Where Dallas puts a conference
Dallas, Texas has 55 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.
Cotton Bowl Stadium states a capacity of 92,100. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
The rooms you can book in Dallas
Dallas has a recorded population of 1,326,087 (2024), inside the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area of about 8.3 million people.
The mapped inventory is 6 exhibition or convention halls, 4 dedicated conference and function spaces, 13 arenas and stadiums, 10 theatres and concert halls and 22 independent event spaces.
By type that is 22 event spaces, 10 stadiums, 7 theatres and 3 arenas, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (6)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Park | fairground | not published | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
| Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center | convention centre | not published | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center | convention centre | not published | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Market Hall | exhibition centre | not published | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) |
| Dallas Market Center | convention centre | not published | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| International Conference & Exposition Center | exhibition centre | not published | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
Conference and function space (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickens Medical & Education Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
| Catholic Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) |
| Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
| Longhorn Ballroom | banquet hall | not published | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (13)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Bowl Stadium | stadium | 92,100 | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
| Gerald J. Ford Stadium | stadium | 32,000 | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) |
| American Airlines Center | stadium | 19,200 | 0.9 km (0.6 mi) |
| Burnett Field | stadium | 10,500 | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
| Moody Coliseum | arena | 7,000 | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) |
| Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium | stadium | 2,577 | 6.7 km (4.2 mi) |
| Gaston Park | stadium | not published | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) |
| Scotland Yard | stadium | not published | 7.5 km (4.7 mi) |
| Armstrong Field | stadium | not published | 6.7 km (4.2 mi) |
| Dallas Ice Arena | arena | not published | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
| John Kincaide Stadium | stadium | not published | 16 km (10 mi) |
| Riverside Park | stadium | not published | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Fair Park Coliseum | arena | not published | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (10)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| McFarlin Memorial Auditorium | theatre | 2,386 | 7.1 km (4.4 mi) |
| Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House | theatre | 2,300 | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center | concert hall | 2,062 | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Majestic Theatre | theatre | 1,704 | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| The Granada Theater | theatre | 1,000 | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) |
| Moody Performance Hall | theatre | not published | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
| Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre | theatre | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| Texas Theatre | theatre | not published | 4.8 km (3 mi) |
| Owen Arts Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 6.7 km (4.2 mi) |
| AT&T Performing Arts Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
Independent event spaces (22)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annette Strauss Square | event space | 5,000 | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Gas Monkey Live | event space | 3,000 | 12 km (7.2 mi) |
| Trees | event space | not published | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
| The Quixotic World | event space | not published | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| Dallas Scottish Rite Temple | event space | not published | 1.4 km (0.9 mi) |
| Kessler Theater | event space | not published | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Lakewood Theater | event space | not published | 5.9 km (3.7 mi) |
| Music Hall at Fair Park | event space | 3,420 | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) |
| Kalita Humphreys Theater | event space | 497 | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) |
| Gran Fiesta Event Center | event space | not published | 12 km (7.1 mi) |
| Undermain Theatre | event space | not published | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
| Cliff House | event space | not published | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
| Commerce Event Center | event space | not published | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| The Blue Light Dallas | event space | not published | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
| 3535 Studios | event space | not published | 9.6 km (6 mi) |
| Big Town Events Center | event space | not published | 13 km (8 mi) |
| Edison's | event space | not published | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| The Vine | event space | not published | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| Station 4 | event space | not published | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) |
| The Women's Building | event space | not published | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
| Highland Event Center | event space | not published | 11 km (6.6 mi) |
| The Bandshell | event space | not published | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Dallas 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
6 venues in Dallas are classified as exhibition or convention space. They are the only rooms here designed around a floor plan rather than a seating plan.
- Fair Park12,066,120 sq ft footprint
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- Market Hallsize not published
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- International Conference & Exposition 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
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) 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 Chicago time (America/Chicago) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
Irving, Grand Prairie and Mesquite are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Dallas has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- DFW
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, 25 km (16 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 1,326,087
- 8.3 million across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area
The recurring calendar
Recurring shows on the Dallas calendar include Dallas Allied Arts Exhibition, Dallas Fantasy Fair, Edgefest and QuakeCon. Check your dates against them: hotel rates and venue availability both move.
- Dallas Allied Arts Exhibitionrecurring event, since 1928
- Dallas Fantasy Fairrecurring event, since 1982
- Edgefestmusic festival, since 1992
- QuakeContrade fair, since 1996
- UnCommonConrecurring event, since 2000
- Dallas Comic Conrecurring event, since 2002
- All-Conrecurring event, since 2005
- Texas Fear Festrecurring event, since 2007
- Twiconrecurring event, since 2009
- WWE Great Balls of Firerecurring event, since 2017
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for Dallas, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
Things that catch organizers out here
The city is smaller than the market
1,326,087 people live in Dallas itself, but about 8.3 million live in the wider Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
Choice is not the constraint here
With 55 venues mapped, availability rarely fails. What fails is comparison: shortlist on capacity and distance from the airport first, and only then start touring.
Check the city calendar first
Dallas carries recurring shows including Dallas Allied Arts Exhibition, Dallas Fantasy Fair and Edgefest. Hotel rates and venue availability move sharply around them, so pick your dates against that calendar rather than against your own.
The bill for a Dallas programme
A Dallas programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to Cotton Bowl Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Dallas 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 Dallas 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 92,100 seats, Dallas can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- trade shows and exhibitions
6 exhibition or convention halls mean a booth plan is possible in Dallas without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 92,100-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 Dallas is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 92,100 takes an audience no conference venue in Dallas 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 Dallas?
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 Dallas?
Of the 55 venues mapped in Dallas, the largest stated capacity belongs to Cotton Bowl Stadium at 92,100. 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 Dallas have a convention centre?
Yes — 6 venues are classified as exhibition or convention space in Dallas, including Fair Park, Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center and Kay Bailey Hutchison 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 Dallas?
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), about 25 km (16 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.
Can I run a small Dallas event on event67 for nothing?
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.
What events already happen in Dallas?
Recurring shows recorded for Dallas include Dallas Allied Arts Exhibition, Dallas Fantasy Fair, Edgefest and QuakeCon. This list comes from Wikidata and covers series with an encyclopaedia entry, so it is a floor rather than a full calendar. Check your dates against it: hotel rates and venue availability both move around a returning show.
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