Holding an event in Hamden
This guide covers 3 mapped venues in Hamden, Connecticut, what each one holds, and how attendees get to them. TD Bank Sports Center is the largest room on record at 3,570 seats.
TD Bank Sports Center states a capacity of 3,570. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Where Hamden holds a crowd
Hamden has a recorded population of 59,847, in Connecticut.
Across the city the dataset records 1 arena or stadium, 1 theatre or concert hall and 1 independent event space.
By type that is 1 arena, 1 theatre and 1 event space.
Arenas and stadiums (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| TD Bank Sports Center | arena | 3,570 | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakdale Theater | theatre | not published | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
Independent event spaces (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakdale Theatre | event space | not published | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Hamden 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 the largest programmes go
Nothing in Hamden is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 3,570 seats, at TD Bank Sports Center.
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.
Travel, time zone and arrival
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is 112 km (70 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.
Local time is New York time (America/New_York) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
New Haven, West Haven and Meriden are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Hamden has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- JFK
- John F. Kennedy International Airport, 112 km (70 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population
- 59,847
- GeoNames (cities15000)
Things that catch organizers out here
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Hamden 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.
Arrival is a half-day
112 km (70 mi) from JFK means most attendees lose a morning to travel. Open registration the evening before and put nothing you care about in the first slot.
A worked example, sized to Hamden
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Hamden event sized to TD Bank Sports Center, the largest stated capacity in the Hamden 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 Hamden does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
Which kind of event this suits
The top of the range here is 3,570 seats, which comfortably covers an association annual meeting, a regional summit or a mid-sized user conference.
- multi-track conferences
A 3,570-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 Hamden is set up for.
- award ceremonies
1 fixed-seat house gives you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of it.
Where this data comes from
- GeoNames, CC BY 4.0
- 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
What does an event app cost for a 950-person event in Hamden?
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 Hamden?
Of the 3 venues mapped in Hamden, the largest stated capacity belongs to TD Bank Sports Center at 3,570. 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 Hamden?
Nothing in the Hamden 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 New Haven. For a conference without an exhibition, the 3 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Hamden?
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), about 112 km (70 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.
Is there a free tier for a small Hamden 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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