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Where to gather in Jamestown

Everything an organizer needs before committing a date in Jamestown, New York — 19 mapped venues, capacity where it is published, airport distance and local time.

1,000
seats at Reilly Center, the largest room on record in JamestownOne dot ≈ 40 attendees

Reilly Center states a capacity of 5,480. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.

Jamestown venue landscape

Jamestown has a recorded population of 27,699 (2024), inside the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area of about 124,000 people.

Counted by what they are for, that is 3 dedicated conference and function spaces, 3 arenas and stadiums, 3 theatres and concert halls and 10 independent event spaces.

That is roughly 69 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 10 event spaces, 3 theatres, 2 arenas and 2 hotels with function space, plus a longer tail below.

Conference and function space (3)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Chautauqua Suites Hotel and Expo Centerhotel with function spacenot published26 km (16 mi)
Clarion Hotel & Conference Centerhotel with function spacenot published44 km (27 mi)
Dresser-Rand Training And Conference Centerconference centrenot published67 km (41 mi)

Arenas and stadiums (3)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Reilly Centerarena5,48062 km (38 mi)
Northwest Arenaarenanot published0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Bradner Stadiumstadiumnot published67 km (42 mi)

Theatres and concert halls (3)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Lucille Ball Little Theatretheatrenot published0.4 km (0.2 mi)
Reg Lenna Center for the Artstheatrenot published0.3 km (0.2 mi)
National Comedy Center Theatertheatre800.8 km (0.5 mi)

Independent event spaces (10)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Struthers Library Buildingevent spacenot published29 km (18 mi)
Fredonia Opera Houseevent spacenot published39 km (24 mi)
Cattaraugus County Center for the Performing Artsevent spacenot published43 km (27 mi)
Chautauqua Cinemaevent spacenot published23 km (14 mi)
Den Adelsman's Klubevent spacenot published10 km (6.4 mi)
Smith Wilkes Hallevent spacenot published23 km (14 mi)
Tropicana Roomevent spacenot published0.5 km (0.3 mi)
Elizabeth S. Lenna Hallevent spacenot published23 km (14 mi)
Sawmill Center for the Artsevent spacenot published83 km (51 mi)
Seneca Allegany Events Centerevent spacenot published41 km (25 mi)

Every venue mapped in Jamestown 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.

The largest rooms on record

Nothing in Jamestown is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 5,480 seats, at Reilly 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.

Arrival logistics

Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) is 102 km (63 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.

Jamestown keeps New York time (America/New_York), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.

Erie, Buffalo and Cheektowaga are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Jamestown has nothing free on your dates.

Nearest major airport
BUF
Buffalo Niagara International Airport, 102 km (63 mi)
Local time
UTC−4
America/New_York, in September
City population, 2024
27,699
124,000 across the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area

Worth knowing before you sign

No exhibition hall on record

Nothing in the Jamestown 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

102 km (63 mi) from BUF means most attendees lose a morning to travel. Open registration the evening before and put nothing you care about in the first slot.

The city is smaller than the market

27,699 people live in Jamestown itself, but about 124,000 live in the wider Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.

What event67 costs for a Jamestown event

Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Jamestown event sized to Reilly Center, the largest stated capacity in the Jamestown 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 Jamestown does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.

By event type

With a stated ceiling of 5,480 seats, Jamestown can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.

  • multi-track conferences

    A 5,480-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 Jamestown is set up for.

  • award ceremonies

    3 fixed-seat houses give you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of it.

  • training days and workshops

    3 purpose-built function spaces are the easiest kind of room to run a workshop in — the power and the load-in already assume it.

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.

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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.

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Questions people actually ask

Price a Jamestown 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 Jamestown?

Of the 19 venues mapped in Jamestown, the largest stated capacity belongs to Reilly Center at 5,480. 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 Jamestown?

Nothing in the Jamestown 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 Erie. For a conference without an exhibition, the 19 venues on this page are the field.

Which airport do attendees fly into for Jamestown?

Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF), about 102 km (63 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 Jamestown 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.

Running something in Jamestown?

Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.