Hosting an event in Tempe
Tempe, Arizona has 7 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.
What Tempe has to put people in
Tempe has a recorded population of 190,114 (2024), inside the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ area of about 5.2 million people.
The mapped inventory is 2 arenas and stadiums and 5 independent event spaces.
By type that is 5 event spaces, 1 arena and 1 stadium.
Arenas and stadiums (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mullett Arena | arena | not published | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
| Casino Arizona Field | stadium | not published | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
Independent event spaces (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tempe Event Center | event space | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Social Hall | event space | not published | 0.9 km (0.6 mi) |
| Southwest Scenic Group | event space | not published | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Big Surf | event space | not published | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
| Arizona's Finest Wedding Sites | event space | not published | 0.9 km (0.6 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Tempe 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.
Arrival logistics
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) sits 10 km (6.2 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
Tempe keeps Phoenix time (America/Phoenix), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
Tempe Junction, Mesa and Scottsdale are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Tempe has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- PHX
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, 10 km (6.2 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−7
- America/Phoenix, in September
- City population, 2024
- 190,114
- 5.2 million across the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ area
The recurring calendar
Tempe already carries Phoenix International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival on a recurring basis, which tells you the city can absorb an event of that shape.
- Phoenix International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festivalannual event, since 2005
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for Tempe, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
Things that catch organizers out here
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Tempe 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.
No published capacities
Not one Tempe venue publishes a capacity in the open sources behind this page. Every room on the list will quote you a number directly, but you cannot compare them before you call, so build a fortnight of venue calls into the plan.
The city is smaller than the market
190,114 people live in Tempe itself, but about 5.2 million live in the wider Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
The bill for a Tempe programme
Take 240 people through the door in Tempe — a mid-sized Tempe programme, since no Tempe venue publishes a capacity in open data. 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
- 240activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 190billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $950for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the venue, so the room you choose in Tempe does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
What sort of event fits here
No capacity is published for any Tempe venue, so match the format to the room on your site visit rather than to a number on a listing.
- community meetings
Nothing in Tempe publishes a capacity, so start with the format that scales down: a single room, one track, no exhibition.
- networking mixers
A mixer works in almost any room, which makes it the safe first event in a new city.
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 240-person event in Tempe?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so $950 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.
How big an event can Tempe hold?
No Tempe venue publishes a capacity in the open sources behind this page, so there is no honest number to quote. 7 venues are mapped here and each will quote a capacity directly. Ask for the seated, theatre and reception figures separately — they differ by a factor of two or more in the same room.
Can you run a trade show in Tempe?
Nothing in the Tempe 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 Junction. For a conference without an exhibition, the 7 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Tempe?
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), about 10 km (6.2 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.
Can I run a small Tempe event on event67 for nothing?
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 Tempe?
Recurring shows recorded for Tempe include Phoenix International Horror & Sci-Fi 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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Running something in Tempe?
Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.