Conference venues in Renton
Everything an organizer needs before committing a date in Renton, Washington — 8 mapped venues, capacity where it is published, airport distance and local time.
Where Renton holds a crowd
Renton has a recorded population of 105,543 (2024), inside the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area of about 4.1 million people.
Counted by what they are for, that is 5 dedicated conference and function spaces and 3 independent event spaces.
By type that is 3 banquet halls, 3 event spaces, 1 hotel with function space and 1 conference centre.
Conference and function space (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Banquet Hall | banquet hall | not published | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
| Red Lion Hotel and Conference Center - Seattle/Renton | hotel with function space | not published | 1.4 km (0.9 mi) |
| Lux Banquet Hall | banquet hall | not published | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
| Blackriver Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| Bubbal Banquet Hall | banquet hall | not published | 0.9 km (0.6 mi) |
Independent event spaces (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Hollow Farm | event space | not published | 15 km (9 mi) |
| Renton Pavilion Event Center | event space | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Westfield Sky Terrace | event space | not published | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Renton 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.
How people reach Renton
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) sits 8 km (5 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
The city runs on Los Angeles time (America/Los_Angeles). Schedules published in one zone and read in another are the most common cause of a half-empty first session.
SeaTac, Burien and Kent are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Renton has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- SEA
- Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, 8 km (5 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−7
- America/Los_Angeles, in September
- City population, 2024
- 105,543
- 4.1 million across the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area
Before you hold a date
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Renton 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.
No published capacities
Not one Renton venue publishes a capacity in the open sources behind this page. Every room on the list will quote you a number directly, but you cannot compare them before you call, so build a fortnight of venue calls into the plan.
The city is smaller than the market
105,543 people live in Renton itself, but about 4.1 million live in the wider Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. 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 Renton event
Take 240 people through the door in Renton — a mid-sized Renton programme, since no Renton venue publishes a capacity in open data. 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
- 240activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 190billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $950for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the venue, so the room you choose in Renton does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
By event type
No capacity is published for any Renton venue, so match the format to the room on your site visit rather than to a number on a listing.
- training days and workshops
5 purpose-built function spaces are the easiest kind of room to run a workshop in — the power and the load-in already assume it.
- leadership retreats
Smaller rooms suit a retreat better than a hall does, and Renton has them.
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 Renton event at 240 attendees — what is the total?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so $950 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.
How big an event can Renton hold?
No Renton venue publishes a capacity in the open sources behind this page, so there is no honest number to quote. 8 venues are mapped here and each will quote a capacity directly. Ask for the seated, theatre and reception figures separately — they differ by a factor of two or more in the same room.
Can you run a trade show in Renton?
Nothing in the Renton 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 SeaTac. For a conference without an exhibition, the 8 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Renton?
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA), about 8 km (5 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/Los_Angeles; publish every session in that zone and let attendees' phones convert it.
Can I run a small Renton 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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Nearby cities
- Holding an event in SeaTac
1 venues mapped
- Holding an event in Burien
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- Holding an event in Kent
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- Holding an event in Bellevue
4 venues mapped
- Holding an event in Seattle
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Running something in Renton?
Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.