizers out here
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Auburn 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
52 km (32 mi) from CSG means most attendees lose a morning to travel. Open registration the evening before and put nothing you care about in the first slot.
A worked example, sized to Auburn
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Auburn event sized to Jordan–Hare Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Auburn dataset. Here is exactly what event67 charges, with the free 50 taken off the top.
- 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 Auburn 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 87,451 seats, Auburn can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 87,451-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 Auburn is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 87,451 takes an audience no conference venue in Auburn can.
- sports tournaments
The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.
- 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.
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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
Price a Auburn event at 950 attendees — what is the total?
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 Auburn?
Of the 12 venues mapped in Auburn, the largest stated capacity belongs to Jordan–Hare Stadium at 87,451. 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 Auburn?
Nothing in the Auburn 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 Columbus. For a conference without an exhibition, the 12 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Auburn?
Columbus Airport (CSG), about 52 km (32 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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