Meeting space in Hempstead
Hempstead, New York has 8 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.
Nassau County Veterans Memorial Coliseum states a capacity of 16,170. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Where Hempstead holds a crowd
Hempstead has a recorded population of 59,569 (2024), inside the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area of about 20 million people.
The mapped inventory is 8 arenas and stadiums.
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 4 arenas and 4 stadiums.
Arenas and stadiums (8)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau County Veterans Memorial Coliseum | arena | 16,170 | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| James M. Shuart Stadium | stadium | 11,929 | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
| Hofstra Arena | arena | 5,124 | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
| Hofstra University Soccer Stadium | stadium | 1,600 | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
| Coliseum Guns | arena | not published | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
| Coliseum Motor Inn | arena | not published | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
| Mitchel Athletic Complex Stadium | stadium | not published | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
| Freeport Stadium | stadium | not published | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Hempstead 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.
Top of the capacity range
Nothing in Hempstead is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 16,170 seats, at Nassau County Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
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 15 km (9.3 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
Hempstead keeps New York time (America/New_York), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
At about 16,139 residents per square mile the city is compact enough that a venue and its hotel block are usually walkable, which removes a shuttle line from your budget.
Levittown, Plainview and Glen Cove are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Hempstead has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- JFK
- John F. Kennedy International Airport, 15 km (9.3 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 59,569
- 20 million across the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area
What to check before you commit
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Hempstead 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.
The city is smaller than the market
59,569 people live in Hempstead itself, but about 20 million live in the wider New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. 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 Hempstead programme
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Hempstead event sized to Nassau County Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the largest stated capacity in the Hempstead 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 Hempstead does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
What sort of event fits here
With a stated ceiling of 16,170 seats, Hempstead can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 16,170-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 Hempstead is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 16,170 takes an audience no conference venue in Hempstead 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
Price a Hempstead 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 Hempstead?
Of the 8 venues mapped in Hempstead, the largest stated capacity belongs to Nassau County Veterans Memorial Coliseum at 16,170. 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 Hempstead?
Nothing in the Hempstead 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 Levittown. For a conference without an exhibition, the 8 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Hempstead?
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), about 15 km (9.3 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.
Can I run a small Hempstead 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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