Tempe Junction: venues, access and capacity
What it takes to run an event in Tempe Junction, Arizona: 11 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is 7 km (4.3 mi) out.
Mountain America Stadium states a capacity of 64,248. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Where Tempe Junction holds a crowd
Tempe Junction has a recorded population of 158,368, in Arizona.
What is on the books here: 4 arenas and stadiums, 3 theatres and concert halls and 4 independent event spaces.
By type that is 4 event spaces, 2 stadiums, 2 arenas and 2 performing-arts centres, plus a longer tail below.
Arenas and stadiums (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain America Stadium | stadium | 64,248 | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| Desert Financial Arena | arena | 10,754 | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| Sun Devil Gym | arena | 4,609 | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Sun Devil Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium | stadium | 1,051 | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium | performing-arts centre | 3,017 | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Marquee Theatre | theatre | not published | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
| Tempe Center for the Arts | performing-arts centre | not published | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
Independent event spaces (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Life Arizona | event space | not published | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) |
| Decision Theater | event space | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| Designs by Zima | event space | not published | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| Merestone Event Production | event space | not published | 1.5 km (0.9 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Tempe Junction 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 biggest spaces Tempe Junction can offer
Nothing in Tempe Junction is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 64,248 seats, at Mountain America Stadium.
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 Tempe Junction
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) sits 7 km (4.3 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
The city runs on Phoenix time (America/Phoenix). Schedules published in one zone and read in another are the most common cause of a half-empty first session.
Tempe, Mesa and Scottsdale are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Tempe Junction has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- PHX
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, 7 km (4.3 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−7
- America/Phoenix, in September
- City population
- 158,368
- GeoNames (cities15000)
What to check before you commit
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Tempe Junction 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.
Pricing this against a real Tempe Junction room
Take 950 people through the door in Tempe Junction — sized to Mountain America Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Tempe Junction 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 Tempe Junction 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 64,248 seats, Tempe Junction can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 64,248-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 Tempe Junction is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 64,248 takes an audience no conference venue in Tempe Junction 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
- 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
Price a Tempe Junction event at 950 attendees — what is the total?
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 Tempe Junction?
Of the 11 venues mapped in Tempe Junction, the largest stated capacity belongs to Mountain America Stadium at 64,248. 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 Tempe Junction?
Nothing in the Tempe Junction 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 Tempe. For a conference without an exhibition, the 11 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Tempe Junction?
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), about 7 km (4.3 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/Phoenix; 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.
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Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.