Yakima: venues, access and capacity
What it takes to run an event in Yakima, Washington: 17 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Yakima Air Terminal is 5 km (3.1 mi) out.
Yakima County Stadium states a capacity of 3,000. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
Venues in Yakima, by what they are for
Yakima has a recorded population of 97,390 (2024), inside the Yakima, WA area of about 259,000 people.
What is on the books here: 1 exhibition or convention hall, 3 dedicated conference and function spaces, 3 arenas and stadiums and 10 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 17 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, 1 university conference centre and 1 convention centre, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakima Convention Center | convention centre | not published | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
Conference and function space (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Conference Center | university conference centre | not published | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) |
| Kaminski Conference Center | conference centre | not published | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Yakima Valley Hotel and Conference Center | hotel with function space | not published | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakima County Stadium | stadium | 3,000 | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
| Yakima Valley SunDome | stadium | not published | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
| Parker Field | stadium | not published | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
Independent event spaces (10)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Theatre | event space | 1,500 | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Masonic Temple | event space | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Terrace Heights Civic Center | event space | not published | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
| American Homestead Events Center | event space | not published | 35 km (22 mi) |
| Baptist Events Center | event space | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| La Bamba Event Center | event space | not published | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
| Mattawa Event Center | event space | not published | 47 km (29 mi) |
| Naches Event Center | event space | not published | 18 km (11 mi) |
| Selah Civic Center | event space | not published | 5.8 km (3.6 mi) |
| Zillah Civic Center | event space | not published | 29 km (18 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Yakima 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 Yakima
One venue in Yakima is classified as exhibition or convention space.
- Yakima Convention 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
Yakima Air Terminal (YKM) sits 5 km (3.1 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
The city runs on Los Angeles time (America/Los_Angeles). Schedules published in one zone and read in another are the most common cause of a half-empty first session.
Ellensburg, Wenatchee and Richland are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Yakima has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- YKM
- Yakima Air Terminal, 5 km (3.1 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−7
- America/Los_Angeles, in September
- City population, 2024
- 97,390
- 259,000 across the Yakima, WA area
Before you hold a date
Confirm the room before the date
Nothing in the Yakima 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 Yakima room
Take 950 people through the door in Yakima — sized to Yakima County Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Yakima 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 Yakima 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 3,000 seats, which comfortably covers an association annual meeting, a regional summit or a mid-sized user conference.
- trade shows and exhibitions
1 exhibition or convention hall means a booth plan is possible in Yakima without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 3,000-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 Yakima is set up for.
- training days and workshops
3 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.
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 Yakima?
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 Yakima?
Of the 17 venues mapped in Yakima, the largest stated capacity belongs to Yakima County Stadium at 3,000. 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 Yakima have a convention centre?
Yes — 1 venue is classified as exhibition or convention space in Yakima, including Yakima Convention 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 Yakima?
Yakima Air Terminal (YKM), about 5 km (3.1 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/Los_Angeles; publish every session in that zone and let attendees' phones convert it.
Can I run a small Yakima 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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