Palo Alto venues and what they hold
Palo Alto, California has 20 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.
Maples Pavilion states a capacity of 7,392. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Venues in Palo Alto, by what they are for
Palo Alto has a recorded population of 67,658 (2024), inside the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area of about 2.0 million people.
The mapped inventory is 1 dedicated conference and function space, 5 arenas and stadiums, 4 theatres and concert halls and 10 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 30 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 10 event spaces, 4 stadiums, 2 concert halls and 1 arena, plus a longer tail below.
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maples Pavilion | arena | 7,392 | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
| Laird Q. Cagan Stadium | stadium | not published | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| Stanford Stadium | stadium | not published | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| Angell Field | stadium | not published | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
| Taube Tennis Center | stadium | not published | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bing Concert Hall | concert hall | 842 | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| Guild | theatre | not published | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) |
| Frost Amphitheatre | concert hall | not published | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
| Palo Alto Art Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
Independent event spaces (10)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varsity Theatre | event space | 975 | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| Stanford Theatre | event space | not published | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| Casa De Tableta | event space | not published | 8 km (5 mi) |
| Fraternal Hall Building | event space | not published | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| Frost Amphitheater | event space | not published | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
| Hostess House | event space | not published | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
| Seawell Family Boardroom | event space | not published | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
| Stanford Memorial Auditorium | event space | not published | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
| McCaw Hall | event space | not published | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| Oberndorf Event Center | event space | not published | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 7,392 seats, at Maples Pavilion.
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.
Travel, time zone and arrival
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is 28 km (17 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
Palo Alto keeps Los Angeles time (America/Los_Angeles), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
Mountain View, Redwood City and Sunnyvale are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Palo Alto has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- SFO
- San Francisco International Airport, 28 km (17 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−7
- America/Los_Angeles, in September
- City population, 2024
- 67,658
- 2.0 million across the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area
The recurring calendar
Recurring shows on the Palo Alto calendar include 10th International Biocuration Conference. Check your dates against them: hotel rates and venue availability both move.
- 10th International Biocuration Conferenceacademic conference
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for Palo Alto, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
Before you hold a date
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Palo Alto 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
67,658 people live in Palo Alto itself, but about 2.0 million live in the wider San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. 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 Palo Alto programme
A Palo Alto programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to Maples Pavilion, the largest stated capacity in the Palo Alto dataset — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- 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 Palo Alto 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 7,392 seats, Palo Alto can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 7,392-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 Palo Alto is set up for.
- award ceremonies
4 fixed-seat houses give you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of it.
- training days and workshops
1 purpose-built function space is 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.
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 Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto?
Of the 20 venues mapped in Palo Alto, the largest stated capacity belongs to Maples Pavilion at 7,392. 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 Palo Alto?
Nothing in the Palo Alto 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 Mountain View. For a conference without an exhibition, the 20 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Palo Alto?
San Francisco International Airport (SFO), about 28 km (17 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 Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto?
Recurring shows recorded for Palo Alto include 10th International Biocuration Conference. 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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