Aitken Centre
Everything the open record has on Aitken Centre, an arena in Fredericton, New Brunswick — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 4,666.
- Stated capacity
- 4,666
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1976
- 50 years old
- From YFC
- 11 km (6.8 mi)
- Fredericton International Airport
- From the centre
- 1.9 km (1.2 mi)
- of Fredericton
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What the record holds
It stands at 20 MacKay Drive, E3B 5A3, right in the centre of Fredericton.
Aitken Centre was opened in 1976 and owned by University of New Brunswick, which puts it at 50 years old.
At a stated 4,666 this takes an entire conference in one room rather than one track of it.
- Address
- 20 MacKay Drive, Fredericton, New Brunswick
- Owner
- University of New Brunswick
- Coordinates
- 45.9420, -66.6418
- Classified as
- arena
How attendees reach it
Fredericton International Airport (YFC) is 11 km (6.8 mi) out, a standard transfer of twenty to forty minutes outside rush hour.
At 1.9 km (1.2 mi) from the city centre it is a short ride from downtown hotels rather than a walk.
Fredericton has 14 venues mapped in total and a population of 63,116. The Fredericton guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Programming it
A room for 4,666 is a plenary space in practice, whatever it is classified as. It ranks 1st among the 14 venues mapped in Fredericton.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
What event67 costs at this capacity
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Aitken Centre event sized to the stated capacity of Aitken Centre. 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 CA$7 each
- CA$6,300for the whole event, at CA$7 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.
Elsewhere in Fredericton
3 other venues in Fredericton have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Fredericton Playhouse Auditorium709 seats
- Weldon Matthews Theatre400 seats
- Charlotte Street Arts Centre Auditorium200 seats
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
- 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, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry and more.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- CA$7
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- CA$6,650
- 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 Aitken Centre hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 4,666 for Aitken Centre. 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 Aitken Centre?
20 MacKay Drive, Fredericton, New Brunswick. It is 1.9 km (1.2 mi) from the centre of Fredericton. The nearest major airport is Fredericton International Airport (YFC), about 11 km (6.8 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Aitken Centre?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so CA$6,300 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of Aitken Centre. The rate is CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at CA$6,650 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 Aitken Centre?
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 Aitken Centre is booked?
Fredericton Playhouse Auditorium (709), Weldon Matthews Theatre (400) and Charlotte Street Arts Centre Auditorium (200) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 14 venues in total are mapped in Fredericton.
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Running an event at Aitken Centre?
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