Meeting space in Dubuque
This guide covers 29 mapped venues in Dubuque, Iowa, what each one holds, and how attendees get to them. Five Flags Center is the largest room on record at 4,000 seats.
Five Flags Center states a capacity of 4,000. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Dubuque venue landscape
Dubuque has a recorded population of 58,987 (2024), inside the Dubuque, IA area of about 99,000 people.
Across the city the dataset records 1 exhibition or convention hall, 4 dedicated conference and function spaces, 3 arenas and stadiums, 1 theatre or concert hall and 20 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 49 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 20 event spaces, 2 arenas, 2 conference centres and 2 banquet halls, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant County Fairgrounds | fairground | not published | 39 km (24 mi) |
Conference and function space (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand River Center | conference centre | 3,333 | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Boscobel Bowling & Banquet | banquet hall | not published | 69 km (43 mi) |
| Millwork Ballroom and Event Center | banquet hall | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Lenz Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 53 km (33 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Flags Center | arena | 4,000 | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium | stadium | not published | 29 km (18 mi) |
| Williams Fieldhouse | arena | not published | 29 km (18 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral Point Opera House | theatre | not published | 56 km (35 mi) |
Independent event spaces (20)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dousman House | event space | not published | 74 km (46 mi) |
| Grand Opera House | event space | not published | 0.1 km (0.1 mi) |
| Boscobel Grand Army of the Republic Hall | event space | not published | 70 km (44 mi) |
| Hazel Green Town Hall | event space | not published | 19 km (12 mi) |
| St. Olaf Auditorium | event space | not published | 76 km (47 mi) |
| 7 Hills Event Center | event space | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Holiday Gardens Event Center | event space | not published | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Wyndham Garden Galena Hotel & Day Spa | event space | not published | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Ashton Hill Farm Galena | event space | not published | 23 km (14 mi) |
| Broske Center | event space | not published | 31 km (20 mi) |
| Codfish Hollow Barnstormers | event space | not published | 48 km (30 mi) |
| Diamond Jo Casino | event space | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| The Shore Event Centre | event space | not published | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Elkader Opera House | event space | not published | 72 km (45 mi) |
| Grand River Event Center | event space | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| IOOF Building | event space | not published | 48 km (30 mi) |
| Lady Luck Casino Marquette | event space | not published | 73 km (46 mi) |
| Bellevue State Park Lodge | event space | not published | 35 km (22 mi) |
| Encore Event Center | event space | not published | 48 km (30 mi) |
| Saint Olaf Civic Center | event space | not published | 76 km (47 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Dubuque 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 an exhibition fits
One venue in Dubuque is classified as exhibition or convention space.
- Grant County Fairgroundssize 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
Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ) sits 12 km (7.5 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
Dubuque keeps Chicago time (America/Chicago), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
Cedar Rapids, Davenport and Bettendorf are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Dubuque has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- DBQ
- Dubuque Regional Airport, 12 km (7.5 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 58,987
- 99,000 across the Dubuque, IA area
The local constraints
Confirm the room before the date
Nothing in the Dubuque record flags an unusual constraint, which in practice means the ordinary one applies: hold the venue before you announce the date, because a date without a room is the only mistake that cannot be fixed later.
A worked example, sized to Dubuque
A Dubuque programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to Five Flags Center, the largest stated capacity in the Dubuque 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 Dubuque 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 4,000 seats, which comfortably covers an association annual meeting, a regional summit or a mid-sized user conference.
- trade shows and exhibitions
1 exhibition or convention hall means a booth plan is possible in Dubuque without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 4,000-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 Dubuque 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
4 purpose-built function spaces are 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
Price a Dubuque 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 Dubuque?
Of the 29 venues mapped in Dubuque, the largest stated capacity belongs to Five Flags Center at 4,000. 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 Dubuque have a convention centre?
Yes — 1 venue is classified as exhibition or convention space in Dubuque, including Grant County Fairgrounds. 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 Dubuque?
Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ), about 12 km (7.5 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.
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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