Belk Gymnasium
An arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. It seats a stated 3,000. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 3,000
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1970
- 56 years old
- From CLT
- 21 km (13 mi)
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- From the centre
- 13 km (8.1 mi)
- of Charlotte
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 Charlotte, 13 km (8.1 mi) from the centre of Charlotte.
Belk Gymnasium was opened in 1970, which puts it at 56 years old.
3,000 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Official site
- urec.uncc.edu/facilities/belk-gym
- Coordinates
- 35.3054, -80.7356
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to Belk Gymnasium
Allow half an hour each way to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), 21 km (13 mi) away, and rather more if your first session starts during the morning peak.
At 13 km (8.1 mi) from the centre of Charlotte, plan on transport between the hotels and the venue as a line in the budget rather than an afterthought.
Charlotte has 64 venues mapped in total and a population of 943,476. The Charlotte guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
At 3,000 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 Belk Gymnasium
Take 950 people through the door in Belk Gymnasium — sized to the stated capacity of Belk Gymnasium. 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.
If this one is booked
4 other venues in Charlotte have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Dale F. Halton Arena9,105 seats
- Irwin Belk Track and Field Center/Transamerica Field4,000 seats
- Grady Cole Center3,000 seats
- Curry Arena2,500 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. 7 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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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 Belk Gymnasium hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 3,000 for Belk Gymnasium. 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 Belk Gymnasium?
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 Belk Gymnasium. 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 Belk Gymnasium?
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 Belk Gymnasium is booked?
Dale F. Halton Arena (9,105), Irwin Belk Track and Field Center/Transamerica Field (4,000) and Grady Cole Center (3,000) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 64 venues in total are mapped in Charlotte.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Charlotte
- Dale F. Halton Arena
9,105 seats
- Irwin Belk Track and Field Center/Transamerica Field
4,000 seats
- Grady Cole Center
3,000 seats
- Curry Arena
2,500 seats
- Hosting an event in Charlotte
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