Conference venues in Boca Raton
What it takes to run an event in Boca Raton, Florida: 4 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood is 33 km (21 mi) out.
FAU Stadium states a capacity of 29,419. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Where Boca Raton holds a crowd
Boca Raton has a recorded population of 102,238 (2024), inside the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL area of about 6.5 million people.
What is on the books here: 3 arenas and stadiums and 1 independent event space.
By type that is 2 stadiums, 1 arena and 1 event space.
Arenas and stadiums (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAU Stadium | stadium | 29,419 | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
| Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena | arena | 5,000 | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| FAU Soccer Stadium | stadium | not published | 3.2 km (2 mi) |
Independent event spaces (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium | event space | not published | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Boca Raton 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 Boca Raton can offer
Nothing in Boca Raton is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 29,419 seats, at FAU 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.
Arrival logistics
Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood (FLL) is 33 km (21 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
Boca Raton keeps New York time (America/New_York), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach and Pompano Beach are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Boca Raton has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- FLL
- Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood, 33 km (21 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 102,238
- 6.5 million across the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL area
What already comes back to Boca Raton
Boca Raton already carries Sunshine Music and Blues Festival on a recurring basis, which tells you the city can absorb an event of that shape.
- Sunshine Music and Blues Festivalmusic festival, since 2014
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for Boca Raton, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
The local constraints
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Boca Raton 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 city is smaller than the market
102,238 people live in Boca Raton itself, but about 6.5 million live in the wider Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
Pricing this against a real Boca Raton room
Take 950 people through the door in Boca Raton — sized to FAU Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Boca Raton dataset. The first 50 activated attendees are free on every event, so only the rest are billed, and the total stops moving at 1,000 however many more turn up.
- 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 Boca Raton 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 29,419 seats, Boca Raton can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 29,419-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 Boca Raton is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 29,419 takes an audience no conference venue in Boca Raton 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.
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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
What does an event app cost for a 950-person event in Boca Raton?
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 Boca Raton?
Of the 4 venues mapped in Boca Raton, the largest stated capacity belongs to FAU Stadium at 29,419. 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 Boca Raton?
Nothing in the Boca Raton 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 Deerfield Beach. For a conference without an exhibition, the 4 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Boca Raton?
Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood (FLL), about 33 km (21 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 Boca Raton 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 Boca Raton?
Recurring shows recorded for Boca Raton include Sunshine Music and Blues Festival. 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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