Where to hold a conference in Lowell
This guide covers 11 mapped venues in Lowell, Massachusetts, what each one holds, and how attendees get to them. Cawley Memorial Stadium is the largest room on record at 6,000 seats.
Cawley Memorial Stadium states a capacity of 6,000. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Lowell venue landscape
Lowell has a recorded population of 120,418 (2024), inside the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area of about 5.0 million people.
Across the city the dataset records 1 dedicated conference and function space, 6 arenas and stadiums, 1 theatre or concert hall and 3 independent event spaces.
By type that is 3 stadiums, 3 arenas, 3 event spaces and 1 hotel with function space, plus a longer tail below.
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center | hotel with function space | not published | 1.4 km (0.9 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (6)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cawley Memorial Stadium | stadium | 6,000 | 3.2 km (2 mi) |
| Lowell Memorial Auditorium | arena | 2,800 | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| Costello Athletic Center | arena | 2,100 | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
| Tsongas Center | stadium | not published | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
| Mr. Tipps | arena | not published | 5.9 km (3.7 mi) |
| Edward A. LeLacheur Park | stadium | not published | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack Repertory Theatre | theatre | not published | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
Independent event spaces (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Town Hall | event space | not published | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Sampas Pavilion | event space | not published | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| Lowell Museum | event space | not published | 1.5 km (0.9 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Lowell 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.
Where the largest programmes go
Nothing in Lowell is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 6,000 seats, at Cawley Memorial Stadium.
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.
Flights, time and distance
Logan International Airport (BOS) is 39 km (24 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.
Lowell keeps New York time (America/New_York), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
At about 8,848 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.
Methuen, Lawrence and Nashua are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Lowell has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- BOS
- Logan International Airport, 39 km (24 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 120,418
- 5.0 million across the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area
Before you hold a date
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Lowell 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
120,418 people live in Lowell itself, but about 5.0 million live in the wider Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
A worked example, sized to Lowell
Take 950 people through the door in Lowell — sized to Cawley Memorial Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Lowell dataset. The first 50 activated attendees are free on every event, so only the rest are billed, and the total stops moving at 1,000 however many more turn up.
- 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 Lowell does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
Which kind of event this suits
With a stated ceiling of 6,000 seats, Lowell can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 6,000-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 Lowell is set up for.
- award ceremonies
1 fixed-seat house gives you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of it.
- training days and workshops
1 purpose-built function space is 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 Lowell 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 Lowell?
Of the 11 venues mapped in Lowell, the largest stated capacity belongs to Cawley Memorial Stadium at 6,000. 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 Lowell?
Nothing in the Lowell 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 Methuen. For a conference without an exhibition, the 11 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Lowell?
Logan International Airport (BOS), about 39 km (24 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/New_York; publish every session in that zone and let attendees' phones convert it.
Is there a free tier for a small Lowell 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.
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