Poughkeepsie venues and what they hold
This guide covers 14 mapped venues in Poughkeepsie, New York, what each one holds, and how attendees get to them. Leonidoff Field is the largest room on record at 5,000 seats.
Leonidoff Field states a capacity of 5,000. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Poughkeepsie venue landscape
Poughkeepsie has a recorded population of 32,293 (2024), inside the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY area of about 712,000 people.
Across the city the dataset records 2 dedicated conference and function spaces, 2 arenas and stadiums, 4 theatres and concert halls and 6 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 43 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 6 event spaces, 2 theatres, 2 conference centres and 1 stadium, plus a longer tail below.
Conference and function space (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Acres Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 28 km (17 mi) |
| Jane Bullowa Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonidoff Field | stadium | 5,000 | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| McCann Field House | arena | 3,200 | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bardavon 1869 Opera House | theatre | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
| Skinner Hall of Music | concert hall | not published | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Juliet Theatre | theatre | not published | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
Independent event spaces (6)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-Hudson Civic Center | event space | not published | 0.9 km (0.6 mi) |
| Civic Center Plaza | event space | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Revel 32 | event space | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Amrita Club | event space | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Powerhouse Theater | event space | not published | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
| Bananas Comedy Club | event space | not published | 6.9 km (4.3 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Poughkeepsie 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.
Where the largest programmes go
Nothing in Poughkeepsie is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 5,000 seats, at Leonidoff 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.
Flights, time and distance
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is 118 km (73 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.
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.
Newburgh, Kingston and Kiryas Joel are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Poughkeepsie has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- JFK
- John F. Kennedy International Airport, 118 km (73 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 32,293
- 712,000 across the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY area
Worth knowing before you sign
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Poughkeepsie 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
118 km (73 mi) from JFK 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
32,293 people live in Poughkeepsie itself, but about 712,000 live in the wider Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
A worked example, sized to Poughkeepsie
Take 950 people through the door in Poughkeepsie — sized to Leonidoff Field, the largest stated capacity in the Poughkeepsie 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 Poughkeepsie does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
Which kind of event this suits
With a stated ceiling of 5,000 seats, Poughkeepsie can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 5,000-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 Poughkeepsie is set up for.
- award ceremonies
4 fixed-seat houses give you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of it.
- training days and workshops
2 purpose-built function spaces are the easiest kind of room to run a workshop in — the power and the load-in already assume 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.
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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.
Questions people actually ask
What does an event app cost for a 950-person event in Poughkeepsie?
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 Poughkeepsie?
Of the 14 venues mapped in Poughkeepsie, the largest stated capacity belongs to Leonidoff Field at 5,000. 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.
Can you run a trade show in Poughkeepsie?
Nothing in the Poughkeepsie 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 Newburgh. For a conference without an exhibition, the 14 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Poughkeepsie?
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), about 118 km (73 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.
Is there a free tier for a small Poughkeepsie event?
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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