Philadelphia venues, capacity and access
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has 132 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.
Franklin Field states a capacity of 70,000. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Where Philadelphia holds a crowd
Philadelphia has a recorded population of 1,573,916 (2024), inside the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area of about 6.3 million people.
The mapped inventory is 2 exhibition or convention halls, 13 dedicated conference and function spaces, 16 arenas and stadiums, 26 theatres and concert halls and 75 independent event spaces.
By type that is 75 event spaces, 14 theatres, 8 stadiums and 8 arenas, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convention Center Parking Facility | convention centre | 540 | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Pennsylvania Convention Center | convention centre | 21 | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
Conference and function space (10)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keya Graves Banquet Hall | banquet hall | not published | 9.2 km (5.7 mi) |
| Days Inn by Wyndham | hotel with function space | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Hampton by Hilton | hotel with function space | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Home2 Suites by Hilton | hotel with function space | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Lazaretto Ballroom | banquet hall | not published | 15 km (9.6 mi) |
| The Block at Harrah's Philly Casino | casino resort | not published | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Cathedral Banquet Hall | banquet hall | not published | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
| Steinberg Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Black United Fund Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
| Currents Ballroom at Adventure Aquarium | banquet hall | not published | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (15)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Field | stadium | 70,000 | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| Lincoln Financial Field | stadium | 68,532 | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) |
| Subaru Park | stadium | 18,500 | 23 km (14 mi) |
| Liacouras Center | arena | 10,206 | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) |
| Palestra | arena | 8,722 | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
| McCarthy Stadium | stadium | 7,500 | 9.5 km (5.9 mi) |
| Hagan Arena | arena | 4,200 | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) |
| Tom Gola Arena | stadium | 3,400 | 9.8 km (6.1 mi) |
| Xfinity Mobile Arena | arena | not published | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) |
| Class of 1923 Arena | arena | not published | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| The Blue Horizon | arena | not published | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
| Musical Fund Hall | arena | not published | 0.9 km (0.6 mi) |
| Citizens Bank Park | stadium | not published | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
| Meiklejohn Stadium | stadium | not published | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
| Cherry Hill Arena | arena | not published | 14 km (8.9 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (26)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Mortgage Pavilion | performing-arts centre | 25,000 | 3.2 km (2 mi) |
| The Met Philadelphia | concert hall | 3,500 | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Franklin Music Hall | concert hall | 3,000 | 1.4 km (0.9 mi) |
| Academy of Music | concert hall | 2,509 | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Forrest Theatre | theatre | 1,851 | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Walnut Street Theatre | theatre | 1,054 | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Broadway Theatre Of Pitman | theatre | 1,000 | 25 km (15 mi) |
| Suzanne Roberts Theatre | theatre | 365 | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Lantern Theater Company | theatre | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Union Transfer | concert hall | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| Hedgerow Theatre | theatre | not published | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Theatre of Living Arts | theatre | not published | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| Wilma Theater | theatre | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Irvine Auditorium | concert hall | not published | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
| Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts | performing-arts centre | not published | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| The Dell Music Center | theatre | 5,344 | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) |
| Ralph J. Roberts Forum | theatre | 500 | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Elaine C. Levitt Auditorium | theatre | 300 | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Caplan Recital Hall | theatre | 140 | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Caplan Studio Theater | theatre | 100 | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Investors Bank Performing Arts Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 25 km (15 mi) |
| Prince Music Theatre | theatre | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Temple Performing Arts Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 3.3 km (2.1 mi) |
| Ibrahim Theater | performing-arts centre | not published | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial | performing-arts centre | not published | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
Independent event spaces (47)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merriam Theater | event space | 1,870 | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| XPW Arena | event space | 1,300 | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
| Trocadero Theatre | event space | 1,200 | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel | event space | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| The TLA | event space | not published | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| Prince Music Theater | event space | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Rosenbach Museum & Library | event space | not published | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Tower Theatre | event space | not published | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) |
| Lansdowne Theatre | event space | not published | 9.4 km (5.8 mi) |
| Sedgwick Theatre | event space | not published | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
| Seville Theatre | event space | not published | 15 km (9.6 mi) |
| Amalgamated Center | event space | not published | 1.5 km (0.9 mi) |
| Edwin Forrest House | event space | not published | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
| Ramonita Negron Rivera Community Center | event space | not published | 5.8 km (3.6 mi) |
| Boyd Theatre | event space | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| 23rd Street Armory | event space | not published | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
| Artesano Gallery | event space | not published | 9.9 km (6.2 mi) |
| Evviva | event space | not published | 11 km (7 mi) |
| Lasting Memories Event Venue | event space | not published | 17 km (11 mi) |
| PHL VUE | event space | not published | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Power Plant Productions | event space | not published | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| Presidential Caterers | event space | not published | 25 km (15 mi) |
| SouthSide Events & Catering | event space | not published | 1.4 km (0.9 mi) |
| The Drexelbrook | event space | not published | 13 km (8 mi) |
| The Gathering Place | event space | not published | 11 km (7.1 mi) |
| The Merion | event space | not published | 16 km (10 mi) |
| Arden Theatre Company | event space | not published | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| College Boat Club | event space | not published | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
| College Settlement of Philadelphia | event space | not published | 11 km (6.9 mi) |
| Crescent Boat Club | event space | not published | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
| Germantown Cricket Club | event space | not published | 8 km (5 mi) |
| Painted Bride Art Center | event space | not published | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| Plays and Players Theatre | event space | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Bala Theatre | event space | not published | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) |
| Harwan Theatre | event space | not published | 10 km (6.4 mi) |
| Nixon Theatre | event space | not published | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
| Pearl Theatre | event space | not published | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Penypack Theatre | event space | not published | 15 km (9.6 mi) |
| Ritz Theatre, Haddon Township | event space | not published | 9.5 km (5.9 mi) |
| Uptown Theatre | event space | not published | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
| Wynne Theatre | event space | not published | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| 3600 Civic Center Boulevard Garage | event space | not published | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
| Betty and Milton Katz Jewish Community Center | event space | not published | 18 km (11 mi) |
| Bryn Mawr Film Institute | event space | not published | 15 km (9.6 mi) |
| Harrah's Philadelphia | event space | not published | 19 km (12 mi) |
| SugarHouse Casino | event space | not published | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Warehouse On Watts | event space | not published | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
Also mapped in Philadelphia (32)
- John F Kennedy Stadium
- 700 Banquet Hall
- Arch Street Theatre
- Black Banana
- Catacombs Nightclub Philadelphia
- Chestnut Street Theatre
- Dunbar Theatre
- Empire Rock Club
- Empire Theatre
- Frankie's Banquet Hall
- Grand Opera House
- Latin Casino
- Masonic Temple
- Philosophical Hall
- Prestegie Banquet Hall
- Princeton Club
- Racquet Club of Philadelphia
- Tacony Music Hall
- The Chestnut Cabaret
- Twentieth Century Club of Lansdowne
- Benham Gateway
- 3499 Civic Center Boulevard
- Bettws-y-Coed Building
- Cancer Support Community Greater Philadelphia (CSCGP) at The Suzanne Morgan Center at Ridgeland
- Concord Room
- Feastivities
- Knowlton Mansion
- Localhost
- Olde Club
- Roxy Hall & Bistro
- Sunken Garden
- The Mansion on Main Street
Every venue mapped in Philadelphia 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.
The halls that take a trade floor
2 venues in Philadelphia are classified as exhibition or convention space. They are the only rooms here designed around a floor plan rather than a seating plan.
- Convention Center Parking Facility540 seats
- Pennsylvania Convention Center21 seats
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
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) sits 11 km (6.8 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
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.
At about 11,717 residents per square mile the city is compact enough that a venue and its hotel block are usually walkable, which removes a shuttle line from your budget.
Camden, Cherry Hill and Havertown are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Philadelphia has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- PHL
- Philadelphia International Airport, 11 km (6.8 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 1,573,916
- 6.3 million across the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area
The recurring calendar
Philcon, Fraud Street Run, 40th Annual Meeting of the Association of Computational Linguistics and Fifth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence come back to Philadelphia. A returning show is the best evidence a place has the rooms, the hotel stock and the airlift to carry one.
- Philconrecurring event, since 1936
- Fraud Street Runrecurring event, since 2020
- 40th Annual Meeting of the Association of Computational Linguisticsacademic conference
- Fifth National Conference on Artificial Intelligenceacademic conference
- American Chemical Society 252nd National Meetingacademic conference
- The 39th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligenceacademic conference
- Adirei HaTorahrecurring event
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for Philadelphia, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
The local constraints
The city is smaller than the market
1,573,916 people live in Philadelphia itself, but about 6.3 million live in the wider Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
Choice is not the constraint here
With 132 venues mapped, availability rarely fails. What fails is comparison: shortlist on capacity and distance from the airport first, and only then start touring.
Check the city calendar first
Philadelphia carries recurring shows including Philcon, Fraud Street Run and 40th Annual Meeting of the Association of Computational Linguistics. Hotel rates and venue availability move sharply around them, so pick your dates against that calendar rather than against your own.
The bill for a Philadelphia programme
Take 950 people through the door in Philadelphia — sized to Franklin Field, the largest stated capacity in the Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia 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 70,000 seats, Philadelphia can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- trade shows and exhibitions
2 exhibition or convention halls mean a booth plan is possible in Philadelphia without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 70,000-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 Philadelphia is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 70,000 takes an audience no conference venue in Philadelphia can.
- sports tournaments
The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.
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 950-person event in Philadelphia?
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 Philadelphia?
Of the 132 venues mapped in Philadelphia, the largest stated capacity belongs to Franklin Field at 70,000. 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.
Does Philadelphia have a convention centre?
Yes — 2 venues are classified as exhibition or convention space in Philadelphia, including Convention Center Parking Facility and Pennsylvania Convention Center. Exhibition halls are booked by floor area rather than by seat, so ask for the hall sheet with column spacing and load-in access rather than a capacity number.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Philadelphia?
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), about 11 km (6.8 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.
What events already happen in Philadelphia?
Recurring shows recorded for Philadelphia include Philcon, Fraud Street Run, 40th Annual Meeting of the Association of Computational Linguistics and Fifth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 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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