New Haven: venues, access and capacity
This guide covers 32 mapped venues in New Haven, Connecticut, what each one holds, and how attendees get to them. Yale Bowl is the largest room on record at 61,446 seats.
Yale Bowl states a capacity of 61,446. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Venues in New Haven, by what they are for
New Haven has a recorded population of 137,562 (2024), inside the New Haven, CT area of about 577,000 people.
Across the city the dataset records 2 dedicated conference and function spaces, 8 arenas and stadiums, 6 theatres and concert halls and 16 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 23 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 16 event spaces, 5 stadiums, 3 arenas and 3 theatres, plus a longer tail below.
Conference and function space (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Space Ballroom | banquet hall | not published | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
| Greenberg Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (8)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Bowl | stadium | 61,446 | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium | stadium | 5,000 | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
| Ingalls Rink | arena | 3,500 | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Reese Stadium | stadium | 3,000 | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Payne Whitney Gymnasium | arena | 2,532 | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Cosgrove Marcus Messer Athletic Center | arena | 600 | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Yale Field | stadium | not published | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
| Hamilton Park | stadium | not published | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (6)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubert Theatre | performing-arts centre | 1,600 | 0.1 km (0.1 mi) |
| Long Wharf Theatre | theatre | not published | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| Woolsey Hall | concert hall | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Little Theatre | theatre | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Shubert Performing Arts Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Yale Repertory Theater | theatre | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
Independent event spaces (16)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vail-Leavitt Music Hall | event space | not published | 49 km (30 mi) |
| Legacy Theatre | event space | not published | 16 km (9.7 mi) |
| Lincoln Theatre | event space | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Toad's Place | event space | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Yale Repertory Theatre | event space | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| York Square Cinema | event space | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Villa Bianca | event space | not published | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Three Saints Park | event space | not published | 14 km (8.8 mi) |
| 10Selden | event space | not published | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) |
| Amarantes's Sea Cliff | event space | not published | 6.4 km (4 mi) |
| Camp Cedarcrest | event space | not published | 8.8 km (5.5 mi) |
| New Haven Lawn Club | event space | not published | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Nuzzo's Farm | event space | not published | 14 km (8.9 mi) |
| Sterling Opera House | event space | not published | 14 km (8.5 mi) |
| The Spot | event space | not published | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Hudson Leroy | event space | not published | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
Every venue mapped in New Haven 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 New Haven is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 61,446 seats, at Yale Bowl.
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
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is 103 km (64 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.
Local time is New York time (America/New_York) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
West Haven, Hamden and Milford are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if New Haven has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- JFK
- John F. Kennedy International Airport, 103 km (64 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 137,562
- 577,000 across the New Haven, CT area
Things that catch organizers out here
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the New Haven 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
103 km (64 mi) from JFK 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
137,562 people live in New Haven itself, but about 577,000 live in the wider New Haven, CT. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
A worked example, sized to New Haven
Take 950 people through the door in New Haven — sized to Yale Bowl, the largest stated capacity in the New Haven 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 New Haven 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 61,446 seats, New Haven can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 61,446-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 New Haven is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 61,446 takes an audience no conference venue in New Haven can.
- sports tournaments
The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.
- award ceremonies
6 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
- 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
How much is event67 for a 950-attendee New Haven conference?
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 New Haven?
Of the 32 venues mapped in New Haven, the largest stated capacity belongs to Yale Bowl at 61,446. 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 New Haven?
Nothing in the New Haven 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 West Haven. For a conference without an exhibition, the 32 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for New Haven?
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), about 103 km (64 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.
Keep reading
Nearby cities
- Holding an event in West Haven
2 venues mapped
- Holding an event in Hamden
3 venues mapped
- Holding an event in City of Milford (balance)
1 venues mapped
- Holding an event in Bridgeport
5 venues mapped
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