Where Fort Worth puts a conference
What it takes to run an event in Fort Worth, Texas: 34 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is 33 km (21 mi) out.
Amon G. Carter Stadium states a capacity of 47,000. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
What Fort Worth has to put people in
Fort Worth has a recorded population of 1,008,106 (2024), inside the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area of about 8.3 million people.
What is on the books here: 3 exhibition or convention halls, 2 dedicated conference and function spaces, 13 arenas and stadiums, 4 theatres and concert halls and 12 independent event spaces.
That works out at about 3 venues per hundred thousand residents, so the field is thin relative to the population and the larger rooms book out a long way ahead.
By type that is 12 event spaces, 8 stadiums, 5 arenas and 3 convention centres, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth Convention Center | convention centre | 11,200 | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
| Convention Center - Bicycle rental | convention centre | 13 | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Forest Hill Civic and Convention Center | convention centre | not published | 8.5 km (5.3 mi) |
Conference and function space (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| DoubleTree by Hilton | hotel with function space | not published | 8.1 km (5 mi) |
| Motel 6 Ft Worth Convention Center | hotel with function space | not published | 6.1 km (3.8 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (13)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amon G. Carter Stadium | stadium | 47,000 | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
| Farrington Field | stadium | 18,500 | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
| Herman Clark Stadium | stadium | 12,000 | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
| Lupton Stadium | stadium | 4,500 | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) |
| LaGrave Field | stadium | 4,100 | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
| Will Rogers Memorial Center | arena | not published | 4.8 km (3 mi) |
| Dickies Arena | arena | not published | 4.9 km (3 mi) |
| Cowtown Coliseum | arena | not published | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
| MotorSport Ranch | stadium | not published | 36 km (22 mi) |
| Lupton Baseball Stadium | stadium | not published | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) |
| Will Rogers Coliseum | arena | not published | 4.8 km (3 mi) |
| Lon Goldstein Field | stadium | not published | 6.9 km (4.3 mi) |
| Wiley G. Thomas Jr. Coliseum | arena | not published | 11 km (6.9 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bass Performance Hall | concert hall | 2,042 | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) |
| Casa Mañana | theatre | 1,805 | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
| Van Cliburn Concert Hall | concert hall | not published | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
| Haltom Theater | theatre | not published | 9.9 km (6.2 mi) |
Independent event spaces (12)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridglea Theatre | event space | not published | 8.8 km (5.5 mi) |
| Fort Worth Masonic Temple | event space | not published | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
| South Side Masonic Lodge No. 1114 | event space | not published | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| Tulips FTW | event space | not published | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
| Stagecoach Ballroom | event space | not published | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Billy Bob's Texas | event space | not published | 7.8 km (4.8 mi) |
| Fort Worth Elks Lodge 124 | event space | not published | 3.3 km (2.1 mi) |
| Fort Worth Public Market | event space | not published | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Knights of Pythias Building | event space | not published | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
| PalmWood Event & Conference | event space | not published | 3.2 km (2 mi) |
| Panther Island Pavilion | event space | not published | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
| River Ranch Stockyards | event space | not published | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth
3 venues in Fort Worth are classified as exhibition or convention space. They are the only rooms here designed around a floor plan rather than a seating plan.
- Fort Worth Convention Center11,200 seats
- Convention Center - Bicycle rental13 seats
- Forest Hill Civic and 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.
Getting attendees to Fort Worth
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is 33 km (21 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
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.
North Richland Hills, Arlington and Burleson are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Fort Worth has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- DFW
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, 33 km (21 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 1,008,106
- 8.3 million across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area
What already comes back to Fort Worth
Fort Worth already carries Anime Frontier on a recurring basis, which tells you the city can absorb an event of that shape.
- Anime Frontierrecurring event
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for Fort Worth, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
Before you hold a date
The city is smaller than the market
1,008,106 people live in Fort Worth itself, but about 8.3 million live in the wider Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. 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 Fort Worth room
Take 950 people through the door in Fort Worth — sized to Amon G. Carter Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth 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 47,000 seats, Fort Worth can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- trade shows and exhibitions
3 exhibition or convention halls mean a booth plan is possible in Fort Worth without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 47,000-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 Fort Worth is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 47,000 takes an audience no conference venue in Fort Worth can.
- sports tournaments
The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.
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 Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth?
Of the 34 venues mapped in Fort Worth, the largest stated capacity belongs to Amon G. Carter Stadium at 47,000. 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 Fort Worth have a convention centre?
Yes — 3 venues are classified as exhibition or convention space in Fort Worth, including Fort Worth Convention Center, Convention Center - Bicycle rental and Forest Hill Civic and 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 Worth?
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), about 33 km (21 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 Fort Worth 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.
What events already happen in Fort Worth?
Recurring shows recorded for Fort Worth include Anime Frontier. 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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