Holding an event in Aurora
What it takes to run an event in Aurora, Ontario: 4 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Toronto Pearson International Airport is 38 km (24 mi) out.
Davide de Simone Performance Hall states a capacity of 250. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
What Aurora has to put people in
Aurora has a recorded population of 62,057 (2021), in Ontario.
What is on the books here: 1 dedicated conference and function space, 1 theatre or concert hall and 2 independent event spaces.
By type that is 2 event spaces, 1 performing-arts centre and 1 conference centre.
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residence & Conference Centre | conference centre | not published | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Museum & Cultural Centre | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
Independent event spaces (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davide de Simone Performance Hall | event space | 250 | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Brevik Hall | event space | 150 | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Aurora 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 biggest spaces Aurora can offer
Nothing in Aurora is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 250 seats, at Davide de Simone Performance Hall.
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.
Flights, time and distance
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is 38 km (24 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.
Local time is Toronto time (America/Toronto) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
Newmarket, Richmond Hill and Vaughan are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Aurora has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- YYZ
- Toronto Pearson International Airport, 38 km (24 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/Toronto, in September
- City population, 2021
- 62,057
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (table 98-10-0002)
Things that catch organizers out here
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Aurora 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 ceiling is low
The largest stated capacity here is 250. Above that you are combining rooms, running sessions in shifts, or looking at Newmarket.
Pricing this against a real Aurora room
A Aurora programme at 250 activated attendees — sized to Davide de Simone Performance Hall, the largest stated capacity in the Aurora dataset — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- activated attendees
- 250activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 200billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at CA$7 each
- CA$1,400for the whole event, at CA$7 each
You are billed for people, not for the venue, so the room you choose in Aurora does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
Matching the room to the format
The largest published room holds 250, which puts Aurora in workshop, board retreat and community-meeting territory.
- award ceremonies
1 fixed-seat house gives you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of it.
- training days and workshops
1 purpose-built function space is 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 Aurora has them.
- community meetings
With 250 as the ceiling, Aurora suits a meeting people walk to rather than fly to.
- faith gatherings
Congregational and community gatherings fit the room sizes on offer here.
Where this data comes from
- GeoNames, CC BY 4.0
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census
- Wikidata, CC0
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Contains information from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
- 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
- CA$7
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- CA$6,650
- 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 Aurora event at 250 attendees — what is the total?
250 activated attendees means 200 billable after the free 50, so CA$1,400 for the event. The price is CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at CA$6,650 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 Aurora?
Of the 4 venues mapped in Aurora, the largest stated capacity belongs to Davide de Simone Performance Hall at 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.
Can you run a trade show in Aurora?
Nothing in the Aurora 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 Newmarket. For a conference without an exhibition, the 4 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Aurora?
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), about 38 km (24 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/Toronto; publish every session in that zone and let attendees' phones convert it.
Is there a free tier for a small Aurora event?
One live event with up to 50 activated attendees costs nothing. Beyond that it is CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at CA$6,650 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.
Is event67 billed in Canadian dollars for a Aurora event?
Yes. Canadian events are billed at CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, capped at CA$6,650 for one event. That is a flat local price we charge in Canadian dollars, not a conversion of the US figure.
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Running something in Aurora?
Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.