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Holding an event in Mansfield City

This guide covers 10 mapped venues in Mansfield City, Connecticut, what each one holds, and how attendees get to them. Memorial Stadium (Storrs) is the largest room on record at 16,200 seats.

seats at Memorial Stadium (Storrs), the largest room on record in Mansfield CityOne dot ≈ 1,000 attendees

Memorial Stadium (Storrs) states a capacity of 16,200. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.

Venues in Mansfield City, by what they are for

Mansfield City has a recorded population of 26,439, in Connecticut.

Across the city the dataset records 1 dedicated conference and function space, 5 arenas and stadiums, 2 theatres and concert halls and 2 independent event spaces.

That is roughly 38 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 3 stadiums, 2 arenas, 2 event spaces and 1 performing-arts centre, plus a longer tail below.

Conference and function space (1)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Mill Brook Placeconference centrenot published5.7 km (3.5 mi)

Arenas and stadiums (5)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Memorial Stadium (Storrs)stadium16,2004.6 km (2.9 mi)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilionarena10,1674.7 km (2.9 mi)
Hugh S. Greer Field Housearena4,6044.9 km (3 mi)
Morrone Stadiumstadium4,5004.3 km (2.7 mi)
Connecticut Softball Stadiumstadium2,0004.4 km (2.7 mi)

Theatres and concert halls (2)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Artsperforming-arts centrenot published5.1 km (3.2 mi)
Palace Theatertheatrenot published22 km (13 mi)

Independent event spaces (2)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Franco-American Civic and Social Clubevent spacenot published6.3 km (3.9 mi)
Willimantic Elks Clubevent spacenot published10 km (6.3 mi)

Every venue mapped in Mansfield City 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 Mansfield City is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 16,200 seats, at Memorial Stadium (Storrs).

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

Bradley International Airport (BDL) is 42 km (26 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.

Mansfield City keeps New York time (America/New_York), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.

Norwich, East Hartford and Hartford are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Mansfield City has nothing free on your dates.

Nearest major airport
BDL
Bradley International Airport, 42 km (26 mi)
Local time
UTC−4
America/New_York, in September
City population
26,439
GeoNames (cities15000)

The local constraints

No exhibition hall on record

Nothing in the Mansfield City 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

42 km (26 mi) from BDL means most attendees lose a morning to travel. Open registration the evening before and put nothing you care about in the first slot.

A worked example, sized to Mansfield City

A Mansfield City programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to Memorial Stadium (Storrs), the largest stated capacity in the Mansfield City 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 Mansfield City 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 16,200 seats, Mansfield City can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.

  • multi-track conferences

    A 16,200-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 Mansfield City is set up for.

  • festivals

    An arena or stadium floor at 16,200 takes an audience no conference venue in Mansfield City can.

  • sports tournaments

    The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.

  • award ceremonies

    2 fixed-seat houses give you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of it.

Where this data comes from

  • GeoNames, CC BY 4.0
  • 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.

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Questions people actually ask

What does an event app cost for a 950-person event in Mansfield City?

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 Mansfield City?

Of the 10 venues mapped in Mansfield City, the largest stated capacity belongs to Memorial Stadium (Storrs) at 16,200. 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 Mansfield City?

Nothing in the Mansfield City 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 Norwich. For a conference without an exhibition, the 10 venues on this page are the field.

Which airport do attendees fly into for Mansfield City?

Bradley International Airport (BDL), about 42 km (26 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.

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.

Running something in Mansfield City?

Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.