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Where to gather in Troy

Everything an organizer needs before committing a date in Troy, New York — 17 mapped venues, capacity where it is published, airport distance and local time.

1,000
seats at Houston Field House, the largest room on record in TroyOne dot ≈ 40 attendees

Houston Field House states a capacity of 4,780. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.

Venues in Troy, by what they are for

Troy has a recorded population of 51,065 (2024), inside the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY area of about 913,000 people.

Counted by what they are for, that is 2 dedicated conference and function spaces, 1 arena or stadium, 5 theatres and concert halls and 9 independent event spaces.

That is roughly 33 venues per hundred thousand residents, which is a dense field for a city this size — you will usually have a second choice at the same capacity.

By type that is 9 event spaces, 2 concert halls, 2 performing-arts centres and 2 banquet halls, plus a longer tail below.

Conference and function space (2)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Franklin Terrace Ballroombanquet hallnot published2.7 km (1.7 mi)
Parti Events and Banquet Hallbanquet hallnot published4.1 km (2.5 mi)

Arenas and stadiums (1)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Houston Field Housearena4,7801.9 km (1.2 mi)

Theatres and concert halls (5)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Troy Savings Bank Music Hallconcert hall1,2530.2 km (0.1 mi)
Cohoes Music Hallconcert hall4505.3 km (3.3 mi)
EMPACperforming-arts centrenot published0.6 km (0.4 mi)
Alumnae Chapeltheatre4502.9 km (1.8 mi)
Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC)performing-arts centrenot published0.7 km (0.4 mi)

Independent event spaces (9)

VenueTypeStated capacityFrom the centre
Mt. Ida Preservation Hall Sanctuaryevent space2001.4 km (0.9 mi)
Proctor's Theatreevent spacenot published0.3 km (0.2 mi)
Franklin Plazaevent spacenot published0.6 km (0.4 mi)
Refuge Event Spaceevent spacenot published0.5 km (0.3 mi)
Takk Houseevent spacenot published0.2 km (0.1 mi)
Watervliet Civic Centerevent spacenot published0.9 km (0.6 mi)
Hangar on the Hudsonevent spacenot published2 km (1.2 mi)
The Venueevent spacenot published4.8 km (3 mi)
Hudson Candy Factoryevent spacenot published0.3 km (0.2 mi)

Every venue mapped in Troy 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 largest rooms on record

Nothing in Troy is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 4,780 seats, at Houston Field House.

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.

Flights, time and distance

Albany International Airport (ALB) sits 9 km (5.6 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.

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.

West Albany, Albany and Schenectady are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Troy has nothing free on your dates.

Nearest major airport
ALB
Albany International Airport, 9 km (5.6 mi)
Local time
UTC−4
America/New_York, in September
City population, 2024
51,065
913,000 across the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY area

Shows that return every year

Troy already carries Genericon on a recurring basis, which tells you the city can absorb an event of that shape.

  • Genericonrecurring event, since 1985

Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for Troy, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.

The local constraints

No exhibition hall on record

Nothing in the Troy 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

51,065 people live in Troy itself, but about 913,000 live in the wider Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.

What event67 costs for a Troy event

Take 950 people through the door in Troy — sized to Houston Field House, the largest stated capacity in the Troy 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 Troy does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.

By event type

The top of the range here is 4,780 seats, which comfortably covers an association annual meeting, a regional summit or a mid-sized user conference.

  • multi-track conferences

    A 4,780-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 Troy is set up for.

  • award ceremonies

    5 fixed-seat houses give you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of it.

  • training days and workshops

    2 purpose-built function spaces are the easiest kind of room to run a workshop in — the power and the load-in already assume 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.

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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.

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Questions people actually ask

What does an event app cost for a 950-person event in Troy?

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 Troy?

Of the 17 venues mapped in Troy, the largest stated capacity belongs to Houston Field House at 4,780. 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 Troy?

Nothing in the Troy 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 West Albany. For a conference without an exhibition, the 17 venues on this page are the field.

Which airport do attendees fly into for Troy?

Albany International Airport (ALB), about 9 km (5.6 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 Troy?

Recurring shows recorded for Troy include Genericon. 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.

Running something in Troy?

Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.