Waxahachie venues and what they hold
This guide covers 14 mapped venues in Waxahachie, Texas, what each one holds, and how attendees get to them. Texas Motorplex is the best-documented room in the set.
Where Waxahachie holds a crowd
Waxahachie has a recorded population of 48,617 (2024), inside the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area of about 8.3 million people.
Across the city the dataset records 1 exhibition or convention hall, 3 arenas and stadiums and 10 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 29 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 10 event spaces, 3 stadiums and 1 exhibition centre.
Exhibition and convention halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis County Expo Center | exhibition centre | not published | 6.2 km (3.9 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Motorplex | stadium | not published | 14 km (8.8 mi) |
| Lumpkins Stadium | stadium | not published | 3.3 km (2.1 mi) |
| Richards Field | stadium | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
Independent event spaces (10)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Axe Events | event space | not published | 15 km (9.5 mi) |
| Ellis County Event Center | event space | not published | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) |
| Hidden Waters Wedding and Events Venue | event space | not published | 12 km (7.4 mi) |
| Waxahachie Civic Center | event space | not published | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
| Chautauqua Auditorium | event space | not published | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Munster Mansion | event space | not published | 6.5 km (4 mi) |
| The Graily | event space | not published | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Willow Creek Wedding & Events Venue | event space | not published | 10 km (6.3 mi) |
| Wild Acres | event space | not published | 21 km (13 mi) |
| Dubose Auditorium | event space | not published | 13 km (8.2 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Waxahachie 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 an exhibition fits
One venue in Waxahachie is classified as exhibition or convention space.
- Ellis County Expo Centersize not published
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.
Travel, time zone and arrival
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is 59 km (37 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.
Local time is Chicago time (America/Chicago) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
Midlothian, DeSoto and Mansfield are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Waxahachie has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- DFW
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, 59 km (37 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 48,617
- 8.3 million across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area
Before you hold a date
No published capacities
Not one Waxahachie venue publishes a capacity in the open sources behind this page. Every room on the list will quote you a number directly, but you cannot compare them before you call, so build a fortnight of venue calls into the plan.
Arrival is a half-day
59 km (37 mi) from DFW 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
48,617 people live in Waxahachie itself, but about 8.3 million live in the wider Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
A worked example, sized to Waxahachie
Take 240 people through the door in Waxahachie — a mid-sized Waxahachie programme, since no Waxahachie venue publishes a capacity in open data. 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
- 240activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 190billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $950for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the venue, so the room you choose in Waxahachie does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
Which kind of event this suits
No capacity is published for any Waxahachie venue, so match the format to the room on your site visit rather than to a number on a listing.
- trade shows and exhibitions
1 exhibition or convention hall means a booth plan is possible in Waxahachie without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
The exhibition space here doubles as plenary space when the floor is cleared.
- association annual meetings
An association meeting needs one big room, several small ones and a hotel block, which is the combination Waxahachie is set up for.
Where this data comes from
- GeoNames, CC BY 4.0
- US Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 estimates
- 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
What does an event app cost for a 240-person event in Waxahachie?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so $950 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.
How big an event can Waxahachie hold?
No Waxahachie venue publishes a capacity in the open sources behind this page, so there is no honest number to quote. 14 venues are mapped here and each will quote a capacity directly. Ask for the seated, theatre and reception figures separately — they differ by a factor of two or more in the same room.
Does Waxahachie have a convention centre?
Yes — 1 venue is classified as exhibition or convention space in Waxahachie, including Ellis County Expo Center. Exhibition halls are booked by floor area rather than by seat, so ask for the hall sheet with column spacing and load-in access rather than a capacity number.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Waxahachie?
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), about 59 km (37 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.
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.
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