Laredo: venues, access and capacity
Laredo, Texas has 10 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.
Student Activity Complex states a capacity of 8,500. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Where Laredo holds a crowd
Laredo has a recorded population of 261,260 (2024), inside the Laredo, TX area of about 273,000 people.
The mapped inventory is 5 arenas and stadiums and 5 independent event spaces.
By type that is 5 event spaces, 4 stadiums and 1 arena.
Arenas and stadiums (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Activity Complex | stadium | 8,500 | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Laredo Energy Arena | stadium | 8,065 | 7.9 km (4.9 mi) |
| Uni-Trade Stadium | stadium | 6,000 | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) |
| Veterans Field | stadium | 5,000 | 1.5 km (0.9 mi) |
| Sames Auto Arena | arena | not published | 7.9 km (4.9 mi) |
Independent event spaces (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Ortiz | event space | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| 1802 Social House | event space | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| El Pasillo de San Agustin | event space | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| K & C Party & Pool Place | event space | not published | 16 km (10 mi) |
| Royal Receptions | event space | not published | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Laredo 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 Laredo is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 8,500 seats, at Student Activity Complex.
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.
How people reach Laredo
Laredo International Airport (LRD) sits 6 km (3.7 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
Laredo keeps Chicago time (America/Chicago), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
Kingsville, Eagle Pass and Mission are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Laredo has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- LRD
- Laredo International Airport, 6 km (3.7 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 261,260
- 273,000 across the Laredo, TX area
What to check before you commit
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Laredo 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 bill for a Laredo programme
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Laredo event sized to Student Activity Complex, the largest stated capacity in the Laredo 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 Laredo 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 8,500 seats, Laredo can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 8,500-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 Laredo is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 8,500 takes an audience no conference venue in Laredo 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 Laredo 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 Laredo?
Of the 10 venues mapped in Laredo, the largest stated capacity belongs to Student Activity Complex at 8,500. 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 Laredo?
Nothing in the Laredo 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 Kingsville. For a conference without an exhibition, the 10 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Laredo?
Laredo International Airport (LRD), about 6 km (3.7 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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