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Meeting space in Burlington

This guide covers 17 mapped venues in Burlington, Vermont, what each one holds, and how attendees get to them. Virtue Field is the largest room on record at 2,600 seats.

1,000
seats at Virtue Field, the largest room on record in BurlingtonOne dot ≈ 20 attendees

Virtue Field states a capacity of 2,600. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.

Where Burlington holds a crowd

Burlington has a recorded population of 44,432 (2024), inside the Burlington-South Burlington, VT area of about 229,000 people.

Across the city the dataset records 1 exhibition or convention hall, 5 arenas and stadiums, 2 theatres and concert halls and 9 independent event spaces.

That is roughly 38 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 9 event spaces, 3 arenas, 2 stadiums and 1 theatre, plus a longer tail below.

Exhibition and convention halls (1)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Champlain Valley Expositionfairgroundnot published8 km (5 mi)

Arenas and stadiums (5)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Virtue Fieldstadium2,6001.6 km (1 mi)
Burlington Memorial Auditoriumarena2,5000.2 km (0.1 mi)
Centennial Fieldstadiumnot published2.1 km (1.3 mi)
Patrick Gymarenanot published1.5 km (0.9 mi)
Ross Sports Centerarenanot published4 km (2.5 mi)

Theatres and concert halls (2)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Barre Opera Housetheatrenot published65 km (40 mi)
Flynn Center for the Performing Artsperforming-arts centrenot published0.1 km (0.1 mi)

Independent event spaces (9)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Socialist Labor Party Hallevent spacenot published64 km (40 mi)
Lake View Grange No. 970event spacenot published37 km (23 mi)
Annie Alexander-Kramer The Parsonne..The Vermont Wedding Officiantevent spacenot published66 km (41 mi)
Central Vermont Memorial Civic Centerevent spacenot published59 km (37 mi)
Dolly Family Lodgeevent spacenot published44 km (27 mi)
Ausable Clubevent spacenot published58 km (36 mi)
Barre City Hall and Opera Houseevent spacenot published64 km (40 mi)
Pride Center of Vermontevent spacenot published0.5 km (0.3 mi)
Higher Groundevent spacenot published3 km (1.9 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.

  • Champlain Valley Expositionsize 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

Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV) sits 5 km (3.1 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.

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

Colchester, Plattsburgh and Jay 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
BTV
Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport, 5 km (3.1 mi)
Local time
UTC−4
America/New_York, in September
City population, 2024
44,432
229,000 across the Burlington-South Burlington, VT area

Things that catch organizers out here

The city is smaller than the market

44,432 people live in Burlington itself, but about 229,000 live in the wider Burlington-South Burlington, VT. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.

A worked example, sized to Burlington

A Burlington programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to Virtue Field, the largest stated capacity in the Burlington 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 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

The top of the range here is 2,600 seats, which comfortably covers an association annual meeting, a regional summit or a mid-sized user conference.

  • 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 2,600-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.

  • 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.

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 17 venues mapped in Burlington, the largest stated capacity belongs to Virtue Field at 2,600. 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 Champlain Valley Exposition. 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?

Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV), about 5 km (3.1 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.

What happens under 50 attendees?

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.