Hosting an event in Irving
This guide covers 9 mapped venues in Irving, Texas, what each one holds, and how attendees get to them. Texas Stadium is the largest room on record at 65,675 seats.
Texas Stadium states a capacity of 65,675. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Where Irving holds a crowd
Irving has a recorded population of 258,060 (2024), inside the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area of about 8.3 million people.
Across the city the dataset records 1 exhibition or convention hall, 4 arenas and stadiums, 1 theatre or concert hall and 3 independent event spaces.
That works out at about 3 venues per hundred thousand residents, so the field is thin relative to the population and the larger rooms book out a long way ahead.
By type that is 4 stadiums, 3 event spaces, 1 convention centre and 1 performing-arts centre.
Exhibition and convention halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Westin Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas | convention centre | not published | 7.1 km (4.4 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Stadium | stadium | 65,675 | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
| Joy and Ralph Ellis Stadium | stadium | not published | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
| Crusader Field | stadium | not published | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
| Irving Schools Stadium | stadium | not published | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Arts Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
Independent event spaces (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convention Plaza | event space | not published | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Chateau Theater | event space | not published | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) |
| Party Block | event space | not published | 6.1 km (3.8 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Irving 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 an exhibition fits
One venue in Irving is classified as exhibition or convention space.
- The Westin Irving Convention Center at Las Colinassize 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
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) sits 12 km (7.5 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
Local time is Chicago time (America/Chicago) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
Grand Prairie, Euless and Dallas are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Irving has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- DFW
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, 12 km (7.5 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 258,060
- 8.3 million across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area
Things that catch organizers out here
The city is smaller than the market
258,060 people live in Irving itself, but about 8.3 million live in the wider Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. 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 Irving
A Irving programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to Texas Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Irving dataset — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- 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 Irving does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
Which kind of event this suits
With a stated ceiling of 65,675 seats, Irving 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 Irving without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 65,675-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 Irving is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 65,675 takes an audience no conference venue in Irving 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
What does an event app cost for a 950-person event in Irving?
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 Irving?
Of the 9 venues mapped in Irving, the largest stated capacity belongs to Texas Stadium at 65,675. 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 Irving have a convention centre?
Yes — 1 venue is classified as exhibition or convention space in Irving, including The Westin Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas. 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 Irving?
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), about 12 km (7.5 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 Irving 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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Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.