Newton venues and what they hold
Everything an organizer needs before committing a date in Newton, Iowa — 8 mapped venues, capacity where it is published, airport distance and local time.
The rooms you can book in Newton
Newton has a recorded population of 15,709 (2024), inside the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area of about 754,000 people.
Counted by what they are for, that is 2 dedicated conference and function spaces, 2 theatres and concert halls and 4 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 51 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 4 event spaces, 2 conference centres, 1 performing-arts centre and 1 theatre.
Conference and function space (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 35 km (22 mi) |
| Graham Hall and Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 35 km (22 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grinnell Arts Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 27 km (17 mi) |
| Pella Opera House | theatre | not published | 34 km (21 mi) |
Independent event spaces (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wieting Theater | event space | not published | 51 km (32 mi) |
| Tamory Hall | event space | not published | 34 km (21 mi) |
| Meskwaki Casino | event space | not published | 46 km (28 mi) |
| Tama Civic Center | event space | not published | 49 km (30 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Newton 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.
How people reach Newton
Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is 54 km (34 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.
Ankeny, Des Moines and Urbandale are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Newton has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- DSM
- Des Moines International Airport, 54 km (34 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 15,709
- 754,000 across the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area
What to check before you commit
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Newton 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.
No published capacities
Not one Newton 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
54 km (34 mi) from DSM 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
15,709 people live in Newton itself, but about 754,000 live in the wider Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. 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 Newton event
A Newton programme at 240 activated attendees — a mid-sized Newton programme, since no Newton venue publishes a capacity in open data — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- 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 Newton does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
By event type
No capacity is published for any Newton venue, so match the format to the room on your site visit rather than to a number on a listing.
- award ceremonies
2 fixed-seat houses give 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.
- leadership retreats
Smaller rooms suit a retreat better than a hall does, and Newton has them.
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 240-person event in Newton?
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 Newton hold?
No Newton venue publishes a capacity in the open sources behind this page, so there is no honest number to quote. 8 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.
Can you run a trade show in Newton?
Nothing in the Newton 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 Ankeny. For a conference without an exhibition, the 8 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Newton?
Des Moines International Airport (DSM), about 54 km (34 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.
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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- Holding an event in Urbandale
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- Holding an event in West Des Moines
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Running something in Newton?
Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.