Running an event in Houston
What it takes to run an event in Houston, Texas: 116 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. George Bush Intercontinental Airport is 25 km (16 mi) out.
Reliant Stadium states a capacity of 71,054. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
What Houston has to put people in
Houston has a recorded population of 2,390,125 (2024), inside the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX area of about 7.8 million people.
What is on the books here: 3 exhibition or convention halls, 15 dedicated conference and function spaces, 35 arenas and stadiums, 19 theatres and concert halls and 44 independent event spaces.
By type that is 44 event spaces, 25 stadiums, 12 theatres and 10 arenas, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| George R. Brown Convention Center | convention centre | not published | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
| NRG Park | convention centre | not published | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Reliant Center | convention centre | not published | 9.4 km (5.8 mi) |
Conference and function space (12)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 17 km (10 mi) |
| Cambria Hotel Houston Downtown Convention Center | hotel with function space | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Lambo Ballroom | banquet hall | not published | 13 km (8 mi) |
| Royal Solaris Reception Hall | banquet hall | not published | 9.3 km (5.8 mi) |
| Imperial Banquet Hall | banquet hall | not published | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
| NRG Center | conference centre | not published | 9.4 km (5.8 mi) |
| Imperio Ballroom | banquet hall | not published | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
| Magic Palace Banquet Hall | banquet hall | not published | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
| Mye Place Banquet & Event Hall | banquet hall | not published | 11 km (7 mi) |
| Zafiro Reception Hall | banquet hall | not published | 9.3 km (5.8 mi) |
| Blaire Conference Room | conference centre | not published | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) |
| HCDE Parking Garage and Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 5.9 km (3.7 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (35)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reliant Stadium | stadium | 71,054 | 9.9 km (6.2 mi) |
| NRG Astrodome | stadium | 62,439 | 9.7 km (6 mi) |
| Rice Stadium | stadium | 47,000 | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) |
| Minute Maid Park | stadium | 42,060 | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| TDECU Stadium | stadium | 40,000 | 4.8 km (3 mi) |
| Colt Stadium | stadium | 33,000 | 9.4 km (5.8 mi) |
| Shell Energy Stadium | stadium | 22,039 | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| Toyota Center | arena | 18,023 | 1.4 km (0.9 mi) |
| Lakewood Church Central Campus | arena | 15,676 | 7.8 km (4.8 mi) |
| Delmar Stadium | stadium | 12,000 | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Galena Park ISD Stadium | stadium | 10,300 | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Fertitta Center | arena | 10,000 | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
| W.W. Thorne Stadium | stadium | 10,000 | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Health and Physical Education Arena | arena | 8,100 | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
| NRG Arena | arena | 8,000 | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Crenshaw Memorial Stadium | stadium | 6,000 | 18 km (11 mi) |
| Tudor Fieldhouse | arena | 5,750 | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) |
| Reckling Park at Cameron Field | stadium | 5,368 | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) |
| Schroeder Park | stadium | 5,000 | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
| Aveva Stadium | stadium | 4,000 | 15 km (9 mi) |
| Carl Lewis International Complex | stadium | 2,500 | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
| Husky Field | stadium | 1,000 | 17 km (10 mi) |
| MacGregor Park | stadium | not published | 6.5 km (4 mi) |
| NRG Stadium | stadium | not published | 9.9 km (6.2 mi) |
| SaberCats Stadium | stadium | not published | 15 km (9 mi) |
| Cougar Softball Stadium | stadium | not published | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
| Husky Stadium | stadium | not published | 16 km (10 mi) |
| Sharp Gymnasium | arena | not published | 17 km (10 mi) |
| Daikin Park | stadium | not published | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Alexander Durley Sports Complex | stadium | not published | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
| Rice Track/Soccer Stadium | stadium | not published | 6.7 km (4.2 mi) |
| Don Coleman Community Coliseum | arena | not published | 23 km (14 mi) |
| Health & Physical Education Arena | arena | not published | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
| Don Coleman Coliseum | arena | not published | 23 km (14 mi) |
| M. O. Campbell Educational Center | stadium | not published | 19 km (12 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (19)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Outdoor Theatre | theatre | 6,200 | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
| Bayou Music Center | theatre | 2,815 | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Jones Hall | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Lawndale Art Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
| Main Street Theater | theatre | not published | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) |
| The Ensemble Theatre | theatre | not published | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) |
| Wortham Theater Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| White Oak Music Hall | concert hall | not published | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
| Fondren Foundation Performance Space | theatre | 2,000 | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| Heinen Theatre | theatre | not published | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) |
| Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston | performing-arts centre | not published | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Brown Auditorium Theater | theatre | not published | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Houston Improv | theatre | not published | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Alley Theatre | theatre | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| The Heights Theater | theatre | not published | 5.9 km (3.7 mi) |
| Hobby Center for the Performing Arts | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts | theatre | not published | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
| Wortham Theatre Center | theatre | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Lambert Hall | performing-arts centre | not published | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) |
Independent event spaces (31)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Hall | event space | 450 | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| HITS Theatre | event space | 220 | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) |
| Heights Fire Station | event space | not published | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
| Lott Hall | event space | not published | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Anderson Fair Retail Restaurant | event space | not published | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) |
| Alabama Theatre | event space | not published | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
| Dukessa | event space | not published | 11 km (7.1 mi) |
| Cullen Performance Hall | event space | not published | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
| River Oaks Theatre | event space | not published | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
| Celebration Garden | event space | not published | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
| Paraiso Maravilla | event space | not published | 12 km (7.3 mi) |
| The End | event space | not published | 8.4 km (5.2 mi) |
| The Revaire | event space | not published | 8.8 km (5.5 mi) |
| Trading Spaces HTX, LLC | event space | not published | 16 km (10 mi) |
| White Swan Live | event space | not published | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) |
| Azteca Theater | event space | not published | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Houston Heights Woman's Club | event space | not published | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
| Ley Student Center | event space | not published | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) |
| The Wealth | event space | not published | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) |
| Life HTX | event space | not published | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
| Monumental Plaza Garibaldi | event space | not published | 17 km (11 mi) |
| Rockefeller's | event space | not published | 3.3 km (2.1 mi) |
| Rolling Fork Castle | event space | not published | 22 km (14 mi) |
| The Red Peacock | event space | not published | 6.1 km (3.8 mi) |
| Diamante Party Hall | event space | not published | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
| Etta's Kitchen | event space | not published | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Houston Liederkranz | event space | not published | 11 km (6.5 mi) |
| HTX Star Events | event space | not published | 12 km (7.7 mi) |
| My Party Hall | event space | not published | 17 km (11 mi) |
| Tradition Party Hall | event space | not published | 12 km (7.6 mi) |
| Arena Place | event space | not published | 16 km (10 mi) |
Also mapped in Houston (16)
- Second Floor Conference Room
- South Beach
- Talento Bilingüe de Houston
- The Blue Lagoon Reception Hall
- The Eldorado Ballroom
- Theatre Suburbia
- Westside Club
- Garage
- Grand Hall
- My Legacy VIP
- Pergola
- The Astorian
- The Goodman
- The Heights Villa
- Toque Event Space
- Wynn Blanton Memorial Building (Boy Scouts)
Every venue mapped in Houston 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 Houston
3 venues in Houston are classified as exhibition or convention space. They are the only rooms here designed around a floor plan rather than a seating plan.
- George R. Brown Convention Centersize not published
- NRG Parksize not published
- Reliant 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.
Travel, time zone and arrival
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is 25 km (16 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.
Pasadena, Missouri City and Pearland are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Houston has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- IAH
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport, 25 km (16 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 2,390,125
- 7.8 million across the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX area
What already comes back to Houston
Recurring shows on the Houston calendar include Houstoncon, ApolloCon, Comicpalooza Film Festival and Astroworld Festival. Check your dates against them: hotel rates and venue availability both move.
- Houstonconrecurring event, since 1967
- ApolloConrecurring event, since 2004
- Comicpalooza Film Festivalrecurring event, since 2008
- Astroworld Festivalmusic festival, since 2018
- Conferencia de Mujeres por la Razaconvention
- Apollo 11 Lunar Science Conferenceacademic conference
- Lunar Science Conferenceacademic conference
- 5th International Conference on Biomedical Ontologyacademic conference
- Houston Arcade Expoannual event
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for Houston, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
Before you hold a date
The city is smaller than the market
2,390,125 people live in Houston itself, but about 7.8 million live in the wider Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
Choice is not the constraint here
With 116 venues mapped, availability rarely fails. What fails is comparison: shortlist on capacity and distance from the airport first, and only then start touring.
Check the city calendar first
Houston carries recurring shows including Houstoncon, ApolloCon and Comicpalooza Film Festival. Hotel rates and venue availability move sharply around them, so pick your dates against that calendar rather than against your own.
Pricing this against a real Houston room
Take 950 people through the door in Houston — sized to Reliant Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Houston 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 Houston 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 71,054 seats, Houston 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 Houston without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 71,054-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 Houston is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 71,054 takes an audience no conference venue in Houston 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 Houston 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 Houston?
Of the 116 venues mapped in Houston, the largest stated capacity belongs to Reliant Stadium at 71,054. 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 Houston have a convention centre?
Yes — 3 venues are classified as exhibition or convention space in Houston, including George R. Brown Convention Center, NRG Park and Reliant 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 Houston?
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), about 25 km (16 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 Houston 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.
What events already happen in Houston?
Recurring shows recorded for Houston include Houstoncon, ApolloCon, Comicpalooza Film Festival and Astroworld Festival. 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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