Wilkes-Barre venues and what they hold
What it takes to run an event in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: 10 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport is 17 km (11 mi) out.
F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts states a capacity of 1,800. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
What Wilkes-Barre has to put people in
Wilkes-Barre has a recorded population of 44,661 (2024), inside the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA area of about 574,000 people.
What is on the books here: 4 dedicated conference and function spaces, 1 arena or stadium, 1 theatre or concert hall 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, 2 conference centres, 1 performing-arts centre and 1 arena, plus a longer tail below.
Conference and function space (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Inn & Suites Conference Center | hotel with function space | not published | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) |
| Seasons Ballroom | banquet hall | not published | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) |
| Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 0.9 km (0.6 mi) |
| Educational Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 11 km (7 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza | arena | not published | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts | performing-arts centre | 1,800 | 0.1 km (0.1 mi) |
Independent event spaces (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Area Rodeo Association | event space | not published | 43 km (27 mi) |
| Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre | event space | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs | event space | not published | 5.8 km (3.6 mi) |
| West End Wheelmen's Club | event space | not published | 1.4 km (0.9 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Wilkes-Barre 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 Wilkes-Barre can offer
Nothing in Wilkes-Barre is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 1,800 seats, at F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts.
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.
How people reach Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) is 17 km (11 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
Wilkes-Barre keeps New York time (America/New_York), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
Scranton, Hazleton and Allentown are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Wilkes-Barre has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- AVP
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, 17 km (11 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 44,661
- 574,000 across the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA area
Worth knowing before you sign
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Wilkes-Barre 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.
The city is smaller than the market
44,661 people live in Wilkes-Barre itself, but about 574,000 live in the wider Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
Pricing this against a real Wilkes-Barre room
Take 950 people through the door in Wilkes-Barre — sized to F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, the largest stated capacity in the Wilkes-Barre 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
- 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 Wilkes-Barre does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
Matching the room to the format
The top of the range here is 1,800 seats, which comfortably covers an association annual meeting, a regional summit or a mid-sized user conference.
- multi-track conferences
A 1,800-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 Wilkes-Barre is set up for.
- award ceremonies
1 fixed-seat house gives you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of it.
- training days and workshops
4 purpose-built function spaces are the easiest kind of room to run a workshop in — the power and the load-in already assume 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.
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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 Wilkes-Barre?
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 Wilkes-Barre?
Of the 10 venues mapped in Wilkes-Barre, the largest stated capacity belongs to F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts at 1,800. 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 Wilkes-Barre?
Nothing in the Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton. For a conference without an exhibition, the 10 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Wilkes-Barre?
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP), about 17 km (11 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/New_York; publish every session in that zone and let attendees' phones convert it.
Is there a free tier for a small Wilkes-Barre 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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