Decatur venues and what they hold
What it takes to run an event in Decatur, Alabama: 8 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Huntsville International Airport is 19 km (12 mi) out.
Ogle Stadium - Decatur High School states a capacity of 9,000. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Venues in Decatur, by what they are for
Decatur has a recorded population of 57,974 (2024), inside the Decatur, AL area of about 160,000 people.
What is on the books here: 2 arenas and stadiums, 1 theatre or concert hall and 5 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 14 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 5 event spaces, 1 stadium, 1 theatre and 1 arena.
Arenas and stadiums (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogle Stadium - Decatur High School | stadium | 9,000 | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| Celebration Arena | arena | not published | 16 km (9.8 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Theater | theatre | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
Independent event spaces (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Theatre | event space | 677 | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Cotaco Opera House | event space | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Crane Hill Masonic Lodge | event space | not published | 57 km (35 mi) |
| Cullman Civic Center | event space | not published | 50 km (31 mi) |
| Hartselle Civic Center | event space | not published | 20 km (12 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Decatur 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 biggest spaces Decatur can offer
Nothing in Decatur is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 9,000 seats, at Ogle Stadium - Decatur High School.
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.
How people reach Decatur
Huntsville International Airport (HSV) is 19 km (12 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.
Madison, Huntsville and East Florence are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Decatur has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- HSV
- Huntsville International Airport, 19 km (12 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 57,974
- 160,000 across the Decatur, AL area
Before you hold a date
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Decatur 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.
Pricing this against a real Decatur room
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Decatur event sized to Ogle Stadium - Decatur High School, the largest stated capacity in the Decatur 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 Decatur does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
Matching the room to the format
With a stated ceiling of 9,000 seats, Decatur can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 9,000-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 Decatur is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 9,000 takes an audience no conference venue in Decatur can.
- sports tournaments
The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.
- award ceremonies
1 fixed-seat house gives you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of 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
Price a Decatur event at 950 attendees — what is the total?
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 Decatur?
Of the 8 venues mapped in Decatur, the largest stated capacity belongs to Ogle Stadium - Decatur High School at 9,000. 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.
Can you run a trade show in Decatur?
Nothing in the Decatur 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 Madison. For a conference without an exhibition, the 8 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Decatur?
Huntsville International Airport (HSV), about 19 km (12 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 Decatur 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.
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