Where to gather in Canton
Everything an organizer needs before committing a date in Canton, Massachusetts — 3 mapped venues, capacity where it is published, airport distance and local time.
Gillette Stadium states a capacity of 68,756. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Where Canton holds a crowd
Canton has a recorded population of 21,679, in Massachusetts.
Counted by what they are for, that is 1 dedicated conference and function space, 1 arena or stadium and 1 independent event space.
That is roughly 14 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 1 stadium, 1 conference centre and 1 event space.
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles W. Pinkham Auditorium | conference centre | not published | 3.2 km (2 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillette Stadium | stadium | 68,756 | 12 km (7.7 mi) |
Independent event spaces (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foxboro Grange Hall | event space | not published | 14 km (8.4 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Canton 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.
The largest rooms on record
Nothing in Canton is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 68,756 seats, at Gillette 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
Logan International Airport (BOS) is 25 km (16 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
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.
Dedham, Brockton and Quincy are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Canton has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- BOS
- Logan International Airport, 25 km (16 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population
- 21,679
- GeoNames (cities15000)
What to check before you commit
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Canton 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.
What event67 costs for a Canton event
Take 950 people through the door in Canton — sized to Gillette Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Canton 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 Canton does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
By event type
With a stated ceiling of 68,756 seats, Canton can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 68,756-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 Canton is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 68,756 takes an audience no conference venue in Canton can.
- sports tournaments
The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.
- 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.
Where this data comes from
- GeoNames, CC BY 4.0
- 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
Price a Canton event at 950 attendees — what is the total?
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 Canton?
Of the 3 venues mapped in Canton, the largest stated capacity belongs to Gillette Stadium at 68,756. 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 Canton?
Nothing in the Canton 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 Dedham. For a conference without an exhibition, the 3 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Canton?
Logan International Airport (BOS), about 25 km (16 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 Canton 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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