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Planning a conference in Saint George

This guide covers 24 mapped venues in Saint George, Utah, what each one holds, and how attendees get to them. Eccles Coliseum is the largest room on record at 8,500 seats.

seats at Eccles Coliseum, the largest room on record in Saint GeorgeOne dot ≈ 1,000 attendees

Eccles Coliseum states a capacity of 8,500. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.

Venues in Saint George, by what they are for

Saint George has a recorded population of 106,288 (2024), inside the St. George, UT area of about 208,000 people.

Across the city the dataset records 7 dedicated conference and function spaces, 3 arenas and stadiums, 4 theatres and concert halls and 10 independent event spaces.

That is roughly 23 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 10 event spaces, 5 hotels with function space, 3 arenas and 2 performing-arts centres, plus a longer tail below.

Conference and function space (7)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Comfort Inn at Convention Centerhotel with function spacenot published2.6 km (1.6 mi)
Hyatt Place St. George Convention Centerhotel with function spacenot published3 km (1.9 mi)
Dixie Centerconference centrenot published3 km (1.9 mi)
Holiday Inn St. George Convention Centerhotel with function spacenot published3 km (1.9 mi)
Red Lion Hotel & Conference Center St. Georgehotel with function spacenot published1.2 km (0.7 mi)
Red Roof Inn St George, UT – Convention Centerhotel with function spacenot published1.3 km (0.8 mi)
Kanab Centerconference centrenot published94 km (58 mi)

Arenas and stadiums (3)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Eccles Coliseumarena8,50078 km (48 mi)
America First Events Centerarena5,30078 km (48 mi)
Burns Arenaarenanot published1.5 km (0.9 mi)

Theatres and concert halls (4)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Tuacahnperforming-arts centre1,92012 km (7.3 mi)
Tuacahn Amphitheatreconcert hallnot published12 km (7.3 mi)
Utah Shakespeare Festivaltheatrenot published79 km (49 mi)
Performing Arts Centerperforming-arts centrenot published1.3 km (0.8 mi)

Independent event spaces (10)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Engelstad Shakespearean Theatreevent space92178 km (49 mi)
Santa Clara Relief Society Houseevent spacenot published6.9 km (4.3 mi)
Gem Theaterevent spacenot published120 km (74 mi)
Santa Rosa Event Centerevent spacenot published6.4 km (4 mi)
Thompson's Opera Houseevent spacenot published120 km (74 mi)
Oasisevent spacenot published56 km (35 mi)
St. George Opera Houseevent spacenot published0.9 km (0.6 mi)
Grafton Buildingevent spacenot published16 km (10 mi)
Harmony Buildingevent spacenot published16 km (10 mi)
Heritage Squareevent spacenot published7 km (4.3 mi)

Every venue mapped in Saint George 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 Saint George is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 8,500 seats, at Eccles Coliseum.

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

St. George Regional Airport (SGU) sits 10 km (6.2 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.

Saint George keeps Denver time (America/Denver), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.

Population density is around 1,373 per square mile, so venues and hotels are spread out. Assume a shuttle or a parking plan rather than a walkable core.

Sunrise Manor, Boulder City and North Las Vegas are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Saint George has nothing free on your dates.

Nearest major airport
SGU
St. George Regional Airport, 10 km (6.2 mi)
Local time
UTC−6
America/Denver, in September
City population, 2024
106,288
208,000 across the St. George, UT area

Worth knowing before you sign

No exhibition hall on record

Nothing in the Saint George 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.

A worked example, sized to Saint George

Take 950 people through the door in Saint George — sized to Eccles Coliseum, the largest stated capacity in the Saint George 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 Saint George 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 8,500 seats, Saint George can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.

  • 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 Saint George is set up for.

  • festivals

    An arena or stadium floor at 8,500 takes an audience no conference venue in Saint George can.

  • sports tournaments

    The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.

  • award ceremonies

    4 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.

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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.

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Questions people actually ask

Price a Saint George 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 Saint George?

Of the 24 venues mapped in Saint George, the largest stated capacity belongs to Eccles Coliseum 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.

Can you run a trade show in Saint George?

Nothing in the Saint George 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 Sunrise Manor. For a conference without an exhibition, the 24 venues on this page are the field.

Which airport do attendees fly into for Saint George?

St. George Regional Airport (SGU), about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/Denver; 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.

Running something in Saint George?

Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.