Alumni Arena
Everything the open record has on Alumni Arena, an arena in Amherst, New York — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 6,100.
- Stated capacity
- 6,100
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1982
- 44 years old
- From BUF
- 8 km (5 mi)
- Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- From the centre
- 2.8 km (1.7 mi)
- of Amherst
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 sits in Amherst, 2.8 km (1.7 mi) from the centre of Amherst.
Alumni Arena was opened in 1982 and operated by University at Buffalo, which puts it at 44 years old.
6,100 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Operator
- University at Buffalo
- Owner
- University at Buffalo
- Coordinates
- 43.0000, -78.7811
- Classified as
- arena
Access and arrival
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) sits 8 km (5 mi) out, so a same-day return is realistic for anyone flying in for one session.
The centre of Amherst is 2.8 km (1.7 mi) away, which is a taxi rather than a walk and a reason to publish an arrival map.
Amherst has 19 venues mapped in total and a population of 122,366. The Amherst guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
The kind of event it takes
At 6,100 seats this takes a full conference in one room. Confirm what the space looks like with the seating cleared, because that is the version most conferences actually book.
- 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.
The app bill, at this size
Take 950 people through the door in Alumni Arena — sized to the stated capacity of Alumni Arena. 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 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 Amherst
3 other venues in Amherst have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- University at Buffalo Stadium31,000 seats
- Riviera Theatre1,140 seats
- Ghostlight Theatre214 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. 8 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, owner, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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 Alumni Arena hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 6,100 for Alumni Arena. 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.
What does an event app cost for an event at Alumni Arena?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so $4,500 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of Alumni Arena. 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 Alumni Arena?
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 Alumni Arena is booked?
University at Buffalo Stadium (31,000), Riviera Theatre (1,140) and Ghostlight Theatre (214) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 19 venues in total are mapped in Amherst.
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Elsewhere in Amherst
- University at Buffalo Stadium
31,000 seats
- Riviera Theatre
1,140 seats
- Ghostlight Theatre
214 seats
- Hosting an event in Amherst
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