Where to gather in Cedar Falls
Everything an organizer needs before committing a date in Cedar Falls, Iowa — 10 mapped venues, capacity where it is published, airport distance and local time.
UNI-Dome states a capacity of 16,324. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
What Cedar Falls has to put people in
Cedar Falls has a recorded population of 41,417 (2024), inside the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA area of about 170,000 people.
Counted by what they are for, that is 1 dedicated conference and function space, 3 arenas and stadiums and 6 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 24 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 6 event spaces, 2 stadiums, 1 arena and 1 conference centre.
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNI-Dome | stadium | 16,324 | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
| McLeod Center | arena | 7,018 | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| Walston-Hoover Stadium | stadium | not published | 23 km (14 mi) |
Independent event spaces (6)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Theatre | event space | not published | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Chickasaw Event Center | event space | not published | 60 km (38 mi) |
| Diamond Event Center | event space | not published | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
| Veteran's Memorial Building | event space | not published | 29 km (18 mi) |
| Bien Venu Event Center | event space | not published | 6.4 km (4 mi) |
| Legend Trail | event space | not published | 27 km (17 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Cedar Falls 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 Cedar Falls is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 16,324 seats, at UNI-Dome.
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.
Getting attendees to Cedar Falls
Waterloo Regional Airport (ALO) sits 5 km (3.1 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.
Waterloo, Cedar Rapids and Mason City are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Cedar Falls has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- ALO
- Waterloo Regional Airport, 5 km (3.1 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 41,417
- 170,000 across the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA area
Before you hold a date
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Cedar Falls 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.
The city is smaller than the market
41,417 people live in Cedar Falls itself, but about 170,000 live in the wider Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
What event67 costs for a Cedar Falls event
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Cedar Falls event sized to UNI-Dome, the largest stated capacity in the Cedar Falls dataset. Here is exactly what event67 charges, with the free 50 taken off the top.
- 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 Cedar Falls 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 16,324 seats, Cedar Falls can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 16,324-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 Cedar Falls is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 16,324 takes an audience no conference venue in Cedar Falls 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
- 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 950-attendee Cedar Falls conference?
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 Cedar Falls?
Of the 10 venues mapped in Cedar Falls, the largest stated capacity belongs to UNI-Dome at 16,324. 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 Cedar Falls?
Nothing in the Cedar Falls 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 Waterloo. For a conference without an exhibition, the 10 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Cedar Falls?
Waterloo Regional Airport (ALO), about 5 km (3.1 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.
Is there a free tier for a small Cedar Falls 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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