Planning a conference in St. Petersburg
This guide covers 12 mapped venues in St. Petersburg, Florida, what each one holds, and how attendees get to them. Tropicana Field is the largest room on record at 45,369 seats.
Tropicana Field states a capacity of 45,369. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
What St. Petersburg has to put people in
St. Petersburg has a recorded population of 267,102 (2024), inside the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL area of about 3.4 million people.
Across the city the dataset records 1 dedicated conference and function space, 3 arenas and stadiums, 3 theatres and concert halls and 5 independent event spaces.
By type that is 5 event spaces, 2 stadiums, 2 theatres and 1 performing-arts centre, plus a longer tail below.
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropicana Field | stadium | 45,369 | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
| Al Lang Stadium | stadium | 7,227 | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
| The Coliseum | arena | not published | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahaffey Theater | performing-arts centre | 2,031 | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
| Jannus Live | theatre | 2,000 | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
| The Palladium Theater | theatre | not published | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
Independent event spaces (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Theatre | event space | 600 | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
| Royal Theater | event space | not published | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| St. Petersburg Woman's Club | event space | not published | 5.8 km (3.6 mi) |
| St. Petersburg Lawn Bowling Club | event space | not published | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) |
| Fox Hall | event space | not published | 6.4 km (4 mi) |
Every venue mapped in St. Petersburg 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 St. Petersburg is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 45,369 seats, at Tropicana Field.
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 St. Petersburg
Tampa International Airport (TPA) is 27 km (17 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
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.
Pinellas Park, Largo and Clearwater are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if St. Petersburg has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- TPA
- Tampa International Airport, 27 km (17 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 267,102
- 3.4 million across the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL area
Who else books St. Petersburg
Recurring shows on the St. Petersburg calendar include 10th International Conference on Social Informatics. Check your dates against them: hotel rates and venue availability both move.
- 10th International Conference on Social Informaticsacademic conference
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for St. Petersburg, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
Worth knowing before you sign
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the St. Petersburg 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.
The city is smaller than the market
267,102 people live in St. Petersburg itself, but about 3.4 million live in the wider Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
A worked example, sized to St. Petersburg
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a St. Petersburg event sized to Tropicana Field, the largest stated capacity in the St. Petersburg 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 $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 St. Petersburg 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 45,369 seats, St. Petersburg can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 45,369-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. Petersburg is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 45,369 takes an audience no conference venue in St. Petersburg can.
- sports tournaments
The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.
- award ceremonies
3 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.
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 St. Petersburg 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 St. Petersburg?
Of the 12 venues mapped in St. Petersburg, the largest stated capacity belongs to Tropicana Field at 45,369. 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 St. Petersburg?
Nothing in the St. Petersburg 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 Pinellas Park. For a conference without an exhibition, the 12 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for St. Petersburg?
Tampa International Airport (TPA), about 27 km (17 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.
What events already happen in St. Petersburg?
Recurring shows recorded for St. Petersburg include 10th International Conference on Social Informatics. 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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