Knoxville: venues, access and capacity
What it takes to run an event in Knoxville, Tennessee: 33 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. McGhee Tyson Airport is 18 km (11 mi) out.
Neyland Stadium states a capacity of 102,455. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
The rooms you can book in Knoxville
Knoxville has a recorded population of 198,722 (2024), inside the Knoxville, TN area of about 958,000 people.
What is on the books here: 3 exhibition or convention halls, 1 dedicated conference and function space, 11 arenas and stadiums, 3 theatres and concert halls and 15 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 17 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 15 event spaces, 6 stadiums, 5 arenas and 3 theatres, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Convention Center | convention centre | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Knoxville Expo Center LLC | exhibition centre | not published | 7.5 km (4.7 mi) |
| World’s Fair Exhibition Hall | exhibition centre | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee Conference Center Building | university conference centre | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (11)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neyland Stadium | stadium | 102,455 | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center | arena | 21,678 | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Knoxville Civic Coliseum | arena | 7,141 | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Regal Soccer Stadium | stadium | 3,000 | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Lloyd L. Thornton Stadium | stadium | 3,000 | 24 km (15 mi) |
| Civic Auditorium and Coliseum Garage A | arena | 653 | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Sherri Parker Lee Stadium | stadium | not published | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
| Covenant Health Park | stadium | not published | 1.4 km (0.9 mi) |
| Alumni Memorial Gym | arena | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Lindsey Nelson Stadium | stadium | not published | 1.5 km (0.9 mi) |
| Knoxville Civic Auditorium/Coliseum | arena | not published | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bijou Theatre | theatre | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Tennessee Theatre | theatre | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Capitol Theater | theatre | not published | 23 km (14 mi) |
Independent event spaces (15)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lake at Christenberry Farms | event space | not published | 18 km (11 mi) |
| The Mill & Mine | event space | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| The Press Room | event space | not published | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| The Square Room | event space | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| The Standard | event space | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Knoxville YMCA Building | event space | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| The Everly | event space | not published | 23 km (14 mi) |
| The White Barn at Cruze Farm | event space | not published | 16 km (9.6 mi) |
| The Mill and Mine | event space | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| Foundry On The Fair Site | event space | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Bjorvala Farms | event space | not published | 15 km (9.4 mi) |
| Bleak House - The Confederate Memorial Hall | event space | not published | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) |
| Jackson Terminal Events Venue | event space | not published | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Pump it Up | event space | not published | 9.1 km (5.7 mi) |
| The Concourse | event space | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Knoxville 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 Knoxville
3 venues in Knoxville are classified as exhibition or convention space. They are the only rooms here designed around a floor plan rather than a seating plan.
- Knoxville Convention Centersize not published
- Knoxville Expo Center LLCsize not published
- World’s Fair Exhibition Hallsize 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.
Getting attendees to Knoxville
McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is 18 km (11 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
Local time is New York time (America/New_York) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
Oak Ridge, Sevierville and Morristown are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Knoxville has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- TYS
- McGhee Tyson Airport, 18 km (11 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 198,722
- 958,000 across the Knoxville, TN area
What already comes back to Knoxville
Knoxville already carries Satyricon or Big Ears Festival on a recurring basis, which tells you the city can absorb an event of that shape.
- Satyriconrecurring event, since 1981
- Big Ears Festivalmusic festival, since 2009
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for Knoxville, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
Worth knowing before you sign
The city is smaller than the market
198,722 people live in Knoxville itself, but about 958,000 live in the wider Knoxville, TN. 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 Knoxville room
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Knoxville event sized to Neyland Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Knoxville 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 Knoxville 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 102,455 seats, Knoxville 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 Knoxville without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 102,455-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 Knoxville is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 102,455 takes an audience no conference venue in Knoxville 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.
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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.
Questions people actually ask
How much is event67 for a 950-attendee Knoxville conference?
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 Knoxville?
Of the 33 venues mapped in Knoxville, the largest stated capacity belongs to Neyland Stadium at 102,455. 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 Knoxville have a convention centre?
Yes — 3 venues are classified as exhibition or convention space in Knoxville, including Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville Expo Center LLC and World’s Fair Exhibition Hall. 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 Knoxville?
McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), about 18 km (11 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 Knoxville 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.
What events already happen in Knoxville?
Recurring shows recorded for Knoxville include Satyricon and Big Ears 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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