Putting on an event in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina has 18 mapped venues in this dataset. Here is the shape of them, who they suit, and what an event67 rollout costs once you have picked one.
Kenan Memorial Stadium states a capacity of 24,000. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
What Chapel Hill has to put people in
Chapel Hill has a recorded population of 64,028 (2024), inside the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC area of about 621,000 people.
The mapped inventory is 1 exhibition or convention hall, 1 dedicated conference and function space, 8 arenas and stadiums and 8 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 28 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 8 event spaces, 4 stadiums, 4 arenas and 1 convention centre, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham County Agricultural and Convention Center | convention centre | not published | 25 km (15 mi) |
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rizzo Conference Center at Meadowmont | conference centre | not published | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (8)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenan Memorial Stadium | stadium | 24,000 | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Dean Smith Center | arena | 21,750 | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| Carmichael Arena | arena | 8,010 | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Woollen Gymnasium | arena | 6,000 | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Kenan Stadium | stadium | not published | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Bynum Gymnasium | arena | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Dorrance Field | stadium | not published | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center | stadium | not published | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
Independent event spaces (8)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hargraves Community Center | event space | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery | event space | not published | 0 km (0 mi) |
| The Skyroom NC | event space | not published | 25 km (16 mi) |
| The Story Venue | event space | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Playmakers Theatre | event space | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Pittsboro Masonic Lodge | event space | not published | 24 km (15 mi) |
| Old Lystra Inn | event space | not published | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) |
| Barn of Chapel Hill at Wild Flora Farm | event space | not published | 18 km (11 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Chapel Hill 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 halls that take a trade floor
One venue in Chapel Hill is classified as exhibition or convention space.
- Chatham County Agricultural and Convention Centersize 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.
Arrival logistics
Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) is 24 km (15 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
The city runs on New York time (America/New_York). Schedules published in one zone and read in another are the most common cause of a half-empty first session.
Durham, Apex and Cary are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Chapel Hill has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- RDU
- Raleigh–Durham International Airport, 24 km (15 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 64,028
- 621,000 across the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC area
Things that catch organizers out here
The city is smaller than the market
64,028 people live in Chapel Hill itself, but about 621,000 live in the wider Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
The bill for a Chapel Hill programme
A Chapel Hill programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to Kenan Memorial Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
What sort of event fits here
With a stated ceiling of 24,000 seats, Chapel Hill can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- trade shows and exhibitions
1 exhibition or convention hall means a booth plan is possible in Chapel Hill without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 24,000-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 Chapel Hill is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 24,000 takes an audience no conference venue in Chapel Hill can.
- sports tournaments
The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.
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 Chapel Hill?
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 Chapel Hill?
Of the 18 venues mapped in Chapel Hill, the largest stated capacity belongs to Kenan Memorial Stadium at 24,000. 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 Chapel Hill have a convention centre?
Yes — 1 venue is classified as exhibition or convention space in Chapel Hill, including Chatham County Agricultural and Convention Center. 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 Chapel Hill?
Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU), about 24 km (15 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.
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