Portsmouth venues and what they hold
Portsmouth, Ohio has 7 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.
Spartan Municipal Stadium states a capacity of 8,500. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Where Portsmouth holds a crowd
Portsmouth has a recorded population of 17,489 (2024), inside the Portsmouth, OH area of about 72,000 people.
The mapped inventory is 1 exhibition or convention hall, 1 dedicated conference and function space, 1 arena or stadium and 4 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 40 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 4 event spaces, 1 stadium, 1 hotel with function space and 1 convention centre.
Exhibition and convention halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Red Barn Convention Center | convention centre | not published | 62 km (38 mi) |
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Lodge & Conference Center | hotel with function space | not published | 18 km (11 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartan Municipal Stadium | stadium | 8,500 | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
Independent event spaces (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eulett Center | event space | not published | 40 km (25 mi) |
| Russell Theatre | event space | not published | 67 km (42 mi) |
| The RiverBarn | event space | not published | 54 km (34 mi) |
| Washington Opera House | event space | not published | 67 km (42 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 halls that take a trade floor
One venue in Portsmouth is classified as exhibition or convention space.
- The Red Barn Convention Centersize not published
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.
How people reach Portsmouth
Tri-State Airport (HTS) is 56 km (35 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.
Meads, Huntington and Chillicothe 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
- HTS
- Tri-State Airport, 56 km (35 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 17,489
- 72,000 across the Portsmouth, OH area
What to check before you commit
Arrival is a half-day
56 km (35 mi) from HTS 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
17,489 people live in Portsmouth itself, but about 72,000 live in the wider Portsmouth, OH. 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 Portsmouth programme
Take 950 people through the door in Portsmouth — sized to Spartan Municipal Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth 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 8,500 seats, Portsmouth can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- trade shows and exhibitions
1 exhibition or convention hall means a booth plan is possible in Portsmouth without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 8,500-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 8,500 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.
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 Portsmouth?
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 7 venues mapped in Portsmouth, the largest stated capacity belongs to Spartan Municipal Stadium at 8,500. 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 Portsmouth have a convention centre?
Yes — 1 venue is classified as exhibition or convention space in Portsmouth, including The Red Barn 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 Portsmouth?
Tri-State Airport (HTS), about 56 km (35 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.
Can I run a small Portsmouth event on event67 for nothing?
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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