Hosting an event in Billings
What it takes to run an event in Billings, Montana: 21 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Billings Logan International Airport is 4 km (2.5 mi) out.
MetraPark Arena states a capacity of 12,000. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
What Billings has to put people in
Billings has a recorded population of 121,483 (2024), inside the Billings, MT area of about 193,000 people.
What is on the books here: 2 exhibition or convention halls, 1 dedicated conference and function space, 2 arenas and stadiums, 2 theatres and concert halls and 14 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 17 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 14 event spaces, 1 fairground, 1 arena and 1 performing-arts centre, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| MetraPark Arena | fairground | 12,000 | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
| Montana Convention Center | convention centre | not published | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billings Hotel and Convention Center | hotel with function space | not published | 5.8 km (3.6 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Ice Arena | arena | 550 | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) |
| Dehler Park | stadium | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Bair Theater | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Billings Studio Theater | theatre | not published | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
Independent event spaces (14)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock Theatre | event space | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Hyart Theater | event space | not published | 106 km (66 mi) |
| Billings Chamber of Commerce Building | event space | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Elks Lodge BPO 394 | event space | not published | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) |
| Yucca Theatre | event space | not published | 113 km (70 mi) |
| Billings Depot | event space | not published | 0.1 km (0.1 mi) |
| Cove Creek Outdoor Pavilion | event space | not published | 13 km (7.8 mi) |
| Fromberg Opera House | event space | not published | 54 km (33 mi) |
| Masonic Temple | event space | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Columbia Club | event space | not published | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
| Frontier Town Events | event space | not published | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
| Montana Pavillion | event space | not published | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
| Moore Auctions Montana | event space | not published | 8.8 km (5.5 mi) |
| The Spot Event Center | event space | not published | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Billings 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.
Exhibition-scale rooms in Billings
2 venues in Billings are classified as exhibition or convention space. They are the only rooms here designed around a floor plan rather than a seating plan.
- MetraPark Arena12,000 seats
- Montana Convention 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.
Flights, time and distance
Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) sits 4 km (2.5 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
Local time is Denver time (America/Denver) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
Columbus, Sheridan and Bozeman are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Billings has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- BIL
- Billings Logan International Airport, 4 km (2.5 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−6
- America/Denver, in September
- City population, 2024
- 121,483
- 193,000 across the Billings, MT area
What to check before you commit
Confirm the room before the date
Nothing in the Billings record flags an unusual constraint, which in practice means the ordinary one applies: hold the venue before you announce the date, because a date without a room is the only mistake that cannot be fixed later.
Pricing this against a real Billings room
A Billings programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to MetraPark Arena, the largest stated capacity in the Billings dataset — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- 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 Billings does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
Matching the room to the format
With a stated ceiling of 12,000 seats, Billings can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- trade shows and exhibitions
2 exhibition or convention halls mean a booth plan is possible in Billings without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 12,000-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 Billings is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 12,000 takes an audience no conference venue in Billings 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
How much is event67 for a 950-attendee Billings 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 Billings?
Of the 21 venues mapped in Billings, the largest stated capacity belongs to MetraPark Arena at 12,000. 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 Billings have a convention centre?
Yes — 2 venues are classified as exhibition or convention space in Billings, including MetraPark Arena and Montana Convention 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 Billings?
Billings Logan International Airport (BIL), about 4 km (2.5 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/Denver; publish every session in that zone and let attendees' phones convert it.
Can I run a small Billings 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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Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.