Hosting an event in Wichita Falls
What it takes to run an event in Wichita Falls, Texas: 13 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Wichita Falls Municipal Airport is 8 km (5 mi) out.
Memorial Stadium states a capacity of 14,500. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
What Wichita Falls has to put people in
Wichita Falls has a recorded population of 102,372 (2024), inside the Wichita Falls, TX area of about 150,000 people.
What is on the books here: 1 exhibition or convention hall, 1 dedicated conference and function space, 5 arenas and stadiums and 6 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 13 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 6 event spaces, 3 arenas, 2 stadiums and 1 exhibition centre, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Clymer Exhibit Hall | exhibition centre | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Banquet & Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 8.7 km (5.4 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (5)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Stadium | stadium | 14,500 | 11 km (6.6 mi) |
| Kay Yeager Coliseum | arena | 7,380 | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Wichita Falls Memorial Auditorium | arena | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| D.L. Ligon Coliseum | arena | not published | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
| Hoskins Field (Texas) | stadium | not published | 10 km (6.4 mi) |
Independent event spaces (6)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Plaza Theatre | event space | not published | 78 km (48 mi) |
| Cliff Styles Activity Center | event space | not published | 78 km (49 mi) |
| Eagles Lodge | event space | not published | 8.8 km (5.5 mi) |
| JS Birdwell Agricultural Center | event space | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Park Place Event Center | event space | not published | 8.8 km (5.5 mi) |
| Texoma Fun House | event space | not published | 8.8 km (5.5 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Wichita Falls 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.
Exhibition-scale rooms in Wichita Falls
One venue in Wichita Falls is classified as exhibition or convention space.
- Ray Clymer Exhibit Hallsize 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.
Arrival logistics
Wichita Falls Municipal Airport (SPS) sits 8 km (5 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
Local time is Chicago time (America/Chicago) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
Population density is around 1,418 per square mile, so venues and hotels are spread out. Assume a shuttle or a parking plan rather than a walkable core.
Lawton, Ardmore and Gainesville are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Wichita Falls has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- SPS
- Wichita Falls Municipal Airport, 8 km (5 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 102,372
- 150,000 across the Wichita Falls, TX area
The local constraints
Confirm the room before the date
Nothing in the Wichita Falls record flags an unusual constraint, which in practice means the ordinary one applies: hold the venue before you announce the date, because a date without a room is the only mistake that cannot be fixed later.
Pricing this against a real Wichita Falls room
A Wichita Falls programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to Memorial Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Wichita Falls 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 $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 Wichita Falls does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
Matching the room to the format
With a stated ceiling of 14,500 seats, Wichita Falls can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- trade shows and exhibitions
1 exhibition or convention hall means a booth plan is possible in Wichita Falls without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 14,500-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 Wichita Falls is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 14,500 takes an audience no conference venue in Wichita Falls can.
- sports tournaments
The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.
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
What does an event app cost for a 950-person event in Wichita Falls?
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 Wichita Falls?
Of the 13 venues mapped in Wichita Falls, the largest stated capacity belongs to Memorial Stadium at 14,500. 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.
Does Wichita Falls have a convention centre?
Yes — 1 venue is classified as exhibition or convention space in Wichita Falls, including Ray Clymer Exhibit Hall. 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 Wichita Falls?
Wichita Falls Municipal Airport (SPS), about 8 km (5 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.
Is there a free tier for a small Wichita Falls event?
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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