Aréna Jacques Plante
Everything the open record has on Aréna Jacques Plante, an arena in Shawinigan, Quebec — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 3,700.
- Stated capacity
- 3,700
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1938
- 88 years old
- From YQB
- 108 km (67 mi)
- Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
- From the centre
- 2.6 km (1.6 mi)
- of Shawinigan
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
About this venue
It sits in Shawinigan, 2.6 km (1.6 mi) from the centre of Shawinigan.
Aréna Jacques Plante was opened in 1938, which puts it at 88 years old.
3,700 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Coordinates
- 46.5432, -72.7450
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to Aréna Jacques Plante
Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) is 108 km (67 mi) away. Build a real transfer window into the arrival day and do not schedule anything important before midday.
2.6 km (1.6 mi) out from the middle of Shawinigan — close enough to book a downtown hotel block, far enough that people will expect transport laid on after dark.
Shawinigan has 8 venues mapped in total and a population of 49,620. The Shawinigan guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
At 3,700 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.
A worked example for Aréna Jacques Plante
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Aréna Jacques Plante event sized to the stated capacity of Aréna Jacques Plante. 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.
If this one is booked
4 other venues in Shawinigan have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- centre Gervais Auto5,195 seats
- Salle Vincent-Spain528 seats
- Shawinigan Spaceconvention centre
- Espace Shawiniganexhibition centre
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. 6 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, 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
- 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 Aréna Jacques Plante hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 3,700 for Aréna Jacques Plante. 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 Aréna Jacques Plante?
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 Aréna Jacques Plante. 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 Aréna Jacques Plante?
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 Aréna Jacques Plante is booked?
centre Gervais Auto (5,195), Salle Vincent-Spain (528) and Shawinigan Space are in the same city and have their own pages here. 8 venues in total are mapped in Shawinigan.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Shawinigan
- centre Gervais Auto
5,195 seats
- Salle Vincent-Spain
528 seats
- Shawinigan Space
convention centre
- Espace Shawinigan
exhibition centre
- Hosting an event in Shawinigan
What kind of event is it
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