Conference venues in Fayetteville
What it takes to run an event in Fayetteville, Arkansas: 8 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport is 28 km (17 mi) out.
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium states a capacity of 72,000. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Venues in Fayetteville, by what they are for
Fayetteville has a recorded population of 103,134 (2024), inside the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR area of about 606,000 people.
What is on the books here: 3 arenas and stadiums, 3 theatres and concert halls and 2 independent event spaces.
By type that is 2 arenas, 2 theatres, 2 event spaces and 1 stadium, plus a longer tail below.
Arenas and stadiums (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium | stadium | 72,000 | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Bud Walton Arena | arena | 19,368 | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
| Barnhill Arena | arena | 9,000 | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walton Arts Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| TheatreSquared | theatre | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Chi Omega Greek Theatre | theatre | not published | 1.5 km (0.9 mi) |
Independent event spaces (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Shelton American Legion Post No. 27 | event space | not published | 0.1 km (0.1 mi) |
| The Golden Venue | event space | not published | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville can offer
Nothing in Fayetteville is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 72,000 seats, at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium.
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 Fayetteville
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) is 28 km (17 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
Fayetteville keeps Chicago time (America/Chicago), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
Springdale, Rogers and Bentonville are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Fayetteville has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- XNA
- Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, 28 km (17 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 103,134
- 606,000 across the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR area
The local constraints
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Fayetteville 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.
The city is smaller than the market
103,134 people live in Fayetteville itself, but about 606,000 live in the wider Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR. 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 Fayetteville room
Take 950 people through the door in Fayetteville — sized to Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville 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 72,000 seats, Fayetteville can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 72,000-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 Fayetteville is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 72,000 takes an audience no conference venue in Fayetteville can.
- sports tournaments
The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.
- award ceremonies
3 fixed-seat houses give 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
How much is event67 for a 950-attendee Fayetteville conference?
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 Fayetteville?
Of the 8 venues mapped in Fayetteville, the largest stated capacity belongs to Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium at 72,000. 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 Fayetteville?
Nothing in the Fayetteville 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 Springdale. For a conference without an exhibition, the 8 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Fayetteville?
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA), about 28 km (17 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 Fayetteville 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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