Where Los Angeles puts a conference
What it takes to run an event in Los Angeles, California: 261 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Los Angeles International Airport is 19 km (12 mi) out.
Rose Bowl states a capacity of 92,542. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Los Angeles venue landscape
Los Angeles has a recorded population of 3,878,704 (2024), inside the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area of about 13 million people.
What is on the books here: 5 exhibition or convention halls, 14 dedicated conference and function spaces, 26 arenas and stadiums, 62 theatres and concert halls and 154 independent event spaces.
By type that is 154 event spaces, 45 theatres, 19 stadiums and 10 performing-arts centres, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Convention Center | convention centre | not published | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall | exhibition centre | not published | 4.8 km (3 mi) |
| Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute | convention centre | not published | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
Conference and function space (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Beehive | conference centre | not published | 7.5 km (4.7 mi) |
| Teragram Ballroom | banquet hall | not published | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
| UCLA Meyer & Renee Luskin Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Olympia Banquet Hall | banquet hall | not published | 29 km (18 mi) |
| Rodeway Inn Convention Center | hotel with function space | not published | 3.2 km (2 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (20)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Bowl | stadium | 92,542 | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | arena | 77,500 | 5.9 km (3.7 mi) |
| SoFi Stadium | stadium | 70,000 | 14 km (8.8 mi) |
| Dodger Stadium | stadium | 56,000 | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
| BMO Stadium | stadium | 22,000 | 5.8 km (3.6 mi) |
| Weingart Stadium | stadium | 20,355 | 8.5 km (5.3 mi) |
| Crypto.com Arena | arena | 19,060 | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
| Hollywood Bowl | stadium | 17,500 | 11 km (6.9 mi) |
| Pauley Pavilion | arena | 12,829 | 19 km (12 mi) |
| UCLA Drake Track and Field Stadium | stadium | 11,700 | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Galen Center | stadium | 10,258 | 4.8 km (3 mi) |
| UCLA Straus Stadium | stadium | 5,800 | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Easton Stadium | stadium | 1,328 | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Rose Bowl Stadium | stadium | not published | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
| Men's Gym | arena | not published | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Wallis Annenberg Stadium | stadium | not published | 19 km (12 mi) |
| David X. Marks Tennis Stadium | stadium | not published | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
| Katherine Loker Track Stadium | stadium | not published | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
| Encino Velodrome | stadium | not published | 28 km (18 mi) |
| Coliseum Street Elementary School | arena | not published | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (38)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peacock Theater | theatre | 7,100 | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| YouTube Theater | theatre | 6,000 | 14 km (8.8 mi) |
| Greek Theatre | theatre | 5,872 | 8.9 km (5.5 mi) |
| Hollywood Palladium | performing-arts centre | 3,700 | 9 km (5.6 mi) |
| Dolby Theatre | concert hall | 3,332 | 11 km (6.5 mi) |
| Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | theatre | 3,156 | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Pantages Theater | theatre | 2,691 | 9.4 km (5.8 mi) |
| State Theatre | theatre | 2,450 | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| Walt Disney Concert Hall | concert hall | 2,265 | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Los Angeles Theatre | theatre | 2,000 | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Orpheum Theatre | theatre | 2,000 | 1.5 km (0.9 mi) |
| The United Theater on Broadway | theatre | 1,600 | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| Globe Theatre | theatre | 1,575 | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
| Ricardo Montalbán Theatre | theatre | 962 | 9.3 km (5.8 mi) |
| Aratani Theater | theatre | 880 | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Mark Taper Forum | theatre | 739 | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Kirk Douglas Theatre | performing-arts centre | 317 | 15 km (9 mi) |
| Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre Los Angeles | theatre | 120 | 9.1 km (5.7 mi) |
| Ivy Substation | performing-arts centre | 99 | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
| El Rey Theatre | theatre | not published | 9.8 km (6.1 mi) |
| Geffen Playhouse | theatre | not published | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Nimoy Theater | theatre | not published | 18 km (11 mi) |
| Regent Theatre | theatre | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| The Comedy Store | theatre | not published | 13 km (8 mi) |
| Avalon Hollywood | theatre | not published | 9.5 km (5.9 mi) |
| Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation | performing-arts centre | not published | 17 km (11 mi) |
| Henry Fonda Theater | theatre | not published | 9.1 km (5.7 mi) |
| Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre | theatre | not published | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| San Gabriel Mission Playhouse | theatre | not published | 14 km (8.4 mi) |
| Alex Theatre | theatre | not published | 11 km (6.7 mi) |
| Belasco Theater | theatre | not published | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| East West Players | theatre | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| The Actors' Gang | theatre | not published | 14 km (8.8 mi) |
| El Capitan Entertainment Centre | theatre | not published | 10 km (6.5 mi) |
| Center for the Arts Eagle Rock | performing-arts centre | not published | 10 km (6.3 mi) |
| Bing Theatre | performing-arts centre | not published | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
| Bovard Administration Building | concert hall | not published | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
| Ahmanson Theatre | theatre | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
Independent event spaces (34)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Million Dollar Theater | event space | 2,345 | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Saban Theatre | event space | 2,000 | 12 km (7.6 mi) |
| Mayan Theater | event space | 1,700 | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
| Hollywood Pacific Theatre | event space | 1,500 | 9.8 km (6.1 mi) |
| Rialto Theatre | event space | 1,200 | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
| Fonda Theatre | event space | 1,200 | 9.1 km (5.7 mi) |
| El Capitan Theatre | event space | 1,100 | 10 km (6.5 mi) |
| Grauman's Chinese Theatre | event space | 932 | 11 km (6.5 mi) |
| Tower Theatre | event space | 906 | 1.4 km (0.9 mi) |
| Wilshire Regina Theatre | event space | 800 | 13 km (7.8 mi) |
| Vista Theatre | event space | 658 | 6.5 km (4 mi) |
| Majestic Crest Theatre | event space | 460 | 18 km (11 mi) |
| UCLA Northwest Campus Auditorium | event space | 350 | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Linwood Dunn Theater | event space | 286 | 9 km (5.6 mi) |
| UCLA Kerckhoff Hall | event space | not published | 19 km (11 mi) |
| Hayworth Theatre | event space | not published | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
| Hollywood Pantages Theatre | event space | not published | 9.4 km (5.8 mi) |
| New Beverly Cinema | event space | not published | 9.8 km (6.1 mi) |
| Regency Village Theatre | event space | not published | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Grauman's Egyptian Theatre | event space | not published | 10 km (6.3 mi) |
| Troubadour | event space | not published | 14 km (8.6 mi) |
| Whisky a Go Go | event space | not published | 14 km (8.5 mi) |
| Ace Hotel Los Angeles | event space | not published | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| Regency Bruin Theatre | event space | not published | 19 km (12 mi) |
| The Viper Room | event space | not published | 14 km (8.5 mi) |
| Cinerama Dome | event space | not published | 9.3 km (5.8 mi) |
| Lyon Center | event space | not published | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
| Shoseian Teahouse | event space | not published | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
| Bateman Hall | event space | not published | 15 km (9.1 mi) |
| Beaux Arts Building | event space | not published | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Demetri-Rome LLC | event space | not published | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
| La Casita del Arroyo | event space | not published | 12 km (7.6 mi) |
| LightHouse | event space | not published | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| SmogShoppe | event space | not published | 12 km (7.7 mi) |
Also mapped in Los Angeles (161)
- The Vermont Hollywood
- Shakespeare Club of Pasadena
- Carthay Circle Theatre
- El Portal Theatre
- Highland Theatre
- Hollywood Park Casino
- Jazz Bakery
- John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
- Laugh Factory
- Palace Theatre
- Roxy Theatre
- Samuel Goldwyn Theater
- Uytengsu Aquatics Center
- Velaslavasay Panorama
- 28th Street YMCA
- Casa de Castelar
- Cinefamily
- Community Clubhouse
- Hollywood Theatre
- Lincoln Theatre
- Westlake Theatre
- The Novo — 2,400
- David Geffen Theater — 952
- Gil Cates Theater — 512
- Schoenberg Hall — 500
- Marilyn Monroe Theater — 99
- Stage Lee Theater — 49
- Cinegrill Theater — 45
- Dynasty Typewriter At The Hayworth
- Matrix
- Bootleg Theater
- Ivar Theatre
- Alice and Eleonore Schoenfeld Symphonic Hall
- Human Resources Los Angeles
- Shatto Banquet Hall
- Hazard's Pavilion
- Palladio Banquet Hall
- Vision Theatre
- Patriotic Hall
- Tiki Adult Theater
- Merced Theatre
- Good Time Venue
- Grace E. Simons Lodge
- Grand Venue
- Happy Humble Hub
- MATRIARCH LA
- Maxwell House
- Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County
- The Bellwether
- Van Nuys High School Center for Performing Arts
- Vivaldi Venues
- Dream Center
- El Cid
- Glendale Civic Center Parking Structure
- Guadalupe Wedding Chapel
- Hollywood Heritage Museum
- Hotel Café
- Los Angeles LGBT Center
- Park Plaza Hotel
- Rawlinson Stadium
- REDCAT
- Saint Elizabeth Hall
- The Two Roads Theater
- The Valley Venue
- Trinity Auditorium
- Van Nuys Civic Center Building
- Arcade Theatre
- California Institute of Abnormalarts
- Downtown Independent
- El Centro Theatre
- Fox Adams Theatre
- Fox Uptown Theatre
- Friday Morning Club
- Garnett Theatre
- Golden Gate Theater
- Holly Cinema
- Hollywood Masonic Temple
- La Brea Theatre
- Mason Theatre
- Mocambo
- Paramount Theatre
- Rialto Theatre
- Roxie Theatre
- Steve Allen Theater
- Tally's Broadway Theatre
- Vine Theatre
- Warner Huntington Park
- Elvin C. Drake Stadium
- Garry Marshall Theatre
- Grauman's Million Dollar Theatre
- Olympic Auditorium
- The Groundlings
- Bardot
- Bicycle Casino
- Commerce Casino
- Conga Room
- Coronet Theatre
- Eagle's Nest Arena
- iO West
- Jianghu
- Largo
- Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
- Monarch Stadium
- Shrine Expo Hall
- SkyBar
- Studio One
- The Church on York
- The Smell
- Beverly Hills Playhouse
- Bumiller Building
- Ciro's
- Company of Angels
- Highland Park Masonic Temple
- London Fog
- Manchester Banquet Hall
- The Echo
- Wallis Annenberg Building for Science Learning and Innovation
- Woman's Club of Hollywood
- Bob Baker Marionette Theater
- Coronet Theater
- Easton Softball Stadium
- UCLA Margo Leavin Graduate Art Studios
- Ahmanson Classroom
- Beverly Hills Women's Club
- Cabaret Concert Theatre
- California Club
- Cameo Theatre
- Catalina Bar & Grill
- Conference Center
- Crystal Theatre
- Echoplex
- Fountain Theatre
- Four Star Theater
- Harvey S Morse Conference Center
- Il Corral
- Lanterman Auditorium
- Latino Paradise Banquet Hall
- Le Prive
- Los Angeles Nurses' Club
- Prince Hall Masonic Temple
- Raji's
- Ritz Theatre
- Scream
- Signature Banquet Hall
- Silverlake Lounge
- Spaceland
- The Baked Potato
- The Barrelhouse
- The Blossom Ballroom
- Trocadero
- Van De Kamp Hall
- Vogue Theatre
- Zipper Hall
- Avana Venue
- Rita Hayworth Building
- Vibiana
- Alhambra Civic Center Library
- Brand Library Art Galleries and Recital Hall
- Festoon LA
- Ronald F. Deaton Civic Auditorium
- অনুপমা রীয়া মিলনায়তনে - Anupama Rhea Auditorium
Every venue mapped in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles
5 venues in Los Angeles are classified as exhibition or convention space. They are the only rooms here designed around a floor plan rather than a seating plan.
- Los Angeles Convention Centersize not published
- Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hallsize not published
- Zilkha Neurogenetic Institutesize not published
- Shrine Expo Hallsize not published
- Van De Kamp 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 Los Angeles
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is 19 km (12 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
Local time is Los Angeles time (America/Los_Angeles) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
At about 8,243 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.
East Los Angeles, Huntington Park and Florence-Graham are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Los Angeles has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- LAX
- Los Angeles International Airport, 19 km (12 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−7
- America/Los_Angeles, in September
- City population, 2024
- 3,878,704
- 13 million across the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area
What already comes back to Los Angeles
Los Angeles already carries The SEC and Financial Reporting Institute conference, Anime Expo, E3 or Blockbuster Entertainment Awards on a recurring basis, which tells you the city can absorb an event of that shape.
- The SEC and Financial Reporting Institute conferenceconvention, since 1982
- Anime Exporecurring event, since 1992
- E3trade fair, since 1995
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awardsrecurring event, since 1995
- Los Angeles Times Festival of Booksannual event, since 1996
- American Black Film Festivalannual event, since 1997
- Primavera Soundmusic festival, since 2001
- Men's Fashion Week Los Angelesrecurring event, since 2010
- Desolation Centermusic festival
- 21st International Conference on Software Engineeringacademic conference
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for Los Angeles, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
What to check before you commit
The city is smaller than the market
3,878,704 people live in Los Angeles 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.
Choice is not the constraint here
With 261 venues mapped, availability rarely fails. What fails is comparison: shortlist on capacity and distance from the airport first, and only then start touring.
Check the city calendar first
Los Angeles carries recurring shows including The SEC and Financial Reporting Institute conference, Anime Expo and E3. 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 Los Angeles room
A Los Angeles programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to Rose Bowl, the largest stated capacity in the Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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 92,542 seats, Los Angeles can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- trade shows and exhibitions
5 exhibition or convention halls mean a booth plan is possible in Los Angeles without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 92,542-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 Los Angeles is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 92,542 takes an audience no conference venue in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles?
Of the 261 venues mapped in Los Angeles, the largest stated capacity belongs to Rose Bowl at 92,542. 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 Los Angeles have a convention centre?
Yes — 5 venues are classified as exhibition or convention space in Los Angeles, including Los Angeles Convention Center, Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall and Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute. 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 Los Angeles?
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), about 19 km (12 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles?
Recurring shows recorded for Los Angeles include The SEC and Financial Reporting Institute conference, Anime Expo, E3 and Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. 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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