Holding an event in York
York, Pennsylvania has 15 mapped venues in this dataset. Here is the shape of them, who they suit, and what an event67 rollout costs once you have picked one.
Utz Arena states a capacity of 5,500. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
York venue landscape
York has a recorded population of 45,241 (2024), inside the York-Hanover, PA area of about 471,000 people.
The mapped inventory is 2 exhibition or convention halls, 1 dedicated conference and function space, 3 arenas and stadiums, 1 theatre or concert hall and 8 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 8 event spaces, 2 arenas, 2 exhibition centres and 1 performing-arts centre, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Expo Center | exhibition centre | not published | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
| John & Paige Smith Center | exhibition centre | not published | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia Ballroom | banquet hall | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utz Arena | arena | 5,500 | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
| York City Ice Arena | arena | not published | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| WellSpan Park | stadium | not published | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pullo Center | performing-arts centre | not published | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
Independent event spaces (8)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Martin Event Venue | event space | not published | 0 km (0 mi) |
| Sara Ellen Event Venue | event space | not published | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| The Bond Event Venue | event space | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| Belmont Theatre | event space | not published | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Stone Mill Inn | event space | not published | 11 km (7 mi) |
| Royal Square Gardens Event Venue | event space | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Double Barrel Roadhouse | event space | not published | 11 km (6.6 mi) |
| Star Barn | event space | not published | 23 km (14 mi) |
Every venue mapped in York 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 halls that take a trade floor
2 venues in York are classified as exhibition or convention space. They are the only rooms here designed around a floor plan rather than a seating plan.
- York Expo Centersize not published
- John & Paige Smith 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
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is 87 km (54 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.
Local time is New York time (America/New_York) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
At about 8,549 residents per square mile the city is compact enough that a venue and its hotel block are usually walkable, which removes a shuttle line from your budget.
Hanover, Lancaster and Harrisburg are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if York has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- BWI
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, 87 km (54 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 45,241
- 471,000 across the York-Hanover, PA area
The local constraints
Arrival is a half-day
87 km (54 mi) from BWI 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
45,241 people live in York itself, but about 471,000 live in the wider York-Hanover, PA. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
The bill for a York programme
A York programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to Utz Arena, the largest stated capacity in the York 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 York does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
What sort of event fits here
With a stated ceiling of 5,500 seats, York can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- trade shows and exhibitions
2 exhibition or convention halls mean a booth plan is possible in York without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 5,500-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 York 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
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
- 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
How much is event67 for a 950-attendee York conference?
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 York?
Of the 15 venues mapped in York, the largest stated capacity belongs to Utz Arena at 5,500. 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 York have a convention centre?
Yes — 2 venues are classified as exhibition or convention space in York, including York Expo Center and John & Paige Smith 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 York?
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), about 87 km (54 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.
Can I run a small York 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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