Where to gather in Butte
Everything an organizer needs before committing a date in Butte, Montana — 9 mapped venues, capacity where it is published, airport distance and local time.
The rooms you can book in Butte
Butte has a recorded population of 35,480 (2024), inside the Butte-Silver Bow, MT area of about 36,000 people.
Counted by what they are for, that is 1 dedicated conference and function space, 1 arena or stadium and 7 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 25 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 7 event spaces, 1 hotel with function space and 1 arena.
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper King Hotel & Convention Center | hotel with function space | not published | 5.8 km (3.6 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alumni Coliseum | arena | not published | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
Independent event spaces (7)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homestake Lodge | event space | not published | 16 km (10 mi) |
| Washoe Theater | event space | not published | 35 km (22 mi) |
| Y Knot Barn & Event Center | event space | not published | 62 km (38 mi) |
| Rialto Theatre | event space | not published | 47 km (29 mi) |
| Ancient Order of Hibernians Hall | event space | not published | 35 km (22 mi) |
| Miners Union Hall | event space | not published | 65 km (41 mi) |
| Butte Civic Center | event space | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Butte 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.
Flights, time and distance
Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) sits 6 km (3.7 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
Butte keeps Denver time (America/Denver), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
Helena, Bozeman and Hamilton are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Butte has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- BTM
- Bert Mooney Airport, 6 km (3.7 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−6
- America/Denver, in September
- City population, 2024
- 35,480
- 36,000 across the Butte-Silver Bow, MT area
What to check before you commit
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Butte 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.
No published capacities
Not one Butte venue publishes a capacity in the open sources behind this page. Every room on the list will quote you a number directly, but you cannot compare them before you call, so build a fortnight of venue calls into the plan.
What event67 costs for a Butte event
Take 240 people through the door in Butte — a mid-sized Butte programme, since no Butte venue publishes a capacity in open data. 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
- 240activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 190billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $950for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the venue, so the room you choose in Butte does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
By event type
No capacity is published for any Butte venue, so match the format to the room on your site visit rather than to a number on a listing.
- training days and workshops
1 purpose-built function space is the easiest kind of room to run a workshop in — the power and the load-in already assume it.
- leadership retreats
Smaller rooms suit a retreat better than a hall does, and Butte has them.
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
How much is event67 for a 240-attendee Butte conference?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so $950 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.
How big an event can Butte hold?
No Butte venue publishes a capacity in the open sources behind this page, so there is no honest number to quote. 9 venues are mapped here and each will quote a capacity directly. Ask for the seated, theatre and reception figures separately — they differ by a factor of two or more in the same room.
Can you run a trade show in Butte?
Nothing in the Butte 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 Helena. For a conference without an exhibition, the 9 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Butte?
Bert Mooney Airport (BTM), about 6 km (3.7 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/Denver; 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.
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Running something in Butte?
Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.