Hosting an event in Victoria
This guide covers 35 mapped venues in Victoria, British Columbia, what each one holds, and how attendees get to them. Westhills Stadium is the largest room on record at 6,000 seats.
Westhills Stadium states a capacity of 6,000. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Where Victoria holds a crowd
Victoria has a recorded population of 289,625, in British Columbia.
Being the seat of government for British Columbia means a steady base of public-sector and association meetings alongside whatever else is in town.
Across the city the dataset records 1 dedicated conference and function space, 8 arenas and stadiums, 10 theatres and concert halls and 16 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 12 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 16 event spaces, 7 theatres, 6 stadiums and 3 performing-arts centres, plus a longer tail below.
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Conference Centre | conference centre | not published | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (8)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westhills Stadium | stadium | 6,000 | 13 km (7.9 mi) |
| The Q Centre | arena | 2,781 | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) |
| Starlight Stadium | stadium | not published | 13 km (7.9 mi) |
| Westshore Velodrome | stadium | not published | 8.4 km (5.2 mi) |
| Patrick Arena | arena | 4,000 | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
| Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre | stadium | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Centennial Stadium | stadium | not published | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
| Juan de Fuca Velodrome | stadium | not published | 8.4 km (5.2 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (10)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Theatre | theatre | 1,416 | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| University Farquhar Auditorium | theatre | 1,228 | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
| McPherson Playhouse Auditorium | theatre | 772 | 1.4 km (0.9 mi) |
| Metro Studio Theatre | theatre | 87 | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| SKAM Satellite Studio | theatre | 50 | 1.5 km (0.9 mi) |
| Phoenix Theatre | performing-arts centre | not published | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| The Baumann Centre | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.9 km (0.6 mi) |
| SKAM Studio 846 | performing-arts centre | not published | 1.5 km (0.9 mi) |
| Intrepid Theatre Studio | theatre | not published | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Belfry Theatre | theatre | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
Independent event spaces (16)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinecenta | event space | 302 | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
| University of Victoria Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities | event space | not published | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
| University of Victoria Student Union Building | event space | not published | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
| University Club of Victoria | event space | not published | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| The Royal | event space | not published | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| Alexandra Ladies' Club | event space | not published | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| Hook Sin Tong Charity Building | event space | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| Masonic Temple | event space | not published | 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
| Odd Fellows Hall | event space | not published | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| KWENCH | event space | not published | 1.4 km (0.9 mi) |
| Paul Philips Hall | event space | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Gee Tuck Tong Benevolent Association Building | event space | not published | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
| Couvelier Pavilion | event space | not published | 8.6 km (5.3 mi) |
| Little Fernwood Gallery | event space | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Palm Court | event space | not published | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| St Luke’s Hall | event space | not published | 3.2 km (2 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Victoria 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.
Where the largest programmes go
Nothing in Victoria is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 6,000 seats, at Westhills 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 Victoria
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is 85 km (53 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.
The city runs on Vancouver time (America/Vancouver). Schedules published in one zone and read in another are the most common cause of a half-empty first session.
Saanich, Delta and Richmond are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Victoria has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- YVR
- Vancouver International Airport, 85 km (53 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−7
- America/Vancouver, in September
- City population
- 289,625
- GeoNames (cities15000)
Who else books Victoria
The First International Conference on Knowledge Capture come back to Victoria. A returning show is the best evidence a place has the rooms, the hotel stock and the airlift to carry one.
- The First International Conference on Knowledge Captureacademic conference
Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. It is a floor rather than a full calendar for Victoria, and it is not a listing service — check dates with the organiser.
What to check before you commit
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Victoria 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.
Arrival is a half-day
85 km (53 mi) from YVR means most attendees lose a morning to travel. Open registration the evening before and put nothing you care about in the first slot.
A worked example, sized to Victoria
A Victoria programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to Westhills Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Victoria dataset — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- activated attendees
- 950activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 900billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at CA$7 each
- CA$6,300for the whole event, at CA$7 each
You are billed for people, not for the venue, so the room you choose in Victoria does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
Which kind of event this suits
With a stated ceiling of 6,000 seats, Victoria can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 6,000-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 Victoria is set up for.
- award ceremonies
10 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.
- user conferences
35 venues means you can hold a main room and satellite sessions inside the same city.
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.
- 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
What does an event app cost for a 950-person event in Victoria?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so CA$6,300 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 Victoria?
Of the 35 venues mapped in Victoria, the largest stated capacity belongs to Westhills Stadium at 6,000. 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 Victoria?
Nothing in the Victoria 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 Saanich. For a conference without an exhibition, the 35 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Victoria?
Vancouver International Airport (YVR), about 85 km (53 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.
Can I run a small Victoria event on event67 for nothing?
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.
What events already happen in Victoria?
Recurring shows recorded for Victoria include The First International Conference on Knowledge Capture. 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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Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.