Planning a conference in Long Beach
What it takes to run an event in Long Beach, California: 31 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Los Angeles International Airport is 28 km (17 mi) out.
Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center states a capacity of 13,500. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Venues in Long Beach, by what they are for
Long Beach has a recorded population of 450,901 (2024), inside the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area of about 13 million people.
What is on the books here: 3 exhibition or convention halls, 7 dedicated conference and function spaces, 4 arenas and stadiums, 2 theatres and concert halls and 15 independent event spaces.
By type that is 15 event spaces, 4 hotels with function space, 3 convention centres and 3 stadiums, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center | convention centre | 13,500 | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center | convention centre | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Long Beach Convention Center | convention centre | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
Conference and function space (7)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEST WESTERN PLUS Hotel at the Convention Center | hotel with function space | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Travelodge Convention Center | hotel with function space | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Rodeway Inn Long Beach Convention Center | hotel with function space | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Vagabond Inn Convention Center Long Beach | hotel with function space | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Grand Ballroom | banquet hall | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Pacific Ballroom | banquet hall | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| San Pedro Banquet Hall | banquet hall | not published | 9.9 km (6.2 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Pyramid | arena | 5,000 | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
| George Allen Field | stadium | 1,000 | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
| Veterans Memorial Stadium | stadium | not published | 8.4 km (5.2 mi) |
| Gold Mine | stadium | not published | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| F&M Bank Amphitheatre | concert hall | 11,000 | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| Carpenter Performing Arts Center | performing-arts centre | 1,054 | 7.5 km (4.7 mi) |
Independent event spaces (15)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Plaza at Cabrillo Marina | event space | not published | 10 km (6.3 mi) |
| Warner Grand Theater | event space | not published | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Catalina Casino | event space | not published | 48 km (30 mi) |
| Terrace Theater | event space | 3,051 | 0 km (0 mi) |
| Granada Theatre | event space | not published | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) |
| Bay Theater | event space | not published | 8.4 km (5.2 mi) |
| Long Beach Civic Center | event space | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Scottish Rite Cathedral | event space | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| Red Men Hall | event space | not published | 11 km (7.1 mi) |
| Masonic Temple | event space | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Tuna Club of Avalon | event space | not published | 49 km (30 mi) |
| Hall A | event space | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Hall B | event space | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Hall C | event space | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Pacific Gallery and Patio | event space | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Long Beach 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 Long Beach
3 venues in Long Beach are classified as exhibition or convention space. They are the only rooms here designed around a floor plan rather than a seating plan.
- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center13,500 seats
- Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Centersize not published
- Long Beach Convention Centersize 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 Long Beach
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is 28 km (17 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
Long Beach keeps Los Angeles time (America/Los_Angeles), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
At about 8,898 residents per square mile the city is compact enough that a venue and its hotel block are usually walkable, which removes a shuttle line from your budget.
Lakewood, Carson and Paramount are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Long Beach has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- LAX
- Los Angeles International Airport, 28 km (17 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−7
- America/Los_Angeles, in September
- City population, 2024
- 450,901
- 13 million across the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area
What already comes back to Long Beach
TED2009, TED2010, Long Beach Comic Expo and TED2011 come back to Long Beach. A returning show is the best evidence a place has the rooms, the hotel stock and the airlift to carry one.
- TED2009convention, since 2009
- TED2010convention, since 2010
- Long Beach Comic Expofan convention, since 2010
- TED2011convention, since 2011
- TED2012convention, since 2012
- TED2013convention, since 2013
- Thirty-first Conference on Neural Information Processing Systemsacademic conference
- Thirty-sixth International Conference on Machine Learningacademic conference
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for Long Beach, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
Before you hold a date
The city is smaller than the market
450,901 people live in Long Beach itself, but about 13 million live in the wider Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
Check the city calendar first
Long Beach carries recurring shows including TED2009, TED2010 and Long Beach Comic Expo. Hotel rates and venue availability move sharply around them, so pick your dates against that calendar rather than against your own.
Pricing this against a real Long Beach room
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Long Beach event sized to Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, the largest stated capacity in the Long Beach 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 Long Beach 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 13,500 seats, Long Beach 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 Long Beach without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 13,500-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 Long Beach is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 13,500 takes an audience no conference venue in Long Beach 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
What does an event app cost for a 950-person event in Long Beach?
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 Long Beach?
Of the 31 venues mapped in Long Beach, the largest stated capacity belongs to Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center at 13,500. 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.
Does Long Beach have a convention centre?
Yes — 3 venues are classified as exhibition or convention space in Long Beach, including Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center and Long Beach Convention Center. 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 Long Beach?
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), about 28 km (17 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/Los_Angeles; publish every session in that zone and let attendees' phones convert it.
Is there a free tier for a small Long Beach 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 Long Beach?
Recurring shows recorded for Long Beach include TED2009, TED2010, Long Beach Comic Expo and TED2011. 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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