Where to gather in Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota has 17 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.
Verizon Wireless Center states a capacity of 5,280. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Where Mankato holds a crowd
Mankato has a recorded population of 46,459 (2024), inside the Mankato, MN area of about 105,000 people.
The mapped inventory is 2 dedicated conference and function spaces, 2 arenas and stadiums and 13 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 37 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 13 event spaces, 1 arena, 1 banquet hall and 1 stadium, plus a longer tail below.
Conference and function space (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kato Ballroom | banquet hall | not published | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| New Ulm Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 37 km (23 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless Center | arena | 5,280 | 0.9 km (0.6 mi) |
| Blakeslee Stadium | stadium | not published | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
Independent event spaces (13)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Ulm Civic Center | event space | not published | 41 km (26 mi) |
| Amboy Snowbirds | event space | not published | 32 km (20 mi) |
| Golden Bubble | event space | not published | 61 km (38 mi) |
| Mayo Clinic Health Systems Event Center | event space | not published | 0.9 km (0.6 mi) |
| Odin Community Hall | event space | not published | 67 km (42 mi) |
| The Post at 401 | event space | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Fairmont Opera House | event space | not published | 67 km (42 mi) |
| George's Ballroom | event space | not published | 40 km (25 mi) |
| Grand Opera House | event space | not published | 53 km (33 mi) |
| The Capitol Room | event space | not published | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Civic Center Ramp | event space | not published | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| BTO Event Center | event space | not published | 25 km (15 mi) |
| Ostrander Auditorium | event space | not published | 1.5 km (0.9 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Mankato 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 Mankato is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 5,280 seats, at Verizon Wireless Center.
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
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) is 102 km (63 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.
Local time is Chicago time (America/Chicago) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
Faribault, Owatonna and Chaska are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Mankato has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- MSP
- Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, 102 km (63 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 46,459
- 105,000 across the Mankato, MN area
Worth knowing before you sign
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Mankato 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.
Arrival is a half-day
102 km (63 mi) from MSP means most attendees lose a morning to travel. Open registration the evening before and put nothing you care about in the first slot.
The bill for a Mankato programme
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Mankato event sized to Verizon Wireless Center, the largest stated capacity in the Mankato 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 Mankato 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 5,280 seats, Mankato can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 5,280-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 Mankato is set up for.
- training days and workshops
2 purpose-built function spaces are 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.
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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 Mankato?
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 Mankato?
Of the 17 venues mapped in Mankato, the largest stated capacity belongs to Verizon Wireless Center at 5,280. 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 Mankato?
Nothing in the Mankato 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 Faribault. For a conference without an exhibition, the 17 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Mankato?
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP), about 102 km (63 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.
Is there a free tier for a small Mankato 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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