La Crosse venues and what they hold
La Crosse, Wisconsin has 11 mapped venues in this dataset. Here is the shape of them, who they suit, and what an event67 rollout costs once you have picked one.
La Crosse Center states a capacity of 7,500. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
The rooms you can book in La Crosse
La Crosse has a recorded population of 51,049 (2024), inside the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN area of about 171,000 people.
The mapped inventory is 3 dedicated conference and function spaces, 2 arenas and stadiums and 6 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 22 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 6 event spaces, 2 banquet halls, 1 conference centre and 1 arena, plus a longer tail below.
Conference and function space (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Crosse Center | conference centre | 7,500 | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| Concordia Ballroom | banquet hall | not published | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| The Grand Hotel Ballroom | banquet hall | not published | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regents Center | arena | 2,600 | 71 km (44 mi) |
| Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex | stadium | not published | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
Independent event spaces (6)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masonic Temple Building | event space | not published | 39 km (24 mi) |
| Center for Faith and Life | event space | not published | 71 km (44 mi) |
| Lynxville Community Center and Library | event space | not published | 63 km (39 mi) |
| Ossian Opera House | event space | not published | 84 km (52 mi) |
| Steyer Opera House | event space | not published | 71 km (44 mi) |
| The Barn | event space | not published | 44 km (27 mi) |
Every venue mapped in La Crosse 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.
Top of the capacity range
Nothing in La Crosse is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 7,500 seats, at La Crosse 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
La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) sits 9 km (5.6 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
La Crosse keeps Chicago time (America/Chicago), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
North La Crosse, Onalaska and Rochester are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if La Crosse has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- LSE
- La Crosse Regional Airport, 9 km (5.6 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 51,049
- 171,000 across the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN area
What to check before you commit
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the La Crosse 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
51,049 people live in La Crosse itself, but about 171,000 live in the wider La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
The bill for a La Crosse programme
A La Crosse programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to La Crosse Center, the largest stated capacity in the La Crosse 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 La Crosse does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
What sort of event fits here
With a stated ceiling of 7,500 seats, La Crosse can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 7,500-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 La Crosse is set up for.
- 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.
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
Price a La Crosse 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 La Crosse?
Of the 11 venues mapped in La Crosse, the largest stated capacity belongs to La Crosse Center at 7,500. 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 La Crosse?
Nothing in the La Crosse 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 North La Crosse. For a conference without an exhibition, the 11 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for La Crosse?
La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE), about 9 km (5.6 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.
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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