Eau Claire venues and what they hold
What it takes to run an event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin: 19 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Chippewa Valley Regional Airport is 6 km (3.7 mi) out.
Don and Nona Williams Stadium states a capacity of 4,500. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
What Eau Claire has to put people in
Eau Claire has a recorded population of 72,331 (2024), inside the Eau Claire, WI area of about 176,000 people.
What is on the books here: 1 exhibition or convention hall, 1 dedicated conference and function space, 5 arenas and stadiums, 3 theatres and concert halls and 9 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 26 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 9 event spaces, 3 arenas, 2 stadiums and 2 theatres, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds | fairground | not published | 17 km (11 mi) |
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Off broadway banquet center | banquet hall | not published | 36 km (22 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don and Nona Williams Stadium | stadium | 4,500 | 35 km (21 mi) |
| Zorn Arena | arena | 3,500 | 1.4 km (0.9 mi) |
| Hobbs Municipal Ice Center | arena | not published | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Carson Park Stadium | stadium | not published | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| The Sonnentag Center | arena | not published | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater | theatre | not published | 35 km (21 mi) |
| Sarge Boyd Bandshell | theatre | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts | performing-arts centre | not published | 35 km (21 mi) |
Independent event spaces (9)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Theatre | event space | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Antique Emporium | event space | not published | 0.1 km (0.1 mi) |
| Eau Claire Masonic Center | event space | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Harmonia Hall | event space | not published | 61 km (38 mi) |
| Botany BrewFarm | event space | not published | 56 km (35 mi) |
| Knappa Valley Wedding Venue | event space | not published | 52 km (32 mi) |
| Z. C. B. J. Hall | event space | not published | 38 km (23 mi) |
| The Terrace | event space | not published | 34 km (21 mi) |
| Bloomer Civic Center | event space | not published | 33 km (20 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire
One venue in Eau Claire is classified as exhibition or convention space.
- Northern Wisconsin State 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.
Travel, time zone and arrival
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) sits 6 km (3.7 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.
Onalaska, Marshfield and North La Crosse are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Eau Claire has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- EAU
- Chippewa Valley Regional Airport, 6 km (3.7 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 72,331
- 176,000 across the Eau Claire, WI area
What already comes back to Eau Claire
Eaux Claires come back to Eau Claire. A returning show is the best evidence a place has the rooms, the hotel stock and the airlift to carry one.
- Eaux Clairesmusic festival, since 2015
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for Eau Claire, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
What to check before you commit
Confirm the room before the date
Nothing in the Eau Claire 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.
Pricing this against a real Eau Claire room
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Eau Claire event sized to Don and Nona Williams Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
Matching the room to the format
The top of the range here is 4,500 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 Eau Claire without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 4,500-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 Eau Claire is set up for.
- award ceremonies
3 fixed-seat houses give 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
- 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.
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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 Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire?
Of the 19 venues mapped in Eau Claire, the largest stated capacity belongs to Don and Nona Williams Stadium at 4,500. 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.
Does Eau Claire have a convention centre?
Yes — 1 venue is classified as exhibition or convention space in Eau Claire, including Northern Wisconsin State 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 Eau Claire?
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU), about 6 km (3.7 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.
What events already happen in Eau Claire?
Recurring shows recorded for Eau Claire include Eaux Claires. 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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