Hosting an event in Garland
This guide covers 8 mapped venues in Garland, Texas, what each one holds, and how attendees get to them. Charger Stadium is the largest room on record at 8,500 seats.
Charger Stadium states a capacity of 8,500. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Venues in Garland, by what they are for
Garland has a recorded population of 250,431 (2024), inside the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area of about 8.3 million people.
Across the city the dataset records 1 exhibition or convention hall, 1 arena or stadium and 6 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 6 event spaces, 1 stadium and 1 convention centre.
Exhibition and convention halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garland Convention & Reception Center | convention centre | not published | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charger Stadium | stadium | 8,500 | 8.7 km (5.4 mi) |
Independent event spaces (6)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Culwell Center | event space | not published | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
| Garland Special Events Center | event space | not published | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
| Elegant Party Hall | event space | not published | 8.6 km (5.3 mi) |
| Poetry Place | event space | not published | 0 km (0 mi) |
| Celebration Salon de Renta para Fiestas | event space | not published | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) |
| PEA Events Center | event space | not published | 3.2 km (2 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Garland 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.
Where an exhibition fits
One venue in Garland is classified as exhibition or convention space.
- Garland Convention & Reception 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.
Flights, time and distance
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is 37 km (23 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.
Local time is Chicago time (America/Chicago) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
Rowlett, Richardson and Plano are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Garland has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- DFW
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, 37 km (23 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 250,431
- 8.3 million across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area
Things that catch organizers out here
The city is smaller than the market
250,431 people live in Garland 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.
A worked example, sized to Garland
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Garland event sized to Charger Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Garland 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 Garland does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
Which kind of event this suits
With a stated ceiling of 8,500 seats, Garland can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- trade shows and exhibitions
1 exhibition or convention hall means a booth plan is possible in Garland without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 8,500-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 Garland is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 8,500 takes an audience no conference venue in Garland 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 Garland 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 Garland?
Of the 8 venues mapped in Garland, the largest stated capacity belongs to Charger Stadium at 8,500. 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 Garland have a convention centre?
Yes — 1 venue is classified as exhibition or convention space in Garland, including Garland Convention & Reception 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 Garland?
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), about 37 km (23 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.
Can I run a small Garland event on event67 for nothing?
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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