AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center is a theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland. It seats a stated 400. Here is what the public record holds on it, and what an event67 rollout would cost in a room this size.
- Stated capacity
- 400
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1938
- 88 years old
- From DCA
- 16 km (9.9 mi)
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- From the centre
- 0.7 km (0.4 mi)
- of Silver Spring
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
The building
It stands at 8633 Colesville Rd, 20910, right in the centre of Silver Spring.
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center was opened in 1938 and operated by American Film Institute, which puts it at 88 years old.
A stated 400 makes this a breakout or workshop room rather than a plenary space.
- Address
- 8633 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910
- Operator
- American Film Institute
- Official site
- afisilver.afi.com
- Coordinates
- 38.9965, -77.0272
- Classified as
- theatre
Access and arrival
16 km (9.9 mi) separates AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) — normal for a city venue, and worth a line in the joining instructions rather than a shuttle contract.
It is central, so a hotel block within walking distance is realistic and you can skip a shuttle entirely.
Silver Spring has 3 venues mapped in total and a population of 71,452. The Silver Spring guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
The kind of event it takes
A fixed-seat house suits a single-track programme: keynotes, panels, award ceremonies and film. It does not suit a trade floor, banqueting or anything that needs the seats to move, so pair it with a nearby function room if you need both.
- award ceremonies
Fixed seating, sightlines and a lighting rig are the hard parts, and they are already here.
- product launches
A single-track room with a real stage is the right shape for a launch.
- multi-track conferences
Works as a plenary house with breakouts booked elsewhere in the city.
The app bill, at this size
Suppose 400 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center event sized to the stated capacity of AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. Here is exactly what event67 charges, with the free 50 taken off the top.
- activated attendees
- 400activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 350billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $1,750for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
Other rooms in Silver Spring
One other venue in Silver Spring has enough published detail for its own guide.
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 10 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, official website, encyclopaedia entry and more.
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 many people does AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 400 for AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. That figure is what the venue or an encyclopaedia entry published, and it is usually the maximum seated number — theatre, banquet and reception layouts in the same room can differ by half. Confirm the layout you want directly with the venue.
Where is AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center?
8633 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910. It is 0.7 km (0.4 mi) from the centre of Silver Spring. The nearest major airport is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), about 16 km (9.9 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center?
400 activated attendees means 350 billable after the free 50, so $1,750 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. The rate 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.
Is event67 affiliated with AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center is booked?
Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center (616) is in the same city and have their own pages here. 3 venues in total are mapped in Silver Spring.
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