Where to hold a conference in Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, Florida has 10 mapped venues in this dataset. Here is the shape of them, who they suit, and what an event67 rollout costs once you have picked one.
War Memorial Auditorium states a capacity of 2,110. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
The rooms you can book in Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale has a recorded population of 190,641 (2024), inside the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL area of about 6.5 million people.
The mapped inventory is 1 exhibition or convention hall, 3 dedicated conference and function spaces, 1 theatre or concert hall and 5 independent event spaces.
By type that is 5 event spaces, 3 hotels with function space, 1 performing-arts centre and 1 convention centre.
Exhibition and convention halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Fort Lauderdale Broward County Convention Center | convention centre | not published | 3.3 km (2.1 mi) |
Conference and function space (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale 17th Street Convention Center | hotel with function space | not published | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
| Extended Stay America - Fort Lauderdale - Cruiseport - Airport | hotel with function space | not published | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
| Water Taxi Stop - Hilton Marina/ Convention Center | hotel with function space | not published | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broward Center for the Performing Arts | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
Independent event spaces (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| War Memorial Auditorium | event space | 2,110 | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| Parker Playhouse | event space | 1,191 | 1.5 km (0.9 mi) |
| Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop | event space | not published | 4.8 km (3 mi) |
| The Venue | event space | not published | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
| Fort Lauderdale Woman's Club | event space | not published | 0.1 km (0.1 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Fort Lauderdale 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 halls that take a trade floor
One venue in Fort Lauderdale is classified as exhibition or convention space.
- Greater Fort Lauderdale Broward County Convention Centersize 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
Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood (FLL) 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 New York time (America/New_York). Schedules published in one zone and read in another are the most common cause of a half-empty first session.
Sunrise, Lauderhill and Plantation are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Fort Lauderdale has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- FLL
- Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood, 6 km (3.7 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 190,641
- 6.5 million across the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL area
The recurring calendar
Riverwalk Blues Festival and 5th International RuleML2011@BRF Challenge, co-located with the 5th International Rule Symposium come back to Fort Lauderdale. A returning show is the best evidence a place has the rooms, the hotel stock and the airlift to carry one.
- Riverwalk Blues Festivalmusic festival, since 1987
- 5th International RuleML2011@BRF Challenge, co-located with the 5th International Rule Symposiumacademic conference
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for Fort Lauderdale, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
The local constraints
The city is smaller than the market
190,641 people live in Fort Lauderdale itself, but about 6.5 million live in the wider Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
The bill for a Fort Lauderdale programme
A Fort Lauderdale programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to War Memorial Auditorium, the largest stated capacity in the Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
What sort of event fits here
The top of the range here is 2,110 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 Fort Lauderdale without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 2,110-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 Fort Lauderdale 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
3 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.
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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 Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale?
Of the 10 venues mapped in Fort Lauderdale, the largest stated capacity belongs to War Memorial Auditorium at 2,110. 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 Fort Lauderdale have a convention centre?
Yes — 1 venue is classified as exhibition or convention space in Fort Lauderdale, including Greater Fort Lauderdale Broward County Convention Center. 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 Fort Lauderdale?
Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood (FLL), about 6 km (3.7 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/New_York; 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 Fort Lauderdale?
Recurring shows recorded for Fort Lauderdale include Riverwalk Blues Festival and 5th International RuleML2011@BRF Challenge, co-located with the 5th International Rule Symposium. 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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