Holding an event in Monterey
Monterey, California has 14 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.
Monterey venue landscape
Monterey has a recorded population of 29,015 (2024), inside the Salinas, CA area of about 436,000 people.
The mapped inventory is 2 exhibition or convention halls, 2 dedicated conference and function spaces, 1 theatre or concert hall and 9 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 48 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 9 event spaces, 2 convention centres, 1 conference centre and 1 performing-arts centre, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sur Lodge Convention Center | convention centre | not published | 40 km (25 mi) |
| Carmel Convention Center | convention centre | not published | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
Conference and function space (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 0.1 km (0.1 mi) |
| Whaling Station Banquet Room | banquet hall | not published | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 5.9 km (3.7 mi) |
Independent event spaces (9)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel Post No. 512 | event space | not published | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
| First Theater | event space | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Golden Bough Playhouse | event space | not published | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Golden State Theatre | event space | not published | 0.1 km (0.1 mi) |
| Carmel Fields by Wedgewood Weddings | event space | not published | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) |
| Wave Street Studios | event space | not published | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
| Forest Theater | event space | not published | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Loma Vista Gardens | event space | not published | 42 km (26 mi) |
| The Greene Mansion | event space | not published | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Monterey 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
2 venues in Monterey are classified as exhibition or convention space. They are the only rooms here designed around a floor plan rather than a seating plan.
- Big Sur Lodge Convention Centersize not published
- Carmel Convention 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.
How people reach Monterey
San Jose International Airport (SJC) is 85 km (53 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.
Local time is Los Angeles time (America/Los_Angeles) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
Pacific Grove, Seaside and Salinas are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Monterey has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- SJC
- San Jose International Airport, 85 km (53 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−7
- America/Los_Angeles, in September
- City population, 2024
- 29,015
- 436,000 across the Salinas, CA area
The recurring calendar
Recurring shows on the Monterey calendar include TED2001, TED2002, TED2003 and TED2004. Check your dates against them: hotel rates and venue availability both move.
- TED2001convention, since 2001
- TED2002convention, since 2002
- TED2003convention, since 2003
- TED2004convention, since 2004
- TED2005convention, since 2005
- TED2006convention, since 2006
- TED2007convention, since 2007
- TED2008convention, since 2008
- The 17th International Semantic Web Conferenceacademic conference
- 9th International Conference on Software Engineeringacademic conference
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for Monterey, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
The local constraints
No published capacities
Not one Monterey 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.
Arrival is a half-day
85 km (53 mi) from SJC 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
29,015 people live in Monterey itself, but about 436,000 live in the wider Salinas, CA. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
Check the city calendar first
Monterey carries recurring shows including TED2001, TED2002 and TED2003. Hotel rates and venue availability move sharply around them, so pick your dates against that calendar rather than against your own.
The bill for a Monterey programme
Suppose 240 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Monterey event a mid-sized Monterey programme, since no Monterey 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 Monterey 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 Monterey venue, so match the format to the room on your site visit rather than to a number on a listing.
- trade shows and exhibitions
2 exhibition or convention halls mean a booth plan is possible in Monterey 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 Monterey is set up for.
- award ceremonies
1 fixed-seat house gives you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of it.
- 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
How much is event67 for a 240-attendee Monterey conference?
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 Monterey hold?
No Monterey venue publishes a capacity in the open sources behind this page, so there is no honest number to quote. 14 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 Monterey have a convention centre?
Yes — 2 venues are classified as exhibition or convention space in Monterey, including Big Sur Lodge Convention Center and Carmel Convention 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 Monterey?
San Jose International Airport (SJC), about 85 km (53 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/Los_Angeles; publish every session in that zone and let attendees' phones convert it.
Is there a free tier for a small Monterey 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 Monterey?
Recurring shows recorded for Monterey include TED2001, TED2002, TED2003 and TED2004. 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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