Barnstable venues and what they hold
Everything an organizer needs before committing a date in Barnstable, Massachusetts — 12 mapped venues, capacity where it is published, airport distance and local time.
Barnstable High School Performing Arts Center states a capacity of 1,440. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
The rooms you can book in Barnstable
Barnstable has a recorded population of 49,831 (2024), inside the Barnstable Town, MA area of about 233,000 people.
Counted by what they are for, that is 2 exhibition or convention halls, 3 dedicated conference and function spaces, 1 arena or stadium, 2 theatres and concert halls and 4 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 24 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 event spaces, 3 conference centres, 2 performing-arts centres and 1 convention centre, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable Fair Hall | convention centre | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Barnstable County Fairgrounds | fairground | not published | 22 km (13 mi) |
Conference and function space (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brain Center | conference centre | not published | 22 km (14 mi) |
| Harborview Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Mary Pat Flynn Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. Leo Shields Memorial Field | stadium | not published | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable High School Performing Arts Center | performing-arts centre | 1,440 | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) |
| Fine Arts Work Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 41 km (25 mi) |
Independent event spaces (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Whaling Church | event space | not published | 39 km (24 mi) |
| Bournedale Village School | event space | not published | 23 km (14 mi) |
| Cape Cod Melody Tent | event space | not published | 5.9 km (3.7 mi) |
| Priscilla Beach Theatre | event space | not published | 34 km (21 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Barnstable 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
2 venues in Barnstable are classified as exhibition or convention space. They are the only rooms here designed around a floor plan rather than a seating plan.
- Barnstable Fair Hallsize not published
- Barnstable County Fairgroundssize 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.
How people reach Barnstable
Logan International Airport (BOS) is 94 km (58 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.
Local time is New York time (America/New_York) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
Yarmouth, New Bedford and Taunton are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Barnstable has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- BOS
- Logan International Airport, 94 km (58 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 49,831
- 233,000 across the Barnstable Town, MA area
The local constraints
Arrival is a half-day
94 km (58 mi) from BOS 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
49,831 people live in Barnstable itself, but about 233,000 live in the wider Barnstable Town, MA. 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 Barnstable event
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Barnstable event sized to Barnstable High School Performing Arts Center, the largest stated capacity in the Barnstable 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 Barnstable does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
By event type
The top of the range here is 1,440 seats, which comfortably covers an association annual meeting, a regional summit or a mid-sized user conference.
- trade shows and exhibitions
2 exhibition or convention halls mean a booth plan is possible in Barnstable without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 1,440-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 Barnstable is set up for.
- award ceremonies
2 fixed-seat houses give you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of it.
- training days and workshops
3 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 Barnstable 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 Barnstable?
Of the 12 venues mapped in Barnstable, the largest stated capacity belongs to Barnstable High School Performing Arts Center at 1,440. 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 Barnstable have a convention centre?
Yes — 2 venues are classified as exhibition or convention space in Barnstable, including Barnstable Fair Hall and Barnstable County Fairgrounds. 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 Barnstable?
Logan International Airport (BOS), about 94 km (58 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 Barnstable 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.
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