Scranton venues and what they hold
What it takes to run an event in Scranton, Pennsylvania: 20 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport is 9 km (5.6 mi) out.
Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain states a capacity of 16,000. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
What Scranton has to put people in
Scranton has a recorded population of 75,905 (2024), inside the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA area of about 574,000 people.
What is on the books here: 2 exhibition or convention halls, 3 dedicated conference and function spaces, 1 arena or stadium, 3 theatres and concert halls and 11 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 26 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 11 event spaces, 2 performing-arts centres, 2 convention centres and 2 conference centres, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Lake Retreat Center | convention centre | not published | 39 km (24 mi) |
| The Convention Center at Kalahari | convention centre | not published | 42 km (26 mi) |
Conference and function space (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrity's Supermarket Training and Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
| Gallagher Conference Center (GCC) | conference centre | not published | 4.9 km (3 mi) |
| Hilton Scranton & Conference Center | hotel with function space | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| PNC Field | stadium | not published | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts | performing-arts centre | 1,100 | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) |
| Scranton Cultural Center | theatre | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts | performing-arts centre | not published | 69 km (43 mi) |
Independent event spaces (11)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain | event space | 16,000 | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) |
| Krause Hall | event space | not published | 55 km (34 mi) |
| Casino Theatre | event space | not published | 41 km (26 mi) |
| Mount Airy Event Center | event space | not published | 44 km (27 mi) |
| Dickson City Civic Center | event space | not published | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| The Anthracite Center | event space | not published | 23 km (14 mi) |
| The Regina House | event space | not published | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) |
| Warriors of the Rainbow Retreat Center | event space | not published | 35 km (22 mi) |
| Patriotic Order Sons of America Washington Camp 422 | event space | not published | 31 km (19 mi) |
| Genetti Manor | event space | not published | 8 km (5 mi) |
| Lyrigs Music Venue | event space | not published | 22 km (14 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Scranton 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 Scranton
2 venues in Scranton are classified as exhibition or convention space. They are the only rooms here designed around a floor plan rather than a seating plan.
- Spruce Lake Retreat Centersize not published
- The Convention Center at Kalaharisize 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.
Arrival logistics
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) sits 9 km (5.6 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
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.
Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton and Vestal are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Scranton has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- AVP
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, 9 km (5.6 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 75,905
- 574,000 across the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA area
Before you hold a date
The city is smaller than the market
75,905 people live in Scranton itself, but about 574,000 live in the wider Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA. 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 Scranton room
Take 950 people through the door in Scranton — sized to Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain, the largest stated capacity in the Scranton 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 Scranton 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 16,000 seats, Scranton 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 Scranton without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 16,000-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 Scranton is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 16,000 takes an audience no conference venue in Scranton 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 Scranton 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 Scranton?
Of the 20 venues mapped in Scranton, the largest stated capacity belongs to Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain at 16,000. 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 Scranton have a convention centre?
Yes — 2 venues are classified as exhibition or convention space in Scranton, including Spruce Lake Retreat Center and The Convention Center at Kalahari. 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 Scranton?
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP), about 9 km (5.6 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 Scranton 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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