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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.

seats at Franklin Field, the largest room on record in PhiladelphiaOne dot ≈ 1,000 attendees

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)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Convention Center Parking Facilityconvention centre5400.2 km (0.1 mi)
Pennsylvania Convention Centerconvention centre210.4 km (0.2 mi)

Conference and function space (10)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Keya Graves Banquet Hallbanquet hallnot published9.2 km (5.7 mi)
Days Inn by Wyndhamhotel with function spacenot published0.5 km (0.3 mi)
Hampton by Hiltonhotel with function spacenot published0.5 km (0.3 mi)
Home2 Suites by Hiltonhotel with function spacenot published0.3 km (0.2 mi)
Lazaretto Ballroombanquet hallnot published15 km (9.6 mi)
The Block at Harrah's Philly Casinocasino resortnot published19 km (12 mi)
Cathedral Banquet Hallbanquet hallnot published4.1 km (2.5 mi)
Steinberg Conference Centerconference centrenot published3 km (1.9 mi)
Black United Fund Conference Centerconference centrenot published3.9 km (2.4 mi)
Currents Ballroom at Adventure Aquariumbanquet hallnot published2.8 km (1.7 mi)

Arenas and stadiums (15)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Franklin Fieldstadium70,0002.3 km (1.4 mi)
Lincoln Financial Fieldstadium68,5325.7 km (3.5 mi)
Subaru Parkstadium18,50023 km (14 mi)
Liacouras Centerarena10,2063.1 km (1.9 mi)
Palestraarena8,7222.1 km (1.3 mi)
McCarthy Stadiumstadium7,5009.5 km (5.9 mi)
Hagan Arenaarena4,2007.7 km (4.8 mi)
Tom Gola Arenastadium3,4009.8 km (6.1 mi)
Xfinity Mobile Arenaarenanot published5.7 km (3.5 mi)
Class of 1923 Arenaarenanot published2 km (1.2 mi)
The Blue Horizonarenanot published2.4 km (1.5 mi)
Musical Fund Hallarenanot published0.9 km (0.6 mi)
Citizens Bank Parkstadiumnot published5.2 km (3.2 mi)
Meiklejohn Stadiumstadiumnot published2.7 km (1.7 mi)
Cherry Hill Arenaarenanot published14 km (8.9 mi)

Theatres and concert halls (26)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Freedom Mortgage Pavilionperforming-arts centre25,0003.2 km (2 mi)
The Met Philadelphiaconcert hall3,5002 km (1.2 mi)
Franklin Music Hallconcert hall3,0001.4 km (0.9 mi)
Academy of Musicconcert hall2,5090.5 km (0.3 mi)
Forrest Theatretheatre1,8510.5 km (0.3 mi)
Walnut Street Theatretheatre1,0540.8 km (0.5 mi)
Broadway Theatre Of Pitmantheatre1,00025 km (15 mi)
Suzanne Roberts Theatretheatre3650.8 km (0.5 mi)
Kimmel Center for the Performing Artsperforming-arts centrenot published0.6 km (0.4 mi)
Lantern Theater Companytheatrenot published0.6 km (0.4 mi)
Union Transferconcert hallnot published1.2 km (0.7 mi)
Hedgerow Theatretheatrenot published20 km (12 mi)
Theatre of Living Artstheatrenot published1.8 km (1.1 mi)
Wilma Theatertheatrenot published0.6 km (0.4 mi)
Irvine Auditoriumconcert hallnot published2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Annenberg Center for the Performing Artsperforming-arts centrenot published2.8 km (1.7 mi)
The Dell Music Centertheatre5,3445.4 km (3.4 mi)
Ralph J. Roberts Forumtheatre5000.7 km (0.4 mi)
Elaine C. Levitt Auditoriumtheatre3000.8 km (0.5 mi)
Caplan Recital Halltheatre1400.4 km (0.2 mi)
Caplan Studio Theatertheatre1000.4 km (0.2 mi)
Investors Bank Performing Arts Centerperforming-arts centrenot published25 km (15 mi)
Prince Music Theatretheatrenot published0.2 km (0.1 mi)
Temple Performing Arts Centerperforming-arts centrenot published3.3 km (2.1 mi)
Ibrahim Theaterperforming-arts centrenot published2.8 km (1.7 mi)
Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorialperforming-arts centrenot published1.6 km (1 mi)

Independent event spaces (47)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Merriam Theaterevent space1,8700.5 km (0.3 mi)
XPW Arenaevent space1,3004.1 km (2.5 mi)
Trocadero Theatreevent space1,2000.6 km (0.4 mi)
The Bellevue-Stratford Hotelevent spacenot published0.4 km (0.2 mi)
The TLAevent spacenot published1.8 km (1.1 mi)
Prince Music Theaterevent spacenot published0.2 km (0.1 mi)
Rosenbach Museum & Libraryevent spacenot published1.1 km (0.7 mi)
Tower Theatreevent spacenot published8.2 km (5.1 mi)
Lansdowne Theatreevent spacenot published9.4 km (5.8 mi)
Sedgwick Theatreevent spacenot published12 km (7.5 mi)
Seville Theatreevent spacenot published15 km (9.6 mi)
Amalgamated Centerevent spacenot published1.5 km (0.9 mi)
Edwin Forrest Houseevent spacenot published2.2 km (1.4 mi)
Ramonita Negron Rivera Community Centerevent spacenot published5.8 km (3.6 mi)
Boyd Theatreevent spacenot published0.8 km (0.5 mi)
23rd Street Armoryevent spacenot published1.3 km (0.8 mi)
Artesano Galleryevent spacenot published9.9 km (6.2 mi)
Evvivaevent spacenot published11 km (7 mi)
Lasting Memories Event Venueevent spacenot published17 km (11 mi)
PHL VUEevent spacenot published3 km (1.9 mi)
Power Plant Productionsevent spacenot published1.8 km (1.1 mi)
Presidential Caterersevent spacenot published25 km (15 mi)
SouthSide Events & Cateringevent spacenot published1.4 km (0.9 mi)
The Drexelbrookevent spacenot published13 km (8 mi)
The Gathering Placeevent spacenot published11 km (7.1 mi)
The Merionevent spacenot published16 km (10 mi)
Arden Theatre Companyevent spacenot published1.7 km (1.1 mi)
College Boat Clubevent spacenot published2.7 km (1.7 mi)
College Settlement of Philadelphiaevent spacenot published11 km (6.9 mi)
Crescent Boat Clubevent spacenot published2.7 km (1.7 mi)
Germantown Cricket Clubevent spacenot published8 km (5 mi)
Painted Bride Art Centerevent spacenot published1.7 km (1.1 mi)
Plays and Players Theatreevent spacenot published0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Bala Theatreevent spacenot published8.2 km (5.1 mi)
Harwan Theatreevent spacenot published10 km (6.4 mi)
Nixon Theatreevent spacenot published5.3 km (3.3 mi)
Pearl Theatreevent spacenot published2.8 km (1.7 mi)
Penypack Theatreevent spacenot published15 km (9.6 mi)
Ritz Theatre, Haddon Townshipevent spacenot published9.5 km (5.9 mi)
Uptown Theatreevent spacenot published3.9 km (2.4 mi)
Wynne Theatreevent spacenot published7 km (4.3 mi)
3600 Civic Center Boulevard Garageevent spacenot published2.9 km (1.8 mi)
Betty and Milton Katz Jewish Community Centerevent spacenot published18 km (11 mi)
Bryn Mawr Film Instituteevent spacenot published15 km (9.6 mi)
Harrah's Philadelphiaevent spacenot published19 km (12 mi)
SugarHouse Casinoevent spacenot published3 km (1.9 mi)
Warehouse On Wattsevent spacenot published2.1 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.

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.

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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.

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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.

Running something in Philadelphia?

Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.