Hosting an event in Tampa
Tampa, Florida has 40 mapped venues in this dataset. Here is the shape of them, who they suit, and what an event67 rollout costs once you have picked one.
Raymond James Stadium states a capacity of 65,890. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Tampa venue landscape
Tampa has a recorded population of 414,547 (2024), inside the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL area of about 3.4 million people.
The mapped inventory is 5 exhibition or convention halls, 11 dedicated conference and function spaces, 8 arenas and stadiums, 3 theatres and concert halls and 13 independent event spaces.
By type that is 13 event spaces, 9 hotels with function space, 5 stadiums and 3 arenas, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expo Hall | exhibition centre | 10,425 | 11 km (6.6 mi) |
| Tampa Convention Center | convention centre | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Florida State Fairgrounds | fairground | not published | 11 km (6.5 mi) |
| Convention Center Parking Garage | convention centre | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Fairgrounds Arch | fairground | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
Conference and function space (11)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort Suites at Fairgrounds - Casino | hotel with function space | not published | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
| Embassy Suites by Hilton | hotel with function space | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Holiday Inn Express & Suites Tampa-Fairgrounds-Casino | hotel with function space | not published | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
| La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham | hotel with function space | not published | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
| Clarion Inn And Conference Center Tampa-Brandon | hotel with function space | not published | 11 km (6.7 mi) |
| Fairfield Inn & Suites Tampa Fairgrounds/Casino | hotel with function space | not published | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) |
| Red Roof Inn Tampa Fairgrounds - Casino | hotel with function space | not published | 11 km (7 mi) |
| Gordon Keller Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 1.4 km (0.9 mi) |
| Davis Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 11 km (6.6 mi) |
| Masters Inn Tampa Fairgrounds | hotel with function space | not published | 8.6 km (5.3 mi) |
| Quality Inn & Suites Near Fairgrounds Ybor City | hotel with function space | not published | 5.9 km (3.7 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (8)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond James Stadium | stadium | 65,890 | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) |
| Phillips Field | stadium | 20,000 | 0.9 km (0.6 mi) |
| Benchmark International Arena | arena | 19,204 | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| George M. Steinbrenner Field | stadium | not published | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Bob Martinez Sports Center | stadium | not published | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Plant Field | stadium | not published | 0.9 km (0.6 mi) |
| Curtis Hixon Hall | arena | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| John H. Sykes College of Business building | arena | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Theatre | theatre | 1,252 | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| The Ritz Ybor | theatre | 1,114 | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
| Straz Center for the Performing Arts | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
Independent event spaces (13)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adventure Island | event space | not published | 11 km (7.1 mi) |
| Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa | event space | not published | 9.9 km (6.2 mi) |
| The Italian Club | event space | not published | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| 1920 Ybor City | event space | not published | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
| MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Ampitheatre | event space | not published | 11 km (6.5 mi) |
| Tampa River Center | event space | not published | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| The Vault | event space | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Yakie Decor | event space | not published | 10 km (6.5 mi) |
| MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre | event space | not published | 11 km (6.6 mi) |
| Rialto Theatre | event space | not published | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
| Masonic Temple No. 25 | event space | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Water Works Park | event space | not published | 1.4 km (0.9 mi) |
| Red Door Number 5 | event space | not published | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Tampa 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.
The halls that take a trade floor
5 venues in Tampa are classified as exhibition or convention space. They are the only rooms here designed around a floor plan rather than a seating plan.
- Expo Hall10,425 seats
- Tampa Convention Centersize not published
- Florida State Fairgroundssize not published
- Convention Center Parking Garagesize not published
- Fairgrounds Archsize 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
Tampa International Airport (TPA) sits 8 km (5 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
The city runs on New York time (America/New_York). Schedules published in one zone and read in another are the most common cause of a half-empty first session.
Town 'n' Country, University and Riverview are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Tampa has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- TPA
- Tampa International Airport, 8 km (5 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 414,547
- 3.4 million across the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL area
The recurring calendar
Tampa already carries Florida State Fair on a recurring basis, which tells you the city can absorb an event of that shape.
- Florida State Fairannual event
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for Tampa, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
What to check before you commit
The city is smaller than the market
414,547 people live in Tampa 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.
Choice is not the constraint here
With 40 venues mapped, availability rarely fails. What fails is comparison: shortlist on capacity and distance from the airport first, and only then start touring.
The bill for a Tampa programme
A Tampa programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to Raymond James Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Tampa 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 Tampa does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
What sort of event fits here
With a stated ceiling of 65,890 seats, Tampa can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- trade shows and exhibitions
5 exhibition or convention halls mean a booth plan is possible in Tampa without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 65,890-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 Tampa is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 65,890 takes an audience no conference venue in Tampa 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.
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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.
Questions people actually ask
What does an event app cost for a 950-person event in Tampa?
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 Tampa?
Of the 40 venues mapped in Tampa, the largest stated capacity belongs to Raymond James Stadium at 65,890. 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 Tampa have a convention centre?
Yes — 5 venues are classified as exhibition or convention space in Tampa, including Expo Hall, Tampa Convention Center and Florida State Fairgrounds. 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 Tampa?
Tampa International Airport (TPA), about 8 km (5 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 Tampa?
Recurring shows recorded for Tampa include Florida State Fair. 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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Nearby cities
- Holding an event in Town 'n' Country
4 venues mapped
- Holding an event in University
6 venues mapped
- Holding an event in Riverview
1 venues mapped
- Holding an event in Brandon
1 venues mapped
- Holding an event in Pinellas Park
2 venues mapped
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