Meeting space in Indianola
This guide covers 6 mapped venues in Indianola, Iowa, what each one holds, and how attendees get to them. Blank Performing Arts Center is the largest room on record at 467 seats.
Blank Performing Arts Center states a capacity of 467. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
What Indianola has to put people in
Indianola has a recorded population of 16,297 (2024), inside the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area of about 754,000 people.
Across the city the dataset records 1 dedicated conference and function space, 1 theatre or concert hall and 4 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 37 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 event spaces, 1 performing-arts centre and 1 conference centre.
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Select Farms Warehouse and Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 43 km (27 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blank Performing Arts Center | performing-arts centre | 467 | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
Independent event spaces (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masonic Building | event space | not published | 40 km (25 mi) |
| Your Sweet Pickins Venue | event space | not published | 40 km (25 mi) |
| Prairie Street Pub | event space | not published | 51 km (32 mi) |
| Chariton Masonic Temple | event space | not published | 44 km (27 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Indianola 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 Indianola is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 467 seats, at Blank Performing Arts 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
Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is 21 km (13 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
Local time is Chicago time (America/Chicago) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
Des Moines, West Des Moines and Urbandale are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Indianola has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- DSM
- Des Moines International Airport, 21 km (13 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 16,297
- 754,000 across the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area
Worth knowing before you sign
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Indianola 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
16,297 people live in Indianola itself, but about 754,000 live in the wider Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. 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 Indianola
A Indianola programme at 470 activated attendees — sized to Blank Performing Arts Center, the largest stated capacity in the Indianola dataset — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- activated attendees
- 470activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 420billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $2,100for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the venue, so the room you choose in Indianola does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
Which kind of event this suits
467 seats is the largest room on record, so Indianola suits a training programme, a regional chapter meeting or a single-track conference rather than an exhibition.
- award ceremonies
1 fixed-seat house gives you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of it.
- training days and workshops
1 purpose-built function space is the easiest kind of room to run a workshop in — the power and the load-in already assume it.
- leadership retreats
Smaller rooms suit a retreat better than a hall does, and Indianola has them.
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 470-attendee Indianola conference?
470 activated attendees means 420 billable after the free 50, so $2,100 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 Indianola?
Of the 6 venues mapped in Indianola, the largest stated capacity belongs to Blank Performing Arts Center at 467. 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 Indianola?
Nothing in the Indianola 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 Des Moines. For a conference without an exhibition, the 6 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Indianola?
Des Moines International Airport (DSM), about 21 km (13 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.
Is there a free tier for a small Indianola 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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