San Jose venues, capacity and access
Everything an organizer needs before committing a date in San Jose, California — 65 mapped venues, capacity where it is published, airport distance and local time.
Levi's Stadium states a capacity of 68,500. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Where San Jose holds a crowd
San Jose has a recorded population of 997,368 (2024), inside the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area of about 2.0 million people.
Counted by what they are for, that is 10 exhibition or convention halls, 8 dedicated conference and function spaces, 10 arenas and stadiums, 7 theatres and concert halls and 30 independent event spaces.
By type that is 30 event spaces, 7 stadiums, 6 convention centres and 4 performing-arts centres, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (10)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Convention Center | convention centre | 15 | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
| Santa Clara County Fairgrounds | fairground | not published | 5.8 km (3.6 mi) |
| Santa Clara Convention Center | convention centre | not published | 10 km (6.3 mi) |
| San Jose McEnery Convention Center | convention centre | not published | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
| Exposition Hall | exhibition centre | not published | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
| Gateway Hall | exhibition centre | not published | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) |
| Pavillion Hall | exhibition centre | not published | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
| Convention Center Public Parking | convention centre | not published | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
| Convention Center garage, lower level | convention centre | not published | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
| Convention Center garage, upper level | convention centre | not published | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
Conference and function space (8)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard City Banquet Hall | banquet hall | not published | 7.5 km (4.7 mi) |
| Days Inn San Jose Convention Center | hotel with function space | not published | 8.8 km (5.5 mi) |
| Motel 6 San Jose Convention Center | hotel with function space | not published | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| Diaz Compean Ballroom | banquet hall | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| Fontaine Inn Downtown-Fairgrounds | hotel with function space | not published | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) |
| Corinthian Grand Ballroom | banquet hall | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Casino M8trix Event Tower | casino resort | not published | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
| Convention Center Inn & Suites | hotel with function space | not published | 1.5 km (0.9 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (10)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levi's Stadium | stadium | 68,500 | 9.7 km (6 mi) |
| CEFCU Stadium | stadium | 30,456 | 3.2 km (2 mi) |
| SAP Center at San Jose | arena | 19,190 | 0.9 km (0.6 mi) |
| PayPal Park | stadium | 18,000 | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Stevens Stadium | stadium | 11,500 | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
| Provident Credit Union Event Center | arena | 4,600 | 1.4 km (0.9 mi) |
| Stephen Schott Stadium | stadium | not published | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) |
| Excite Ballpark | stadium | not published | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) |
| TechCU Arena | arena | not published | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
| Hellyer Park Velodrome | stadium | not published | 9.2 km (5.7 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (7)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Center for the Performing Arts | performing-arts centre | 2,677 | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| San Jose Civic | theatre | not published | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Institute of Contemporary Art San José | performing-arts centre | not published | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana de San Jose, Incorporated | performing-arts centre | not published | 1.5 km (0.9 mi) |
| California Theatre | theatre | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| Steve Jobs Theater | theatre | not published | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| California Theater | performing-arts centre | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
Independent event spaces (30)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Repertory Theatre | event space | 584 | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Blanco | event space | 200 | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Janet Gray Hayes Rotunda | event space | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| The Bowers Institute at The Tech | event space | not published | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Santa Clara Women’s Club Adobe | event space | not published | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
| Saratoga Prospect Center | event space | not published | 12 km (7.6 mi) |
| The Ranch At Silver Creek | event space | not published | 10 km (6.5 mi) |
| The Glasshouse SJ LLC | event space | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| The Prestige Venue | event space | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Wheelhouse of Willow Glen | event space | not published | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) |
| Elite Event Center LLC | event space | not published | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
| Facilities and Fleet Civic Center Modular | event space | not published | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
| South Bay Shores | event space | not published | 9.2 km (5.7 mi) |
| Wedgewood Weddings | event space | not published | 12 km (7.6 mi) |
| Cecilia's Event Center | event space | not published | 11 km (6.6 mi) |
| Civic Center Parking Garage | event space | not published | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| Club Auto Sport | event space | not published | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
| Coyote Grange | event space | not published | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Lemon Tree | event space | not published | 8.5 km (5.3 mi) |
| Napredak Hall | event space | not published | 6.4 km (4 mi) |
| The Prestige Hall | event space | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Willow Heights Mansion | event space | not published | 28 km (17 mi) |
| Hammer Theatre | event space | not published | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Rotary Summit Center | event space | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Raging Waters San Jose | event space | not published | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
| Steve Jobs Theatre | event space | not published | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Engineering Balcony | event space | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| Radonich Ranch | event space | not published | 26 km (16 mi) |
| Serpentine Pavilion | event space | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| The James F. Boccardo Regional Reception Center | event space | not published | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
Every venue mapped in San Jose 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.
Convention and exhibition space
10 venues in San Jose are classified as exhibition or convention space. They are the only rooms here designed around a floor plan rather than a seating plan.
- San Jose Convention Center15 seats
- Santa Clara County Fairgrounds7,187,400 sq ft footprint
- Santa Clara Convention Centersize not published
- San Jose McEnery Convention Centersize not published
- Exposition Hallsize not published
- Gateway Hallsize not published
- Pavillion Hallsize not published
- Convention Center Public Parkingsize not published
- Convention Center garage, lower levelsize not published
- Convention Center garage, upper levelsize 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.
Travel, time zone and arrival
San Jose International Airport (SJC) sits 4 km (2.5 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
San Jose keeps Los Angeles time (America/Los_Angeles), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
Santa Clara, Milpitas and Cupertino are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if San Jose has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- SJC
- San Jose International Airport, 4 km (2.5 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−7
- America/Los_Angeles, in September
- City population, 2024
- 997,368
- 2.0 million across the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area
Shows that return every year
Recurring shows on the San Jose calendar include Northern California Folk-Rock Festival, FanimeCon, Facebook F8 and Silicon Valley Comic Con. Check your dates against them: hotel rates and venue availability both move.
- Northern California Folk-Rock Festivalmusic festival, since 1968
- FanimeConfan convention, since 1994
- Facebook F8convention, since 2007
- Silicon Valley Comic Conrecurring event, since 2016
- Tenth National Conference on Artificial Intelligenceacademic conference
- Nineteenth National Conference on Artificial Intelligenceacademic conference
- 2nd International Biocuration Conferenceacademic conference
- Third International Conference on Design of Experimental Search & Information REtrieval Systemsacademic conference
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for San Jose, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
Worth knowing before you sign
Choice is not the constraint here
With 65 venues mapped, availability rarely fails. What fails is comparison: shortlist on capacity and distance from the airport first, and only then start touring.
Check the city calendar first
San Jose carries recurring shows including Northern California Folk-Rock Festival, FanimeCon and Facebook F8. Hotel rates and venue availability move sharply around them, so pick your dates against that calendar rather than against your own.
What event67 costs for a San Jose event
A San Jose programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to Levi's Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the San Jose dataset — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- 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 San Jose does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
By event type
With a stated ceiling of 68,500 seats, San Jose can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- trade shows and exhibitions
10 exhibition or convention halls mean a booth plan is possible in San Jose without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 68,500-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 San Jose is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 68,500 takes an audience no conference venue in San Jose 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
How much is event67 for a 950-attendee San Jose 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 San Jose?
Of the 65 venues mapped in San Jose, the largest stated capacity belongs to Levi's Stadium at 68,500. 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 San Jose have a convention centre?
Yes — 10 venues are classified as exhibition or convention space in San Jose, including San Jose Convention Center, Santa Clara County Fairgrounds and Santa Clara 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 San Jose?
San Jose International Airport (SJC), about 4 km (2.5 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 San Jose 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.
What events already happen in San Jose?
Recurring shows recorded for San Jose include Northern California Folk-Rock Festival, FanimeCon, Facebook F8 and Silicon Valley Comic Con. This list comes from Wikidata and covers series with an encyclopaedia entry, so it is a floor rather than a full calendar. Check your dates against it: hotel rates and venue availability both move around a returning show.
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