Hosting an event in Georgia
Where to put an event in Georgia. 37 cities, 389 venues, and the practical differences between them.
Sanford Stadium states the largest capacity in the state. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Georgia in figures
Georgia is a state of United States of about 11 million people. Atlanta is the capital.
Counted by purpose, Georgia holds 23 exhibition or convention halls, 44 dedicated conference and function spaces, 68 arenas and stadiums, 32 theatres and concert halls and 222 independent event spaces.
The largest stated capacity anywhere in the state is 92,746, which is the practical ceiling for a single-room programme here.
- Capital
- Atlanta
- has a guide
- Cities covered
- 37
- 37 with their own guide
- Venues mapped
- 389
- 23 convention or exhibition
One time zone across the whole state: New York time (America/New_York). Publish the schedule in it and nothing else needs saying.
The largest venues in Georgia
Ranked by stated capacity, then by how much the record can prove. Open data rarely publishes a capacity for a convention centre, so a hall may sit below an arena here without being the smaller room.
| Venue | City | Type | Stated capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Stadium | Athens | stadium | 92,746 |
| Centennial Olympic Stadium | Atlanta | stadium | 85,000 |
| Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta | stadium | 71,000 |
| Bobby Dodd Stadium | Atlanta | stadium | 55,000 |
| Center Parc Stadium | Atlanta | stadium | 24,333 |
| Paulson Stadium | Statesboro | stadium | 24,300 |
| JSU Stadium | Douglasville | stadium | 24,000 |
| State Farm Arena | Atlanta | arena | 19,445 |
| Herndon Stadium | Atlanta | stadium | 15,011 |
| James R. Hallford Stadium | Atlanta | stadium | 15,000 |
| The Arena at Gwinnett Center | Duluth | arena | 13,100 |
| S13C (Stegeman Coliseum) | Athens | arena | 11,200 |
Georgia city by city
37 in the dataset, largest first. Each guide covers that city's venues, its airport, its local time and a worked price for an event of that size.
| City | Population | Venues mapped |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 520,070 | 96 |
| Columbus | 201,830 | 11 |
| Augusta | 201,737 | 5 |
| Macon | 157,056 | 17 |
| Savannah | 148,808 | 15 |
| Athens | 128,691 | 35 |
| South Fulton | 112,003 | 3 |
| Sandy Springs | 105,505 | 2 |
| Roswell | 92,227 | 9 |
| Warner Robins | 86,199 | 2 |
| Johns Creek | 81,167 | 1 |
| Mableton | 78,314 | 3 |
| Alpharetta | 67,275 | 8 |
| Albany | 66,705 | 6 |
| Marietta | 63,122 | 33 |
| Stonecrest | 61,015 | 2 |
| Brookhaven | 59,370 | 2 |
| Smyrna | 57,177 | 10 |
| Valdosta | 55,667 | 17 |
| Dunwoody | 51,795 | 1 |
| Gainesville | 47,712 | 12 |
| Newnan | 45,548 | 13 |
| Peachtree City | 40,758 | 3 |
| Douglasville | 40,540 | 8 |
| Statesboro | 35,226 | 9 |
| Dalton | 34,970 | 3 |
| Duluth | 33,157 | 10 |
| Chamblee | 32,321 | 3 |
| Sugar Hill | 28,598 | 6 |
| Cartersville | 25,082 | 10 |
| Perry | 24,792 | 8 |
| Winder | 20,628 | 7 |
| Conyers | 20,111 | 3 |
| Forest Park | 19,301 | 2 |
| Tifton | 17,385 | 5 |
| Americus | 15,742 | 1 |
| Brunswick | 15,520 | 8 |
What an event costs here
Take 950 people through the door in Georgia — sized to Sanford Stadium in Athens, the largest stated capacity in the Georgia 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 free 50
- 900billable, after the free 50
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $4,500for the whole event, at $5 each
Where this data comes from
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Administrative attributes and the population figure from Wikidata, CC0 (Wikidata (P1082)).
- City populations 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
Which Georgia city is best for a conference?
It depends on how many people you need to seat and how they arrive. Atlanta has the deepest venue list in this state. The table above ranks every covered city by how many venues are mapped in it, which is the closest proxy to choice you will get before you start calling.
How many event venues are there in Georgia?
389 venues across 37 cities are mapped in this dataset, of which 23 are convention, exhibition or conference facilities. That is what open data records, not a complete registry — small function rooms inside hotels and community buildings are consistently under-mapped everywhere.
What does event67 cost for a Georgia event?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so $4,500 for the event. The rate 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 biggest venue in Georgia?
Sanford Stadium, at a stated 92,746. That is the practical ceiling for a single-room programme anywhere in the state; above it you are splitting the audience across buildings or looking outside Georgia.
Keep reading
Start with a city
- Hosting an event in Atlanta
96 venues mapped
- Hosting an event in Columbus
11 venues mapped
- Hosting an event in Augusta
5 venues mapped
- Hosting an event in Macon
17 venues mapped
- Hosting an event in Savannah
15 venues mapped
- Hosting an event in Athens
35 venues mapped
Running something in Georgia?
Pick the city, then let the app do the schedule, the invites and the arrivals. Free for your first 50 activated attendees.