Holding an event in Collingwood
This guide covers 14 mapped venues in Collingwood, Ontario, what each one holds, and how attendees get to them. Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre is the largest room on record at 3,500 seats.
Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre states a capacity of 3,500. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Where Collingwood holds a crowd
Collingwood has a recorded population of 24,811 (2021), in Ontario.
Across the city the dataset records 1 dedicated conference and function space, 7 arenas and stadiums, 1 theatre or concert hall and 5 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 56 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 arenas, 5 event spaces, 1 theatre and 1 conference centre.
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Conference Centre | conference centre | not published | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (7)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre | arena | 3,500 | 58 km (36 mi) |
| Southampton Coliseum | arena | not published | 92 km (57 mi) |
| Durham Community Centre and Arena | arena | not published | 59 km (37 mi) |
| P &H Centre | arena | not published | 75 km (46 mi) |
| Stayner Memorial Arena | arena | not published | 11 km (6.9 mi) |
| Walkerton Community Centre | arena | not published | 84 km (52 mi) |
| Wasaga Stars Arena | arena | not published | 18 km (11 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roxy Theatre | theatre | 406 | 58 km (36 mi) |
Independent event spaces (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgian Shores United Church Sanctuary | event space | 700 | 58 km (36 mi) |
| Historic Leith Church | event space | not published | 55 km (34 mi) |
| Spring Creek Gavel Farm | event space | not published | 80 km (50 mi) |
| Station on the Green | event space | not published | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Paisley Mill | event space | not published | 87 km (54 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Collingwood 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.
Where the largest programmes go
Nothing in Collingwood is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 3,500 seats, at Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre.
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
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is 101 km (63 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.
Local time is Toronto time (America/Toronto) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
Midland, Barrie and Innisfil are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Collingwood has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- YYZ
- Toronto Pearson International Airport, 101 km (63 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/Toronto, in September
- City population, 2021
- 24,811
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (table 98-10-0002)
The local constraints
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Collingwood 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.
Arrival is a half-day
101 km (63 mi) from YYZ means most attendees lose a morning to travel. Open registration the evening before and put nothing you care about in the first slot.
A worked example, sized to Collingwood
A Collingwood programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre, the largest stated capacity in the Collingwood 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 CA$7 each
- CA$6,300for the whole event, at CA$7 each
You are billed for people, not for the venue, so the room you choose in Collingwood does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
Which kind of event this suits
The top of the range here is 3,500 seats, which comfortably covers an association annual meeting, a regional summit or a mid-sized user conference.
- multi-track conferences
A 3,500-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 Collingwood is set up for.
- award ceremonies
1 fixed-seat house gives you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of it.
- 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
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census
- Wikidata, CC0
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Contains information from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
- 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
- CA$7
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- CA$6,650
- 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 Collingwood conference?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so CA$6,300 for the event. The price is CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at CA$6,650 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 Collingwood?
Of the 14 venues mapped in Collingwood, the largest stated capacity belongs to Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre at 3,500. 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 Collingwood?
Nothing in the Collingwood 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 Midland. For a conference without an exhibition, the 14 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Collingwood?
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), about 101 km (63 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/Toronto; 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 CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at CA$6,650 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.
Is event67 billed in Canadian dollars for a Collingwood event?
Yes. Canadian events are billed at CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, capped at CA$6,650 for one event. That is a flat local price we charge in Canadian dollars, not a conversion of the US figure.
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