Planning a conference in Greensboro
What it takes to run an event in Greensboro, North Carolina: 40 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Piedmont Triad International Airport is 13 km (8.1 mi) out.
Truist Stadium states a capacity of 17,500. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Greensboro venue landscape
Greensboro has a recorded population of 307,381 (2024), inside the Greensboro-High Point, NC area of about 801,000 people.
What is on the books here: 1 exhibition or convention hall, 19 arenas and stadiums, 2 theatres and concert halls and 18 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 13 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 18 event spaces, 13 arenas, 6 stadiums and 2 performing-arts centres, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Convention Center | convention centre | not published | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (19)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truist Stadium | stadium | 17,500 | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
| World War Memorial Stadium | stadium | 7,500 | 1.5 km (0.9 mi) |
| Macpherson Stadium | stadium | 7,000 | 11 km (7 mi) |
| Corbett Sports Center | arena | 5,700 | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
| UNCG Soccer Stadium | stadium | 3,540 | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
| Ragan-Brown Field House | arena | 2,500 | 8.8 km (5.5 mi) |
| First National Bank Field | stadium | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Baymont by Wyndham | arena | not published | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) |
| Holiday Inn Greensboro Coliseum | arena | not published | 4.8 km (3 mi) |
| Super 8 by Wyndham Greensboro/Coliseum/Conv. | arena | not published | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| TownePlace Suites by Marriott | arena | not published | 5.9 km (3.7 mi) |
| Robert B. Jamieson Stadium | stadium | not published | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
| Howard Johnson by Wyndham | arena | not published | 5.8 km (3.6 mi) |
| Quality Inn & Suites Coliseum | arena | not published | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Red Roof Inn Greensboro Coliseum | arena | not published | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
| Coliseum Cafe | arena | not published | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) |
| Bodford Arena | arena | not published | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
| First Horizon Coliseum | arena | not published | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) |
| Coliseum Car Wash | arena | not published | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Theatre of Greensboro | performing-arts centre | 1,075 | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Greensboro Cultural Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
Independent event spaces (18)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hangar 1819 | event space | not published | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
| Gateway Gardens Event Center | event space | not published | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
| Heritage Hill Banquets | event space | not published | 12 km (7.6 mi) |
| Khalif Event Center | event space | not published | 3.3 km (2.1 mi) |
| Little Poli's Playroom & Boutique | event space | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| McLaurin Farms | event space | not published | 14 km (8.6 mi) |
| New Garden Moose Family Center | event space | not published | 8.5 km (5.3 mi) |
| Piedmont Hall | event space | not published | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) |
| The Idiot Box Comedy Club | event space | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| The Pyrle | event space | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Bakery 1818 | event space | not published | 38 km (24 mi) |
| Wet 'n Wild Emerald Pointe | event space | not published | 8.4 km (5.2 mi) |
| Whispering Oaks Event Venue | event space | not published | 21 km (13 mi) |
| Cadillac Service Garage Event Space | event space | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Guilford Grange | event space | not published | 9.4 km (5.8 mi) |
| Oval Lawn Pavilion | event space | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Dana Auditorium | event space | not published | 8.8 km (5.5 mi) |
| Dean and Marilyn Green Rehearsal Hall | event space | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Greensboro 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 Greensboro
One venue in Greensboro is classified as exhibition or convention space.
- Meridian 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.
How people reach Greensboro
Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) is 13 km (8.1 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
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.
High Point, Burlington and Thomasville are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Greensboro has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- GSO
- Piedmont Triad International Airport, 13 km (8.1 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 307,381
- 801,000 across the Greensboro-High Point, NC area
What already comes back to Greensboro
Recurring shows on the Greensboro calendar include Stellarcon. Check your dates against them: hotel rates and venue availability both move.
- Stellarconrecurring event, since 1976
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for Greensboro, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
Before you hold a date
Choice is not the constraint here
With 40 venues mapped, availability rarely fails. What fails is comparison: shortlist on capacity and distance from the airport first, and only then start touring.
Pricing this against a real Greensboro room
Take 950 people through the door in Greensboro — sized to Truist Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Greensboro 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 Greensboro 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 17,500 seats, Greensboro 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 Greensboro without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 17,500-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 Greensboro is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 17,500 takes an audience no conference venue in Greensboro 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.
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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 Greensboro 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 Greensboro?
Of the 40 venues mapped in Greensboro, the largest stated capacity belongs to Truist Stadium at 17,500. 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 Greensboro have a convention centre?
Yes — 1 venue is classified as exhibition or convention space in Greensboro, including Meridian 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 Greensboro?
Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO), about 13 km (8.1 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 Greensboro?
Recurring shows recorded for Greensboro include Stellarcon. 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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Running something in Greensboro?
Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.