Holding an event in Kent
What it takes to run an event in Kent, Ohio: 11 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is 50 km (31 mi) out.
Dix Stadium states a capacity of 25,319. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Where Kent holds a crowd
Kent has a recorded population of 27,720 (2024), inside the Akron, OH area of about 702,000 people.
What is on the books here: 1 dedicated conference and function space, 4 arenas and stadiums, 2 theatres and concert halls and 4 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 40 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, 2 stadiums, 2 arenas and 1 theatre, plus a longer tail below.
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State Hotel and Conference Center | hotel with function space | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dix Stadium | stadium | 25,319 | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
| Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center | arena | 6,327 | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
| Kent State University Ice Arena | arena | 1,500 | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
| Schoonover Stadium | stadium | not published | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Kent Stage | theatre | not published | 0.1 km (0.1 mi) |
| Kent State University Center for the Performing Arts | performing-arts centre | not published | 1.5 km (0.9 mi) |
Independent event spaces (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway Twin Drive-In | event space | not published | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
| Events at Parkside | event space | not published | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
| Masonic Temple | event space | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Corral | event space | not published | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Kent 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 biggest spaces Kent can offer
Nothing in Kent is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 25,319 seats, at Dix Stadium.
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
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) is 50 km (31 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.
Kent keeps New York time (America/New_York), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson and Akron are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Kent has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- CLE
- Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, 50 km (31 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 27,720
- 702,000 across the Akron, OH area
The local constraints
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Kent 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
50 km (31 mi) from CLE 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
27,720 people live in Kent itself, but about 702,000 live in the wider Akron, OH. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
Pricing this against a real Kent room
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Kent event sized to Dix Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Kent 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 Kent 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 25,319 seats, Kent can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 25,319-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 Kent is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 25,319 takes an audience no conference venue in Kent can.
- sports tournaments
The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.
- award ceremonies
2 fixed-seat houses give you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of 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.
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 Kent?
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 Kent?
Of the 11 venues mapped in Kent, the largest stated capacity belongs to Dix Stadium at 25,319. 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 Kent?
Nothing in the Kent 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 Cuyahoga Falls. For a conference without an exhibition, the 11 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Kent?
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), about 50 km (31 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.
What happens under 50 attendees?
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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