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Meeting space in Burlington

This guide covers 10 mapped venues in Burlington, Iowa, what each one holds, and how attendees get to them. Hanson Field is the largest room on record at 17,168 seats.

seats at Hanson Field, the largest room on record in BurlingtonOne dot ≈ 1,000 attendees

Hanson Field states a capacity of 17,168. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.

The rooms you can book in Burlington

Burlington has a recorded population of 23,637 (2024), inside the Burlington, IA-IL area of about 44,000 people.

Across the city the dataset records 1 exhibition or convention hall, 4 arenas and stadiums and 5 independent event spaces.

That is roughly 42 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, 3 stadiums, 1 arena and 1 exhibition centre.

Exhibition and convention halls (1)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Antique Car / Truck Buildingexhibition centrenot published40 km (25 mi)

Arenas and stadiums (4)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Hanson Fieldstadium17,16852 km (32 mi)
Western Hallarena5,13952 km (32 mi)
Community Fieldstadium3,2003 km (1.9 mi)
Alfred D. Boyer Stadiumstadiumnot published52 km (32 mi)

Independent event spaces (5)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Capitol Theaterevent spacenot published0.9 km (0.6 mi)
Small Grand Thingsevent spacenot published32 km (20 mi)
Masonic Temple Theaterevent spacenot published41 km (25 mi)
Heritage Garden Event Centerevent spacenot published0.7 km (0.4 mi)
Catfish Bend Casinoevent spacenot published2.8 km (1.7 mi)

Every venue mapped in Burlington 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.

Where an exhibition fits

One venue in Burlington is classified as exhibition or convention space.

  • Antique Car / Truck Buildingsize 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.

Getting attendees to Burlington

Quad Cities International Airport (MLI) is 87 km (54 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.

Local time is Chicago time (America/Chicago) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.

Galesburg, Muscatine and Davenport are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Burlington has nothing free on your dates.

Nearest major airport
MLI
Quad Cities International Airport, 87 km (54 mi)
Local time
UTC−5
America/Chicago, in September
City population, 2024
23,637
44,000 across the Burlington, IA-IL area

The local constraints

Arrival is a half-day

87 km (54 mi) from MLI means most attendees lose a morning to travel. Open registration the evening before and put nothing you care about in the first slot.

A worked example, sized to Burlington

Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Burlington event sized to Hanson Field, the largest stated capacity in the Burlington 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 Burlington does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.

Which kind of event this suits

With a stated ceiling of 17,168 seats, Burlington can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.

  • trade shows and exhibitions

    1 exhibition or convention hall means a booth plan is possible in Burlington without renting a marquee.

  • multi-track conferences

    A 17,168-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 Burlington is set up for.

  • festivals

    An arena or stadium floor at 17,168 takes an audience no conference venue in Burlington 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.

See the full pricing

Questions people actually ask

What does an event app cost for a 950-person event in Burlington?

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 Burlington?

Of the 10 venues mapped in Burlington, the largest stated capacity belongs to Hanson Field at 17,168. 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 Burlington have a convention centre?

Yes — 1 venue is classified as exhibition or convention space in Burlington, including Antique Car / Truck Building. 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 Burlington?

Quad Cities International Airport (MLI), about 87 km (54 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.

Is there a free tier for a small Burlington 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.

Running something in Burlington?

Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.