Conference venues in Waukegan
Waukegan, Illinois has 10 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.
Genesee Theatre states a capacity of 2,403. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
The rooms you can book in Waukegan
Waukegan has a recorded population of 88,570 (2024), inside the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area of about 9.4 million people.
The mapped inventory is 3 theatres and concert halls and 7 independent event spaces.
By type that is 7 event spaces, 2 performing-arts centres and 1 theatre.
Theatres and concert halls (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesee Theatre | performing-arts centre | 2,403 | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Genesee Theater | theatre | not published | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
| Jack Benny Center For The Arts | performing-arts centre | not published | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
Independent event spaces (7)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago | event space | not published | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) |
| Parkway Banquets Salon | event space | not published | 21 km (13 mi) |
| Lakehurst Cinema 12 | event space | not published | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
| Parkway Banquets | event space | not published | 23 km (14 mi) |
| Shores of Turtle Creek | event space | not published | 34 km (21 mi) |
| Zion Chapter House | event space | not published | 9.2 km (5.7 mi) |
| Kristof's Entertainment Center | event space | not published | 21 km (13 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Waukegan 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.
Top of the capacity range
Nothing in Waukegan is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 2,403 seats, at Genesee Theatre.
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
O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is 43 km (27 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 Chicago time (America/Chicago). Schedules published in one zone and read in another are the most common cause of a half-empty first session.
Lake Forest, Highland Park and Kenosha are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Waukegan has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- ORD
- O'Hare International Airport, 43 km (27 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 88,570
- 9.4 million across the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area
Worth knowing before you sign
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Waukegan 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
43 km (27 mi) from ORD means most attendees lose a morning to travel. Open registration the evening before and put nothing you care about in the first slot.
The city is smaller than the market
88,570 people live in Waukegan itself, but about 9.4 million live in the wider Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. 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 Waukegan programme
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Waukegan event sized to Genesee Theatre, the largest stated capacity in the Waukegan dataset. Here is exactly what event67 charges, with the free 50 taken off the top.
- 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 Waukegan does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
What sort of event fits here
The top of the range here is 2,403 seats, which comfortably covers an association annual meeting, a regional summit or a mid-sized user conference.
- multi-track conferences
A 2,403-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 Waukegan is set up for.
- award ceremonies
3 fixed-seat houses give you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of 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.
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
Price a Waukegan event at 950 attendees — what is the total?
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 Waukegan?
Of the 10 venues mapped in Waukegan, the largest stated capacity belongs to Genesee Theatre at 2,403. 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 Waukegan?
Nothing in the Waukegan 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 Lake Forest. For a conference without an exhibition, the 10 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Waukegan?
O'Hare International Airport (ORD), about 43 km (27 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/Chicago; publish every session in that zone and let attendees' phones convert it.
Can I run a small Waukegan 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.
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