Planning a conference in St. John's
What it takes to run an event in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador: 12 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. St. John's International Airport is 7 km (4.3 mi) out.
Mary Brown's Centre states a capacity of 6,287. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
What St. John's has to put people in
St. John's has a recorded population of 110,525 (2021), in Newfoundland and Labrador.
It is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, so the calendar carries government, association and university business that books early and moves slowly.
What is on the books here: 1 exhibition or convention hall, 1 arena or stadium, 5 theatres and concert halls and 5 independent event spaces.
By type that is 5 event spaces, 3 performing-arts centres, 2 theatres and 1 arena, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Convention Centre | convention centre | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Brown's Centre | arena | 6,287 | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| John C Perlin Arts and Culture Centre Main Theatre | performing-arts centre | 983 | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
| The Performance Space at First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity | performing-arts centre | 550 | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Majestic Theatre | theatre | 400 | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| LSPU Hall | theatre | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Trinity Hall | performing-arts centre | not published | 64 km (39 mi) |
Independent event spaces (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Main Stage Theatre at the LSPU Hall | event space | 192 | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Barbara Barrett Theatre | event space | 75 | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
| Masonic Temple | event space | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Nickel Theatre | event space | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Eastbound Park & Speedway | event space | not published | 45 km (28 mi) |
Every venue mapped in St. John's 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 St. John's
One venue in St. John's is classified as exhibition or convention space.
- St. John's Convention Centresize 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.
How people reach St. John's
St. John's International Airport (YYT) sits 7 km (4.3 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
St. John's keeps St Johns time (America/St_Johns), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
- Nearest major airport
- YYT
- St. John's International Airport, 7 km (4.3 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−2:30
- America/St_Johns, in September
- City population, 2021
- 110,525
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (table 98-10-0002)
What already comes back to St. John's
St. John's International Women's Film Festival come back to St. John's. A returning show is the best evidence a place has the rooms, the hotel stock and the airlift to carry one.
- St. John's International Women's Film Festivalannual event, since 1989
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for St. John's, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
The local constraints
Confirm the room before the date
Nothing in the St. John's record flags an unusual constraint, which in practice means the ordinary one applies: hold the venue before you announce the date, because a date without a room is the only mistake that cannot be fixed later.
Pricing this against a real St. John's room
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a St. John's event sized to Mary Brown's Centre, the largest stated capacity in the St. John's dataset. Here is exactly what event67 charges, with the free 50 taken off the top.
- activated attendees
- 950activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 900billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at CA$7 each
- CA$6,300for the whole event, at CA$7 each
You are billed for people, not for the venue, so the room you choose in St. John's 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 6,287 seats, St. John's can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- trade shows and exhibitions
1 exhibition or convention hall means a booth plan is possible in St. John's without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 6,287-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 St. John's is set up for.
- award ceremonies
5 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
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census
- Wikidata, CC0
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Contains information from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
- 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
- CA$7
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- CA$6,650
- 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
What does an event app cost for a 950-person event in St. John's?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so CA$6,300 for the event. The price is CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at CA$6,650 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 St. John's?
Of the 12 venues mapped in St. John's, the largest stated capacity belongs to Mary Brown's Centre at 6,287. 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 St. John's have a convention centre?
Yes — 1 venue is classified as exhibition or convention space in St. John's, including St. John's Convention Centre. 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 St. John's?
St. John's International Airport (YYT), about 7 km (4.3 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/St_Johns; publish every session in that zone and let attendees' phones convert it.
Can I run a small St. John's event on event67 for nothing?
One live event with up to 50 activated attendees costs nothing. Beyond that it is CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at CA$6,650 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 St. John's?
Recurring shows recorded for St. John's include St. John's International Women's Film Festival. 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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