Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
A stadium in Gainesville, Florida. It seats a stated 88,548. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 88,548
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1930
- 96 years old
- From GNV
- 9 km (5.6 mi)
- Gainesville Regional Airport
- From the centre
- 2.3 km (1.4 mi)
- of Gainesville
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 stands at 157 Gale Lemerand Drive, 32611, 2.3 km (1.4 mi) from the centre of Gainesville.
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium was opened in 1930, operated by University of Florida Athletic Association and owned by University of Florida, which puts it at 96 years old.
The stated capacity is 88,548, which is stadium scale — the floor and the concourse matter more to an event than the seat count does.
- Address
- 157 Gale Lemerand Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
- Operator
- University of Florida Athletic Association
- Owner
- University of Florida
- Coordinates
- 29.6500, -82.3486
- Classified as
- stadium
Access and arrival
9 km (5.6 mi) separates Ben Hill Griffin Stadium from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) — normal for a city venue, and worth a line in the joining instructions rather than a shuttle contract.
The centre of Gainesville is 2.3 km (1.4 mi) away, which is a taxi rather than a walk and a reason to publish an arrival map.
The published number for the venue is +1-352-375-4683.
Gainesville has 21 venues mapped in total and a population of 148,720. The Gainesville guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
The kind of event it takes
A room this size is a plenary and nothing else. Keynotes, awards and general sessions work; the breakouts, the exhibition and the catering all have to happen somewhere else, so the venue is really the anchor of a campus rather than the whole event.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- festivals
An audience of 88,548 is festival scale, not conference scale.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
The app bill, at this size
A Ben Hill Griffin Stadium programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- 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 Gainesville
3 other venues in Gainesville have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- O'Connell Center11,548 seats
- Exactech Arena10,133 seats
- James G. Pressly Stadium4,500 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
- OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 12 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, owner, official website and more.
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 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 88,548 for Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. 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 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium?
157 Gale Lemerand Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States. It is 2.3 km (1.4 mi) from the centre of Gainesville. The nearest major airport is Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV), about 9 km (5.6 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium?
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 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. 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 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium?
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 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is booked?
O'Connell Center (11,548), Exactech Arena (10,133) and James G. Pressly Stadium (4,500) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 21 venues in total are mapped in Gainesville.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Gainesville
- O'Connell Center
11,548 seats
- Exactech Arena
10,133 seats
- James G. Pressly Stadium
4,500 seats
- Hosting an event in Gainesville
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