Hosting an event in Oshawa
This guide covers 9 mapped venues in Oshawa, Ontario, what each one holds, and how attendees get to them. Tribute Communities Centre is the largest room on record at 6,107 seats.
Tribute Communities Centre states a capacity of 6,107. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Where Oshawa holds a crowd
Oshawa has a recorded population of 175,383 (2021), in Ontario.
Across the city the dataset records 2 dedicated conference and function spaces, 3 arenas and stadiums, 2 theatres and concert halls and 2 independent event spaces.
By type that is 2 arenas, 2 hotels with function space, 2 event spaces and 1 stadium, plus a longer tail below.
Conference and function space (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Western Plus Durham Hotel & Conference Centre | hotel with function space | not published | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) |
| Holiday Inn Conference Centre | hotel with function space | not published | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tribute Communities Centre | arena | 6,107 | 0.9 km (0.6 mi) |
| Kinsmen Stadium | stadium | 500 | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| Scugog Community Recreation Centre | arena | not published | 25 km (16 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bond ST Event Centre | performing-arts centre | not published | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| The Biltmore Theatre | theatre | not published | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
Independent event spaces (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Event Centre | event space | not published | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Harmony Creek Community Centre | event space | not published | 1.4 km (0.9 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Oshawa 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 Oshawa is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 6,107 seats, at Tribute Communities Centre.
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.
Getting attendees to Oshawa
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is 67 km (42 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 Toronto time (America/Toronto). Schedules published in one zone and read in another are the most common cause of a half-empty first session.
Whitby, Bowmanville and Ajax are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Oshawa has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- YYZ
- Toronto Pearson International Airport, 67 km (42 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/Toronto, in September
- City population, 2021
- 175,383
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (table 98-10-0002)
Before you hold a date
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Oshawa 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
67 km (42 mi) from YYZ means most attendees lose a morning to travel. Open registration the evening before and put nothing you care about in the first slot.
A worked example, sized to Oshawa
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Oshawa event sized to Tribute Communities Centre, the largest stated capacity in the Oshawa dataset. Here is exactly what event67 charges, with the free 50 taken off the top.
- activated attendees
- 950activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 900billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at CA$7 each
- CA$6,300for the whole event, at CA$7 each
You are billed for people, not for the venue, so the room you choose in Oshawa 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 6,107 seats, Oshawa can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 6,107-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 Oshawa is set up for.
- 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.
Where this data comes from
- GeoNames, CC BY 4.0
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census
- Wikidata, CC0
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Contains information from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
- 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
- CA$7
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- CA$6,650
- 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 950-person event in Oshawa?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so CA$6,300 for the event. The price is CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at CA$6,650 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 Oshawa?
Of the 9 venues mapped in Oshawa, the largest stated capacity belongs to Tribute Communities Centre at 6,107. 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 Oshawa?
Nothing in the Oshawa 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 Whitby. For a conference without an exhibition, the 9 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Oshawa?
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), about 67 km (42 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/Toronto; 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 CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at CA$6,650 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.
Is event67 billed in Canadian dollars for a Oshawa event?
Yes. Canadian events are billed at CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, capped at CA$6,650 for one event. That is a flat local price we charge in Canadian dollars, not a conversion of the US figure.
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