Conference venues in Duluth
What it takes to run an event in Duluth, Minnesota: 8 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Duluth International Airport is 9 km (5.6 mi) out.
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center states a capacity of 6,764. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
The rooms you can book in Duluth
Duluth has a recorded population of 87,986 (2024), inside the Duluth, MN-WI area of about 282,000 people.
What is on the books here: 2 exhibition or convention halls, 1 dedicated conference and function space, 1 arena or stadium and 4 independent event spaces.
By type that is 4 event spaces, 2 convention centres, 1 stadium and 1 banquet hall.
Exhibition and convention halls (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth Entertainment Convention Center | convention centre | 6,764 | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| AMSOIL Arena | convention centre | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banquet Hall | banquet hall | not published | 54 km (34 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griggs Field at James S. Malosky Stadium | stadium | not published | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
Independent event spaces (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchi Gammi Club | event space | not published | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| NorShor Theatre | event space | not published | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Duluth Masonic Center | event space | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| AAD Shriners Event Center | event space | not published | 11 km (6.6 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Duluth 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.
Exhibition-scale rooms in Duluth
2 venues in Duluth are classified as exhibition or convention space. They are the only rooms here designed around a floor plan rather than a seating plan.
- Duluth Entertainment Convention Center6,764 seats
- AMSOIL Arenasize 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.
Flights, time and distance
Duluth International Airport (DLH) sits 9 km (5.6 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
The city runs on Chicago time (America/Chicago). Schedules published in one zone and read in another are the most common cause of a half-empty first session.
Superior, Hibbing and Ashland are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Duluth has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- DLH
- Duluth International Airport, 9 km (5.6 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 87,986
- 282,000 across the Duluth, MN-WI area
Worth knowing before you sign
The city is smaller than the market
87,986 people live in Duluth itself, but about 282,000 live in the wider Duluth, MN-WI. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
Pricing this against a real Duluth room
Take 950 people through the door in Duluth — sized to Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, the largest stated capacity in the Duluth dataset. The first 50 activated attendees are free on every event, so only the rest are billed, and the total stops moving at 1,000 however many more turn up.
- 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 Duluth 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 6,764 seats, Duluth can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- trade shows and exhibitions
2 exhibition or convention halls mean a booth plan is possible in Duluth without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 6,764-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 Duluth is set up for.
- 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
- 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 Duluth?
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 Duluth?
Of the 8 venues mapped in Duluth, the largest stated capacity belongs to Duluth Entertainment Convention Center at 6,764. 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 Duluth have a convention centre?
Yes — 2 venues are classified as exhibition or convention space in Duluth, including Duluth Entertainment Convention Center and AMSOIL Arena. 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 Duluth?
Duluth International Airport (DLH), about 9 km (5.6 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.
Is there a free tier for a small Duluth event?
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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Running something in Duluth?
Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.