Where to gather in Boone
Boone, North Carolina has 13 mapped venues in this dataset. Here is the shape of them, who they suit, and what an event67 rollout costs once you have picked one.
Kidd Brewer Stadium states a capacity of 30,000. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
The rooms you can book in Boone
Boone has a recorded population of 20,080 (2024), inside the Boone, NC area of about 55,000 people.
The mapped inventory is 1 dedicated conference and function space, 5 arenas and stadiums, 2 theatres and concert halls and 5 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 65 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 5 event spaces, 4 stadiums, 1 arena and 1 theatre, plus a longer tail below.
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alleghany Inn Conference Center | hotel with function space | not published | 59 km (37 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kidd Brewer Stadium | stadium | 30,000 | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Varsity Gymnasium | arena | 8,000 | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| George M. Holmes Convocation Center | stadium | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| ASU Soccer Stadium | stadium | not published | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
| Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium | stadium | not published | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| I.G. Greer Auditorium | theatre | 452 | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Appalachian Theatre of the High Country | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
Independent event spaces (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horn in the West | event space | not published | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Fussell Farm | event space | not published | 36 km (22 mi) |
| Crossnore Meeting Place | event space | not published | 32 km (20 mi) |
| River Run Farm | event space | not published | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) |
| The Heritage of Sugar Mountain | event space | not published | 26 km (16 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Boone 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.
Top of the capacity range
Nothing in Boone is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 30,000 seats, at Kidd Brewer 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.
Travel, time zone and arrival
Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) is 72 km (45 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.
Boone keeps New York time (America/New_York), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
Lenoir, Morganton and Hickory are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Boone has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- TRI
- Tri-Cities Regional Airport, 72 km (45 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 20,080
- 55,000 across the Boone, NC area
The local constraints
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Boone 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.
Arrival is a half-day
72 km (45 mi) from TRI means most attendees lose a morning to travel. Open registration the evening before and put nothing you care about in the first slot.
The bill for a Boone programme
Take 950 people through the door in Boone — sized to Kidd Brewer Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Boone 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 Boone does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
What sort of event fits here
With a stated ceiling of 30,000 seats, Boone can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 30,000-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 Boone is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 30,000 takes an audience no conference venue in Boone can.
- sports tournaments
The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.
- award ceremonies
2 fixed-seat houses give you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of 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
How much is event67 for a 950-attendee Boone 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 Boone?
Of the 13 venues mapped in Boone, the largest stated capacity belongs to Kidd Brewer Stadium at 30,000. 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.
Can you run a trade show in Boone?
Nothing in the Boone 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 Lenoir. For a conference without an exhibition, the 13 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Boone?
Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI), about 72 km (45 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.
Is there a free tier for a small Boone event?
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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