Conference venues in Little Rock
What it takes to run an event in Little Rock, Arkansas: 34 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport is 7 km (4.3 mi) out.
War Memorial Stadium states a capacity of 53,955. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Where Little Rock holds a crowd
Little Rock has a recorded population of 204,774 (2024), inside the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR area of about 769,000 people.
As the Arkansas capital it hosts the legislative and association traffic that keeps mid-week meeting space busy year-round.
What is on the books here: 3 exhibition or convention halls, 4 dedicated conference and function spaces, 5 arenas and stadiums, 2 theatres and concert halls and 20 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 20 event spaces, 3 arenas, 2 stadiums and 2 convention centres, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson Center | convention centre | not published | 1.4 km (0.9 mi) |
| Statehouse Convention Center | convention centre | not published | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| Arkansas State Fairgrounds | fairground | not published | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
Conference and function space (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ballroom on Shackleford | banquet hall | not published | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham | hotel with function space | not published | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
| Dreamland Ballroom | banquet hall | not published | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Holiday Inn Little Rock-Airport-Conference Center | hotel with function space | not published | 7.1 km (4.4 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| War Memorial Stadium | stadium | 53,955 | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) |
| Simmons Bank Arena | arena | 18,000 | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
| Barton Coliseum | arena | 7,150 | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
| Jack Stephens Center | arena | 5,600 | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Quigley Stadium | stadium | not published | 1.5 km (0.9 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts | performing-arts centre | not published | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| Arkansas Repertory Theatre | theatre | not published | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
Independent event spaces (20)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| E.O. Manees House | event space | not published | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
| Royal Theatre | event space | not published | 34 km (21 mi) |
| Mosaic Templars State Temple | event space | not published | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
| Benton Event Center | event space | not published | 33 km (20 mi) |
| The DeCantillon | event space | not published | 1.4 km (0.9 mi) |
| Club 27 | event space | not published | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
| Faulkner Lake Orchard Wedding and Event Center | event space | not published | 18 km (11 mi) |
| Marlsgate Plantation | event space | not published | 22 km (14 mi) |
| The Hall | event space | not published | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| The Villa Marre | event space | not published | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
| Albert Pike Memorial Temple | event space | not published | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| BPOE Elks Club | event space | not published | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
| Wild River Country | event space | not published | 9.3 km (5.8 mi) |
| Willow Springs Water Park | event space | not published | 13 km (8.3 mi) |
| Civitan Pavillion | event space | not published | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Arkansas Building | event space | not published | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) |
| Arvest Hall of Industry | event space | not published | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
| Bada-Bing Grille 2 | event space | not published | 15 km (9 mi) |
| Farm & Ranch Building | event space | not published | 3.2 km (2 mi) |
| Farm Bureau Arts & Crafts Building | event space | not published | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Little Rock 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 Little Rock
3 venues in Little Rock are classified as exhibition or convention space. They are the only rooms here designed around a floor plan rather than a seating plan.
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- Arkansas State Fairgroundssize 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.
Arrival logistics
Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) sits 7 km (4.3 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
Little Rock keeps Chicago time (America/Chicago), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
North Little Rock, Conway and Pine Bluff are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Little Rock has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- LIT
- Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, 7 km (4.3 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 204,774
- 769,000 across the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR area
What to check before you commit
The city is smaller than the market
204,774 people live in Little Rock itself, but about 769,000 live in the wider Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR. 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 Little Rock room
A Little Rock programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to War Memorial Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Little Rock 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 Little Rock 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 53,955 seats, Little Rock 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 Little Rock without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 53,955-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 Little Rock is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 53,955 takes an audience no conference venue in Little Rock 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.
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
How much is event67 for a 950-attendee Little Rock 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 Little Rock?
Of the 34 venues mapped in Little Rock, the largest stated capacity belongs to War Memorial Stadium at 53,955. 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 Little Rock have a convention centre?
Yes — 3 venues are classified as exhibition or convention space in Little Rock, including Robinson Center, Statehouse Convention Center and Arkansas State Fairgrounds. 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 Little Rock?
Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT), about 7 km (4.3 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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Running something in Little Rock?
Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.