Conference venues in McKinney
Everything an organizer needs before committing a date in McKinney, Texas — 9 mapped venues, capacity where it is published, airport distance and local time.
Memorial Stadium states a capacity of 11,582. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
What McKinney has to put people in
McKinney has a recorded population of 227,526 (2024), inside the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area of about 8.3 million people.
Counted by what they are for, that is 2 arenas and stadiums and 7 independent event spaces.
By type that is 7 event spaces, 1 stadium and 1 arena.
Arenas and stadiums (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Stadium | stadium | 11,582 | 66 km (41 mi) |
| The Field House | arena | 5,000 | 66 km (41 mi) |
Independent event spaces (7)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmersville Masonic Lodge No. 214, A.F. and A.M. | event space | not published | 24 km (15 mi) |
| Longhorn 2020 Event Center | event space | not published | 14 km (8.6 mi) |
| The Cinnamon Barn | event space | not published | 15 km (9.4 mi) |
| The Springs in McKinney | event space | not published | 21 km (13 mi) |
| Room 3:56 | event space | not published | 24 km (15 mi) |
| Stone Hall | event space | not published | 21 km (13 mi) |
| Tuscany Hill | event space | not published | 21 km (13 mi) |
Every venue mapped in McKinney 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.
The largest rooms on record
Nothing in McKinney is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 11,582 seats, at 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.
How people reach McKinney
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is 52 km (32 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.
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.
Allen, Frisco and Celina are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if McKinney has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- DFW
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, 52 km (32 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 227,526
- 8.3 million across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area
Shows that return every year
Lazy Dragon Con come back to McKinney. A returning show is the best evidence a place has the rooms, the hotel stock and the airlift to carry one.
- Lazy Dragon Conrecurring event, since 2007
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for McKinney, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
The local constraints
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the McKinney 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
52 km (32 mi) from DFW means most attendees lose a morning to travel. Open registration the evening before and put nothing you care about in the first slot.
The city is smaller than the market
227,526 people live in McKinney itself, but about 8.3 million live in the wider Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. 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 McKinney event
Take 950 people through the door in McKinney — sized to Memorial Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the McKinney 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 McKinney does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
By event type
With a stated ceiling of 11,582 seats, McKinney can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 11,582-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 McKinney is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 11,582 takes an audience no conference venue in McKinney 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
What does an event app cost for a 950-person event in McKinney?
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 McKinney?
Of the 9 venues mapped in McKinney, the largest stated capacity belongs to Memorial Stadium at 11,582. 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 McKinney?
Nothing in the McKinney 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 Allen. For a conference without an exhibition, the 9 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for McKinney?
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), about 52 km (32 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 McKinney 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 McKinney?
Recurring shows recorded for McKinney include Lazy Dragon Con. 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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