Planning a conference in Plano
Everything an organizer needs before committing a date in Plano, Texas — 10 mapped venues, capacity where it is published, airport distance and local time.
John Clark Field states a capacity of 14,442. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Plano venue landscape
Plano has a recorded population of 293,286 (2024), inside the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area of about 8.3 million people.
Counted by what they are for, that is 1 dedicated conference and function space, 2 arenas and stadiums, 1 theatre or concert hall and 6 independent event spaces.
That works out at about 3 venues per hundred thousand residents, so the field is thin relative to the population and the larger rooms book out a long way ahead.
By type that is 6 event spaces, 2 stadiums, 1 banquet hall and 1 performing-arts centre.
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl Banquet & Event | banquet hall | not published | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Clark Field | stadium | 14,442 | 4.9 km (3 mi) |
| Tom Kimbrough Stadium | stadium | not published | 8.4 km (5.2 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts | performing-arts centre | not published | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
Independent event spaces (6)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 Events | event space | not published | 0.1 km (0.1 mi) |
| event1013 | event space | not published | 0.1 km (0.1 mi) |
| Plano Event Center | event space | not published | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Noah's | event space | not published | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
| Party Street | event space | not published | 4.9 km (3 mi) |
| Windy Hills Farms Clubhouse | event space | not published | 7.2 km (4.5 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Plano 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 largest rooms on record
Nothing in Plano is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 14,442 seats, at John Clark Field.
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 Plano
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is 34 km (21 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
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.
Richardson, Allen and Garland are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Plano has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- DFW
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, 34 km (21 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 293,286
- 8.3 million across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area
Worth knowing before you sign
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Plano 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
293,286 people live in Plano itself, but about 8.3 million live in the wider Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. 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 Plano event
A Plano programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to John Clark Field, the largest stated capacity in the Plano 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 Plano does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
By event type
With a stated ceiling of 14,442 seats, Plano can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 14,442-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 Plano is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 14,442 takes an audience no conference venue in Plano can.
- sports tournaments
The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.
- award ceremonies
1 fixed-seat house gives you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of 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
Price a Plano event at 950 attendees — what is the total?
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 Plano?
Of the 10 venues mapped in Plano, the largest stated capacity belongs to John Clark Field at 14,442. 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 Plano?
Nothing in the Plano 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 Richardson. For a conference without an exhibition, the 10 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Plano?
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), about 34 km (21 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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