Athletics–Recreation Center
Everything the open record has on Athletics–Recreation Center, an arena in Valparaiso, Indiana — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 5,000.
- Stated capacity
- 5,000
- people, as published
- Recorded footprint
- 141,976 sq ft
- building outline, not exhibit space
- Opened
- 1984
- 42 years old
- From ORD
- 91 km (57 mi)
- O'Hare International Airport
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What Athletics–Recreation Center is
It sits in Valparaiso, right in the centre of Valparaiso.
Athletics–Recreation Center was opened in 1984 and operated by Valparaiso University, which puts it at 42 years old.
At a stated 5,000 this takes an entire conference in one room rather than one track of it.
- Operator
- Valparaiso University
- Owner
- Valparaiso University
- Official site
- www.valpoathletics.com/facilities/reccenter
- Coordinates
- 41.4642, -87.0483
- Classified as
- arena
Getting there
O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is 91 km (57 mi) away. Build a real transfer window into the arrival day and do not schedule anything important before midday.
At 1.5 km (0.9 mi) from the city centre it is a short ride from downtown hotels rather than a walk.
Valparaiso has 18 venues mapped in total and a population of 35,065. The Valparaiso guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
A room for 5,000 is a plenary space in practice, whatever it is classified as. It ranks 1st among the 18 venues mapped in Valparaiso.
- 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.
Pricing a full house here
Take 950 people through the door in Athletics–Recreation Center — sized to the stated capacity of Athletics–Recreation Center. 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.
Nearby alternatives
3 other venues in Valparaiso have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Brown Field5,000 seats
- Memorial Opera House352 seats
- Chicago Street Theatre129 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. 11 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, floor area, floor-area sizing, year opened, operator, owner, official website and more.
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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 Athletics–Recreation Center hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 5,000 for Athletics–Recreation 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.
What does an event app cost for an event at Athletics–Recreation Center?
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 Athletics–Recreation 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 Athletics–Recreation 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 Athletics–Recreation Center is booked?
Brown Field (5,000), Memorial Opera House (352) and Chicago Street Theatre (129) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 18 venues in total are mapped in Valparaiso.
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Elsewhere in Valparaiso
- Brown Field
5,000 seats
- Memorial Opera House
352 seats
- Chicago Street Theatre
129 seats
- Hosting an event in Valparaiso
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