Booking a conference venue in Austin
Everything an organizer needs before committing a date in Austin, Texas — 83 mapped venues, capacity where it is published, airport distance and local time.
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium states a capacity of 95,594. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Venues in Austin, by what they are for
Austin has a recorded population of 993,588 (2024), inside the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX area of about 2.6 million people.
As the Texas capital it hosts the legislative and association traffic that keeps mid-week meeting space busy year-round.
Counted by what they are for, that is 5 exhibition or convention halls, 11 dedicated conference and function spaces, 15 arenas and stadiums, 8 theatres and concert halls and 44 independent event spaces.
By type that is 44 event spaces, 11 stadiums, 5 theatres and 4 arenas, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Convention Center Parking Garage 2nd Street | convention centre | 3,200 | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Austin Convention Center Parking Garage 5th Street | convention centre | 685 | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Bastrop Convention & Exhibit Center | convention centre | not published | 45 km (28 mi) |
| Expo Center Park & Ride | exhibition centre | not published | 12 km (7.3 mi) |
| Travis County Exposition Center | exhibition centre | not published | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
Conference and function space (11)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer Events Center | conference centre | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| Residence Inn by Marriott | hotel with function space | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Courtyard by Marriott | hotel with function space | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center | hotel with function space | not published | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| Dharma Banquet Hall | banquet hall | not published | 21 km (13 mi) |
| Joe C. Thompson Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
| Monarca Ballroom | banquet hall | not published | 13 km (8 mi) |
| Robert E. Johnson Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| Commons Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 13 km (8.3 mi) |
| 29th Street Ballroom | banquet hall | not published | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) |
| Banquet Hall | banquet hall | not published | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (15)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium | stadium | 95,594 | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
| Q2 Stadium | stadium | 20,500 | 14 km (8.5 mi) |
| Mike A. Myers Stadium | stadium | 20,000 | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
| Clark Field | stadium | 20,000 | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| Frank Erwin Center | arena | 17,900 | 1.5 km (0.9 mi) |
| Moody Center | arena | 15,000 | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Nelson Field | stadium | 8,800 | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) |
| Disch Field | stadium | 5,500 | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
| Gregory Gymnasium | arena | 4,000 | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Lucian-Hamilton Field | stadium | 500 | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
| Downs Field | stadium | not published | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) |
| The Coliseum | arena | not published | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
| Anderson Stadium | stadium | not published | 3.2 km (2 mi) |
| Riverside Park | stadium | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Saint Michaels Academy Football Stadium and Track | stadium | not published | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (8)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moody Theater | theatre | 2,750 | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Paramount Theatre | theatre | 1,270 | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Austin Educational Theatre | theatre | not published | 17 km (10 mi) |
| The Long Center for the Performing Arts | performing-arts centre | not published | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Zach Theatre | theatre | not published | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| Esther's Follies | theatre | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| University of Texas Performing Arts Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
| Cactus Cafe | concert hall | not published | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
Independent event spaces (44)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ritz | event space | 175 | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Valkyrie Ranch | event space | not published | 63 km (39 mi) |
| Vessel Offsite | event space | not published | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) |
| Austin Moose Lodge | event space | not published | 4.9 km (3 mi) |
| Cactus Moon Lodge | event space | not published | 43 km (27 mi) |
| dadaLab | event space | not published | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) |
| Events at Cedar Bend | event space | not published | 29 km (18 mi) |
| Hotel Vegas | event space | not published | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| Mercer Street Chic Boutique & Art Gallery | event space | not published | 34 km (21 mi) |
| Ranch Austin | event space | not published | 18 km (11 mi) |
| Sacred Oaks at Camp Lucy | event space | not published | 39 km (24 mi) |
| The Alexander at Creek Road | event space | not published | 43 km (27 mi) |
| The Eleanor | event space | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| The Harrison Room Celebration Hall | event space | not published | 89 km (55 mi) |
| The Riley Building | event space | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Tuscan Hall | event space | not published | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Veranda Room | event space | not published | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Wild Onion Ranch | event space | not published | 17 km (11 mi) |
| Fiesta Gardens Building | event space | not published | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
| Kerr Community Center | event space | not published | 45 km (28 mi) |
| Millett Opera House | event space | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Royal Arch Masonic Lodge | event space | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Ma Maison Wedding & Event Venue | event space | not published | 37 km (23 mi) |
| Schulenburg Civic Center | event space | not published | 104 km (64 mi) |
| Shady Springs Party Barn | event space | not published | 8.6 km (5.3 mi) |
| The Loading Dock | event space | not published | 8 km (5 mi) |
| Venue 6 | event space | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Armadillo World Headquarters | event space | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| Barton Springs Pool | event space | not published | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
| Hyde Park Theatre | event space | not published | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
| Liberty Lunch | event space | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Raul's | event space | not published | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
| Vulcan Gas Company | event space | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Angel Mountain Events | event space | not published | 49 km (30 mi) |
| Be Our Guest Venue | event space | not published | 32 km (20 mi) |
| Branch Park Pavillion | event space | not published | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
| Chateau Bellevue | event space | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Flatonia Civic Center | event space | not published | 89 km (55 mi) |
| Peached Social House | event space | not published | 7.5 km (4.7 mi) |
| Red Ridge | event space | not published | 60 km (37 mi) |
| Riverbend Centre | event space | not published | 10 km (6.3 mi) |
| Star Hill Ranch | event space | not published | 23 km (14 mi) |
| The Concourse Project | event space | not published | 11 km (6.9 mi) |
| Volcom Garden | event space | not published | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Austin 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.
Convention and exhibition space
5 venues in Austin are classified as exhibition or convention space. They are the only rooms here designed around a floor plan rather than a seating plan.
- Austin Convention Center Parking Garage 2nd Street3,200 seats
- Austin Convention Center Parking Garage 5th Street685 seats
- Bastrop Convention & Exhibit Centersize not published
- Expo Center Park & Ridesize not published
- Travis County Exposition Centersize not published
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
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) sits 11 km (6.8 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
Local time is Chicago time (America/Chicago) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
Pflugerville, Cedar Park and Round Rock are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Austin has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- AUS
- Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, 11 km (6.8 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 993,588
- 2.6 million across the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX area
Shows that return every year
South by Southwest, RTX, Sunday Break and The 22nd ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing come back to Austin. A returning show is the best evidence a place has the rooms, the hotel stock and the airlift to carry one.
- South by Southwestmusic festival, since 1987
- RTXconvention, since 2011
- Sunday Breakmusic festival
- The 22nd ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computingacademic conference
- The 9th International Conference on Knowledge Captureacademic conference
- Fourth National Conference on Artificial Intelligenceacademic conference
- Seventeenth National Conference on Artificial Intelligenceacademic conference
- Twenty-Ninth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligenceacademic conference
- 38th International Conference on Software Engineeringacademic conference
- 13th International Conference on Software Engineeringacademic conference
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for Austin, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
Worth knowing before you sign
Choice is not the constraint here
With 83 venues mapped, availability rarely fails. What fails is comparison: shortlist on capacity and distance from the airport first, and only then start touring.
Check the city calendar first
Austin carries recurring shows including South by Southwest, RTX and Sunday Break. Hotel rates and venue availability move sharply around them, so pick your dates against that calendar rather than against your own.
What event67 costs for a Austin event
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Austin event sized to Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Austin 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 Austin 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 95,594 seats, Austin can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- trade shows and exhibitions
5 exhibition or convention halls mean a booth plan is possible in Austin without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 95,594-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 Austin is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 95,594 takes an audience no conference venue in Austin can.
- sports tournaments
The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.
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
Price a Austin 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 Austin?
Of the 83 venues mapped in Austin, the largest stated capacity belongs to Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium at 95,594. 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 Austin have a convention centre?
Yes — 5 venues are classified as exhibition or convention space in Austin, including Austin Convention Center Parking Garage 2nd Street, Austin Convention Center Parking Garage 5th Street and Bastrop Convention & Exhibit Center. 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 Austin?
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), about 11 km (6.8 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.
Can I run a small Austin 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 Austin?
Recurring shows recorded for Austin include South by Southwest, RTX, Sunday Break and The 22nd ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing. 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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