Monroe venues and what they hold
Monroe, Michigan has 5 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.
The rooms you can book in Monroe
Monroe has a recorded population of 20,177 (2024), inside the Monroe, MI area of about 156,000 people.
The mapped inventory is 3 exhibition or convention halls and 2 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 25 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 2 event spaces, 2 exhibition centres and 1 fairground.
Exhibition and convention halls (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County Fairgrounds | fairground | not published | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
| Glenn F. Stock Arena | exhibition centre | not published | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
| First Merchants Bank Expo Center | exhibition centre | not published | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
Independent event spaces (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Theatre | event space | not published | 0.1 km (0.1 mi) |
| 4-H Activity Center | event space | not published | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Monroe 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 halls that take a trade floor
3 venues in Monroe are classified as exhibition or convention space. They are the only rooms here designed around a floor plan rather than a seating plan.
- Monroe County Fairgroundssize not published
- Glenn F. Stock Arenasize not published
- First Merchants Bank Expo Centersize not published
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
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) is 33 km (21 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
Local time is Detroit time (America/Detroit) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
Toledo, Sylvania and Taylor are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Monroe has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- DTW
- Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, 33 km (21 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/Detroit, in September
- City population, 2024
- 20,177
- 156,000 across the Monroe, MI area
Before you hold a date
No published capacities
Not one Monroe 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
20,177 people live in Monroe itself, but about 156,000 live in the wider Monroe, MI. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
The bill for a Monroe programme
Suppose 240 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Monroe event a mid-sized Monroe programme, since no Monroe venue publishes a capacity in open data. Here is exactly what event67 charges, with the free 50 taken off the top.
- 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 Monroe does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
What sort of event fits here
No capacity is published for any Monroe venue, so match the format to the room on your site visit rather than to a number on a listing.
- trade shows and exhibitions
3 exhibition or convention halls mean a booth plan is possible in Monroe without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
The exhibition space here doubles as plenary space when the floor is cleared.
- association annual meetings
An association meeting needs one big room, several small ones and a hotel block, which is the combination Monroe is set up for.
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 Monroe 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 Monroe hold?
No Monroe venue publishes a capacity in the open sources behind this page, so there is no honest number to quote. 5 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.
Does Monroe have a convention centre?
Yes — 3 venues are classified as exhibition or convention space in Monroe, including Monroe County Fairgrounds, Glenn F. Stock Arena and First Merchants Bank Expo Center. Exhibition halls are booked by floor area rather than by seat, so ask for the hall sheet with column spacing and load-in access rather than a capacity number.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Monroe?
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), about 33 km (21 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/Detroit; 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.
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