Planning a conference in Newport News
Newport News, Virginia has 7 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.
John B. Todd Stadium states a capacity of 11,000. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Newport News venue landscape
Newport News has a recorded population of 183,056 (2024), inside the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC area of about 1.8 million people.
The mapped inventory is 3 arenas and stadiums, 3 theatres and concert halls and 1 independent event space.
By type that is 3 stadiums, 1 performing-arts centre, 1 concert hall and 1 theatre, plus a longer tail below.
Arenas and stadiums (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| John B. Todd Stadium | stadium | 11,000 | 12 km (7.4 mi) |
| TowneBank Stadium | stadium | 4,200 | 11 km (7 mi) |
| War Memorial Stadium | stadium | not published | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson Center for the Arts | performing-arts centre | 1,725 | 10 km (6.5 mi) |
| Good Vibes Concert Hall | concert hall | not published | 12 km (7.6 mi) |
| Peninsula Community Theater | theatre | not published | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) |
Independent event spaces (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harley's Haven | event space | not published | 22 km (14 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Newport News 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.
Top of the capacity range
Nothing in Newport News is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 11,000 seats, at John B. Todd 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.
Arrival logistics
Norfolk International Airport (ORF) is 22 km (14 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
Newport News keeps New York time (America/New_York), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
Hampton, East Hampton and Portsmouth Heights are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Newport News has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- ORF
- Norfolk International Airport, 22 km (14 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 183,056
- 1.8 million across the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC area
Worth knowing before you sign
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Newport News 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.
The city is smaller than the market
183,056 people live in Newport News itself, but about 1.8 million live in the wider Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC. 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 Newport News programme
Take 950 people through the door in Newport News — sized to John B. Todd Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Newport News 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 Newport News does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
What sort of event fits here
With a stated ceiling of 11,000 seats, Newport News can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 11,000-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 Newport News is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 11,000 takes an audience no conference venue in Newport News can.
- sports tournaments
The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.
- award ceremonies
3 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
Price a Newport News event at 950 attendees — what is the total?
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 Newport News?
Of the 7 venues mapped in Newport News, the largest stated capacity belongs to John B. Todd Stadium at 11,000. 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 Newport News?
Nothing in the Newport News 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 Hampton. For a conference without an exhibition, the 7 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Newport News?
Norfolk International Airport (ORF), about 22 km (14 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.
Is there a free tier for a small Newport News 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.
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