Meeting space in Portsmouth
Everything an organizer needs before committing a date in Portsmouth, New Hampshire — 21 mapped venues, capacity where it is published, airport distance and local time.
Wildcat Stadium states a capacity of 11,015. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
What Portsmouth has to put people in
Portsmouth has a recorded population of 22,938 (2024), inside the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area of about 5.0 million people.
Counted by what they are for, that is 2 dedicated conference and function spaces, 3 arenas and stadiums, 5 theatres and concert halls and 11 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 92 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 11 event spaces, 3 theatres, 2 arenas and 1 stadium, plus a longer tail below.
Conference and function space (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockingham Ballroom | banquet hall | not published | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
| Regatta Banquet & Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat Stadium | stadium | 11,015 | 16 km (10 mi) |
| Whittemore Center | arena | 6,501 | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
| Lundholm Gym | arena | 3,000 | 16 km (10 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogunquit Playhouse | theatre | not published | 22 km (14 mi) |
| The Music Hall Lounge | concert hall | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Paul Creative Arts Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 16 km (9.7 mi) |
| The Leavitt Theatre | theatre | not published | 23 km (14 mi) |
| Players' Ring Theater | theatre | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
Independent event spaces (11)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom | event space | 2,200 | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Water Country | event space | not published | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Stella's | event space | 48 | 14 km (8.5 mi) |
| 1790 House | event space | not published | 15 km (9 mi) |
| The View | event space | not published | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
| The Word Barn & Meadow | event space | not published | 17 km (10 mi) |
| Centennial Hall | event space | not published | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
| The Beach Club | event space | not published | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
| Hampton Playhouse | event space | not published | 17 km (11 mi) |
| Granite State Room | event space | not published | 15 km (9.6 mi) |
| Strafford Room | event space | not published | 15 km (9.6 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 11,015 seats, at Wildcat Stadium.
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
Logan International Airport (BOS) is 82 km (51 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 New York time (America/New_York). Schedules published in one zone and read in another are the most common cause of a half-empty first session.
Rochester, Haverhill and Salem are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Portsmouth has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- BOS
- Logan International Airport, 82 km (51 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 22,938
- 5.0 million across the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area
What to check before you commit
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Portsmouth 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
82 km (51 mi) from BOS means most attendees lose a morning to travel. Open registration the evening before and put nothing you care about in the first slot.
The city is smaller than the market
22,938 people live in Portsmouth itself, but about 5.0 million live in the wider Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. 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 Portsmouth event
A Portsmouth programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to Wildcat Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth 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 11,015 seats, Portsmouth can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 11,015-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 Portsmouth is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 11,015 takes an audience no conference venue in Portsmouth can.
- sports tournaments
The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.
- award ceremonies
5 fixed-seat houses give 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 Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth?
Of the 21 venues mapped in Portsmouth, the largest stated capacity belongs to Wildcat Stadium at 11,015. 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 Portsmouth?
Nothing in the Portsmouth 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 Rochester. For a conference without an exhibition, the 21 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Portsmouth?
Logan International Airport (BOS), about 82 km (51 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.
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