Where to gather in Cape Girardeau
Everything an organizer needs before committing a date in Cape Girardeau, Missouri — 12 mapped venues, capacity where it is published, airport distance and local time.
Houck Field states a capacity of 11,015. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
What Cape Girardeau has to put people in
Cape Girardeau has a recorded population of 40,818 (2024), inside the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL area of about 99,000 people.
Counted by what they are for, that is 2 dedicated conference and function spaces, 3 arenas and stadiums and 7 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 29 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, 2 stadiums, 1 arena and 1 conference centre, plus a longer tail below.
Conference and function space (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osage Center | conference centre | not published | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
| Drury Plaza Hotel Cape Girardeau Conference Center | hotel with function space | not published | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houck Field | stadium | 11,015 | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| Show Me Center | arena | 6,972 | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| Houck Stadium | stadium | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
Independent event spaces (7)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway Theatre | event space | not published | 0.9 km (0.6 mi) |
| Esquire Theater | event space | not published | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Bank of Advance Meeting Center | event space | not published | 41 km (26 mi) |
| The Barn at Lone Eagle Landing | event space | not published | 81 km (51 mi) |
| Mayfield Event Center | event space | not published | 40 km (25 mi) |
| Arcadia Academy Gym | event space | not published | 103 km (64 mi) |
| Jackson Civic Center | event space | not published | 16 km (10 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 11,015 seats, at Houck Field.
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.
Arrival logistics
Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI) sits 10 km (6.2 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
The city runs on Chicago time (America/Chicago). Schedules published in one zone and read in another are the most common cause of a half-empty first session.
Sikeston, Carbondale and Marion are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Cape Girardeau has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- CGI
- Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, 10 km (6.2 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 40,818
- 99,000 across the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL area
Before you hold a date
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau event
Take 950 people through the door in Cape Girardeau — sized to Houck Field, the largest stated capacity in the Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau 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 11,015 seats, Cape Girardeau can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 11,015-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 Cape Girardeau is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 11,015 takes an audience no conference venue in Cape Girardeau can.
- sports tournaments
The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.
- training days and workshops
2 purpose-built function spaces are 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
- 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 Cape Girardeau?
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 Cape Girardeau?
Of the 12 venues mapped in Cape Girardeau, the largest stated capacity belongs to Houck Field at 11,015. 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 Cape Girardeau?
Nothing in the Cape Girardeau 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 Sikeston. For a conference without an exhibition, the 12 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Cape Girardeau?
Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI), about 10 km (6.2 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.
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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