Marion venues and what they hold
Everything an organizer needs before committing a date in Marion, Illinois — 11 mapped venues, capacity where it is published, airport distance and local time.
The rooms you can book in Marion
Marion has a recorded population of 17,021 (2024), inside the Marion-Herrin, IL area of about 67,000 people.
Counted by what they are for, that is 1 dedicated conference and function space, 1 arena or stadium, 1 theatre or concert hall and 8 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 65 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 8 event spaces, 1 performing-arts centre, 1 stadium and 1 conference centre.
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pavillion | conference centre | not published | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Stadium | stadium | not published | 3.2 km (2 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarhurst Center for the Arts | performing-arts centre | not published | 67 km (41 mi) |
Independent event spaces (8)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell House at Cedarhurst | event space | not published | 66 km (41 mi) |
| Schweinfurth House at Cedarhurst | event space | not published | 67 km (42 mi) |
| Sesser Opera House | event space | not published | 41 km (26 mi) |
| The Foundation Room | event space | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| The Little Nashville Cafe | event space | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Marion Cultural and Civic Center | event space | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Rend Lake Event Center | event space | not published | 39 km (24 mi) |
| Benton Civic Center | event space | not published | 29 km (18 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Marion 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.
How people reach Marion
Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (MWA) sits 7 km (4.3 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
The city runs on Chicago time (America/Chicago). Schedules published in one zone and read in another are the most common cause of a half-empty first session.
Carbondale, Cape Girardeau and Paducah are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Marion has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- MWA
- Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois, 7 km (4.3 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 17,021
- 67,000 across the Marion-Herrin, IL area
The local constraints
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Marion 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.
No published capacities
Not one Marion venue publishes a capacity in the open sources behind this page. Every room on the list will quote you a number directly, but you cannot compare them before you call, so build a fortnight of venue calls into the plan.
The city is smaller than the market
17,021 people live in Marion itself, but about 67,000 live in the wider Marion-Herrin, IL. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
What event67 costs for a Marion event
A Marion programme at 240 activated attendees — a mid-sized Marion programme, since no Marion venue publishes a capacity in open data — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- activated attendees
- 240activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 190billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $950for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the venue, so the room you choose in Marion does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
By event type
No capacity is published for any Marion venue, so match the format to the room on your site visit rather than to a number on a listing.
- 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.
- leadership retreats
Smaller rooms suit a retreat better than a hall does, and Marion has them.
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 Marion event at 240 attendees — what is the total?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so $950 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.
How big an event can Marion hold?
No Marion venue publishes a capacity in the open sources behind this page, so there is no honest number to quote. 11 venues are mapped here and each will quote a capacity directly. Ask for the seated, theatre and reception figures separately — they differ by a factor of two or more in the same room.
Can you run a trade show in Marion?
Nothing in the Marion 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 Carbondale. For a conference without an exhibition, the 11 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Marion?
Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (MWA), about 7 km (4.3 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.
Can I run a small Marion event on event67 for nothing?
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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