Bethesda Theatre
A theatre in Bethesda, Maryland. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Opened
- 1938
- 88 years old
- From DCA
- 15 km (9.3 mi)
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- From the centre
- 0.9 km (0.6 mi)
- of Bethesda
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What Bethesda Theatre is
It stands at 7719 Wisconsin Avenue, 20814, right in the centre of Bethesda.
Bethesda Theatre was opened in 1938, which puts it at 88 years old.
Neither a capacity nor a floor area is published for Bethesda Theatre in any open source, so the numbers on this page describe where it is and what it is, not how many it holds. The venue will quote you directly.
- Address
- 7719 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814
- Official site
- www.bethesdatheatre.com
- Coordinates
- 38.9872, -77.0947
- Classified as
- theatre
Getting there
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is 15 km (9.3 mi) out, a standard transfer of twenty to forty minutes outside rush hour.
It is central, so a hotel block within walking distance is realistic and you can skip a shuttle entirely.
Bethesda has 5 venues mapped in total and a population of 60,858. The Bethesda guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
A fixed-seat house suits a single-track programme: keynotes, panels, award ceremonies and film. It does not suit a trade floor, banqueting or anything that needs the seats to move, so pair it with a nearby function room if you need both.
- award ceremonies
Fixed seating, sightlines and a lighting rig are the hard parts, and they are already here.
- product launches
A single-track room with a real stage is the right shape for a launch.
- multi-track conferences
Works as a plenary house with breakouts booked elsewhere in the city.
Pricing a full house here
Suppose 240 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Bethesda Theatre event a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Bethesda. Here is exactly what event67 charges, with the free 50 taken off the top.
- activated attendees
- 240activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 190billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $950for 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 Bethesda have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- The Music Center at Strathmore1,976 seats
- Round House Theatretheatre
- Writer's Centerevent space
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. 7 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, 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
What is the capacity of Bethesda Theatre?
Not published. Neither a seated capacity nor a floor area for Bethesda Theatre appears in any of the open sources behind this page, so quoting one would be a guess. The venue will give you the figure; ask for seated, theatre and reception separately.
Where is Bethesda Theatre?
7719 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. It is 0.9 km (0.6 mi) from the centre of Bethesda. The nearest major airport is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), about 15 km (9.3 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Bethesda Theatre?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so $950 for the event. That example is a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Bethesda. 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 Bethesda Theatre?
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 Bethesda Theatre is booked?
The Music Center at Strathmore (1,976), Round House Theatre and Writer's Center are in the same city and have their own pages here. 5 venues in total are mapped in Bethesda.
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Elsewhere in Bethesda
- The Music Center at Strathmore
1,976 seats
- Round House Theatre
theatre
- Writer's Center
event space
- Hosting an event in Bethesda
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