Rutland venues and what they hold
What it takes to run an event in Rutland, Vermont: 25 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Albany International Airport is 117 km (73 mi) out.
Memorial Field states a capacity of 13,000. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
The rooms you can book in Rutland
Rutland has a recorded population of 15,565 (2024), inside the Rutland, VT area of about 60,000 people.
What is on the books here: 2 exhibition or convention halls, 6 arenas and stadiums, 8 theatres and concert halls and 9 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 161 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 9 event spaces, 6 theatres, 3 stadiums and 3 arenas, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| SVT Fairgrounds Trailhead parking | fairground | not published | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Vermont State Fairgrounds | fairground | not published | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (6)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Field | stadium | 13,000 | 56 km (35 mi) |
| Thompson Arena | arena | 3,500 | 57 km (35 mi) |
| Youngman Field at Alumni Stadium | stadium | 3,500 | 47 km (29 mi) |
| Leede Arena | arena | 2,100 | 56 km (35 mi) |
| Scully-Fahey Field | stadium | 1,600 | 57 km (35 mi) |
| Alumni Gymnasium | arena | not published | 56 km (35 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (8)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkins Center for the Arts | performing-arts centre | not published | 56 km (35 mi) |
| Chaffee Art Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Northern Stage | theatre | not published | 53 km (33 mi) |
| Town Hall Theater | theatre | not published | 47 km (29 mi) |
| Wright Memorial Theatre | theatre | not published | 48 km (30 mi) |
| Dorset Playhouse | theatre | not published | 41 km (26 mi) |
| Lebanon Opera House | theatre | not published | 58 km (36 mi) |
| Paramount Theater | theatre | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
Independent event spaces (9)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | event space | not published | 56 km (35 mi) |
| Chandler Music Hall | event space | not published | 43 km (27 mi) |
| Paramount Theatre | event space | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Mothers' and Daughters' Club House | event space | not published | 50 km (31 mi) |
| Landgoes Farm | event space | not published | 54 km (33 mi) |
| Occom Commons | event space | not published | 56 km (35 mi) |
| Pickle Barrel Nightclub | event space | not published | 15 km (9.6 mi) |
| Inn at Weathersfield Chapel | event space | not published | 46 km (28 mi) |
| The Barn at Lord Howe Valley | event space | not published | 47 km (29 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Rutland 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.
Exhibition-scale rooms in Rutland
2 venues in Rutland are classified as exhibition or convention space. They are the only rooms here designed around a floor plan rather than a seating plan.
- SVT Fairgrounds Trailhead parkingsize not published
- Vermont State Fairgroundssize 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.
Getting attendees to Rutland
Albany International Airport (ALB) is 117 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.
Wilton, Saratoga Springs and Keene are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Rutland has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- ALB
- Albany International Airport, 117 km (73 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 15,565
- 60,000 across the Rutland, VT area
Things that catch organizers out here
Arrival is a half-day
117 km (73 mi) from ALB 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
15,565 people live in Rutland itself, but about 60,000 live in the wider Rutland, VT. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
Pricing this against a real Rutland room
Take 950 people through the door in Rutland — sized to Memorial Field, the largest stated capacity in the Rutland 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 Rutland does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
Matching the room to the format
With a stated ceiling of 13,000 seats, Rutland can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- trade shows and exhibitions
2 exhibition or convention halls mean a booth plan is possible in Rutland without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 13,000-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 Rutland is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 13,000 takes an audience no conference venue in Rutland 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.
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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
How much is event67 for a 950-attendee Rutland conference?
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 Rutland?
Of the 25 venues mapped in Rutland, the largest stated capacity belongs to Memorial Field at 13,000. 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.
Does Rutland have a convention centre?
Yes — 2 venues are classified as exhibition or convention space in Rutland, including SVT Fairgrounds Trailhead parking and Vermont State Fairgrounds. 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 Rutland?
Albany International Airport (ALB), about 117 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.
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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