Putting on an event in Vernon
What it takes to run an event in Vernon, British Columbia: 10 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Kelowna International Airport is 35 km (22 mi) out.
Main Auditorium – Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre states a capacity of 750. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
The rooms you can book in Vernon
Vernon has a recorded population of 44,519 (2021), in British Columbia.
What is on the books here: 1 dedicated conference and function space, 5 theatres and concert halls and 4 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 22 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 4 event spaces, 3 theatres, 2 performing-arts centres and 1 hotel with function space.
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riviera Plaza & Conference Centre, Vernon, BC | hotel with function space | not published | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Auditorium – Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre | performing-arts centre | 750 | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre | performing-arts centre | 275 | 110 km (69 mi) |
| Powerhouse Theatre Main Auditorium | theatre | 238 | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| 27th St Theatre | theatre | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Apple Box Theatre | theatre | not published | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
Independent event spaces (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| SASCU Recreation Centre Auditorium | event space | 530 | 49 km (30 mi) |
| Coldstream Community Hall Main Hall | event space | 270 | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) |
| Marie Fleming Studio | event space | 65 | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Atlantis Waterslides | event space | not published | 7.8 km (4.8 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Vernon 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 Vernon can offer
Nothing in Vernon is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 750 seats, at Main Auditorium – Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre.
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 Vernon
Kelowna International Airport (YLW) is 35 km (22 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
Local time is Vancouver time (America/Vancouver) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
Kelowna, Kamloops and Penticton are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Vernon has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- YLW
- Kelowna International Airport, 35 km (22 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−7
- America/Vancouver, in September
- City population, 2021
- 44,519
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (table 98-10-0002)
Worth knowing before you sign
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Vernon 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 Vernon room
Take 750 people through the door in Vernon — sized to Main Auditorium – Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre, the largest stated capacity in the Vernon 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
- 750activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 700billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at CA$7 each
- CA$4,900for the whole event, at CA$7 each
You are billed for people, not for the venue, so the room you choose in Vernon does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
Matching the room to the format
750 seats is the largest room on record, so Vernon suits a training programme, a regional chapter meeting or a single-track conference rather than an exhibition.
- award ceremonies
5 fixed-seat houses give you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of it.
- training days and workshops
1 purpose-built function space is the easiest kind of room to run a workshop in — the power and the load-in already assume it.
- leadership retreats
Smaller rooms suit a retreat better than a hall does, and Vernon has them.
Where this data comes from
- GeoNames, CC BY 4.0
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census
- Wikidata, CC0
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Contains information from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
- 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
- CA$7
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- CA$6,650
- 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 Vernon event at 750 attendees — what is the total?
750 activated attendees means 700 billable after the free 50, so CA$4,900 for the event. The price is CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at CA$6,650 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 Vernon?
Of the 10 venues mapped in Vernon, the largest stated capacity belongs to Main Auditorium – Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre at 750. 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 Vernon?
Nothing in the Vernon 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 Kelowna. For a conference without an exhibition, the 10 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Vernon?
Kelowna International Airport (YLW), about 35 km (22 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/Vancouver; publish every session in that zone and let attendees' phones convert it.
Is there a free tier for a small Vernon event?
One live event with up to 50 activated attendees costs nothing. Beyond that it is CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at CA$6,650 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.
Is event67 billed in Canadian dollars for a Vernon event?
Yes. Canadian events are billed at CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, capped at CA$6,650 for one event. That is a flat local price we charge in Canadian dollars, not a conversion of the US figure.
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Running something in Vernon?
Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.