Putting on an event in Burlington
What it takes to run an event in Burlington, North Carolina: 9 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Raleigh–Durham International Airport is 63 km (39 mi) out.
Rhodes Stadium states a capacity of 11,250. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Venues in Burlington, by what they are for
Burlington has a recorded population of 61,365 (2024), inside the Burlington, NC area of about 183,000 people.
What is on the books here: 1 exhibition or convention hall, 3 arenas and stadiums and 5 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 15 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, 2 arenas, 1 stadium and 1 convention centre.
Exhibition and convention halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Convention Center | convention centre | not published | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodes Stadium | stadium | 11,250 | 6.5 km (4 mi) |
| Schar Center | arena | 5,100 | 6.7 km (4.2 mi) |
| Alumni Gym | arena | not published | 6.1 km (3.8 mi) |
Independent event spaces (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodside Farm | event space | not published | 12 km (7.2 mi) |
| Snow Camp Outdoor Theater | event space | not published | 23 km (15 mi) |
| Diamante Eventos | event space | not published | 3.2 km (2 mi) |
| G Services & Events | event space | not published | 3.2 km (2 mi) |
| Salon Imperial Burlington | event space | not published | 0.9 km (0.6 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.
Exhibition-scale rooms in Burlington
One venue in Burlington is classified as exhibition or convention space.
- Alliance 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.
How people reach Burlington
Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) is 63 km (39 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.
Burlington keeps New York time (America/New_York), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
Greensboro, Chapel Hill and Durham 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
- RDU
- Raleigh–Durham International Airport, 63 km (39 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 61,365
- 183,000 across the Burlington, NC area
Worth knowing before you sign
Arrival is a half-day
63 km (39 mi) from RDU means most attendees lose a morning to travel. Open registration the evening before and put nothing you care about in the first slot.
Pricing this against a real Burlington room
Take 950 people through the door in Burlington — sized to Rhodes Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Burlington 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 Burlington 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 11,250 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 11,250-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 11,250 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.
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
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 9 venues mapped in Burlington, the largest stated capacity belongs to Rhodes Stadium at 11,250. 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 Alliance 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 Burlington?
Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU), about 63 km (39 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 Burlington 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.