Meeting space in Wilmington
What it takes to run an event in Wilmington, Delaware: 24 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Philadelphia International Airport is 30 km (19 mi) out.
Tomlinson-Fillippo Field at Farrell Stadium states a capacity of 7,500. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Where Wilmington holds a crowd
Wilmington has a recorded population of 73,176 (2024), inside the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area of about 6.3 million people.
What is on the books here: 1 exhibition or convention hall, 1 dedicated conference and function space, 3 arenas and stadiums, 4 theatres and concert halls and 15 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 33 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 15 event spaces, 3 stadiums, 3 theatres and 1 convention centre, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Center on the Riverfront | convention centre | not published | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria's Banquet Hall by DiPaolo's | banquet hall | not published | 7.5 km (4.7 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomlinson-Fillippo Field at Farrell Stadium | stadium | 7,500 | 22 km (13 mi) |
| Baynard Stadium | stadium | 2,500 | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| Abessinio Stadium | stadium | not published | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (4)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Opera House | theatre | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| World Cafe Live | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Wilmington Drama League | theatre | not published | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Queen Theater | theatre | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
Independent event spaces (15)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warner Theatre | event space | not published | 24 km (15 mi) |
| Elks Lodge 853 | event space | not published | 25 km (15 mi) |
| Pragma Events | event space | not published | 6.1 km (3.8 mi) |
| The Stone Barn | event space | not published | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Red Clay Room | event space | not published | 17 km (11 mi) |
| Terrain at Styer's | event space | not published | 15 km (9.6 mi) |
| Bar XIII Delaware | event space | not published | 7.5 km (4.7 mi) |
| Delaware Children's Theatre | event space | not published | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Woman's Club of Newport | event space | not published | 6.2 km (3.9 mi) |
| New Century Clubhouse | event space | not published | 24 km (15 mi) |
| Newport Masonic Hall | event space | not published | 6.4 km (4 mi) |
| Wilmington Club | event space | not published | 0.1 km (0.1 mi) |
| Wilmington YMCA | event space | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Private Events | event space | not published | 6.7 km (4.2 mi) |
| Thousand Acre Farm Wedding Venue | event space | not published | 22 km (13 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Wilmington 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 Wilmington
One venue in Wilmington is classified as exhibition or convention space.
- Chase Center on the Riverfrontsize 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
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is 30 km (19 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
The city runs on New York time (America/New_York). Schedules published in one zone and read in another are the most common cause of a half-empty first session.
Newark, Havertown and Radnor are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Wilmington has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- PHL
- Philadelphia International Airport, 30 km (19 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 73,176
- 6.3 million across the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area
Before you hold a date
The city is smaller than the market
73,176 people live in Wilmington itself, but about 6.3 million live in the wider Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD. 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 Wilmington room
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Wilmington event sized to Tomlinson-Fillippo Field at Farrell Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Wilmington 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 Wilmington 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 7,500 seats, Wilmington 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 Wilmington without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 7,500-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 Wilmington is set up for.
- award ceremonies
4 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.
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 Wilmington 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 Wilmington?
Of the 24 venues mapped in Wilmington, the largest stated capacity belongs to Tomlinson-Fillippo Field at Farrell Stadium at 7,500. 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 Wilmington have a convention centre?
Yes — 1 venue is classified as exhibition or convention space in Wilmington, including Chase Center on the Riverfront. 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 Wilmington?
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), about 30 km (19 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.
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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Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.