Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
Everything the open record has on Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex, a convention centre in Birmingham, Alabama — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 17,654.
- Stated capacity
- 17,654
- people, as published
- From BHM
- 7 km (4.3 mi)
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
- From the centre
- 1 km (0.6 mi)
- of Birmingham
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What Birmingham–Jefferson is
It sits in Birmingham, right in the centre of Birmingham.
17,654 seats is arena scale, so it works as a plenary room with breakouts hosted nearby.
- Official site
- www.bjcc.org
- Coordinates
- 33.5240, -86.8120
- Classified as
- convention centre
Getting there
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is 7 km (4.3 mi) away — close enough that a delayed speaker can still make an afternoon slot.
It is central, so a hotel block within walking distance is realistic and you can skip a shuttle entirely.
Birmingham has 56 venues mapped in total and a population of 196,357. The Birmingham guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
As a convention centre this is built for floors rather than seats — exhibitions, trade shows and multi-track conferences where the hall is subdivided. Ask for the hall sheet with column spacing and load-in doors before you commit to a booth plan.
- trade shows and exhibitions
Built as a floor rather than a seating plan, which is what an exhibition needs.
- multi-track conferences
The same hall subdivides into tracks once the booths come out.
- career fairs
A booth grid and a single controlled entrance is the whole requirement.
Pricing a full house here
A Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex — 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.
Nearby alternatives
4 other venues in Birmingham have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Legion Field71,594 seats
- Protective Stadium47,100 seats
- Bartow Arena8,508 seats
- Pete Hanna Stadium6,700 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. 6 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, 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 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 17,654 for Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex. 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 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex?
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 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex. 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 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex?
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 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex is booked?
Legion Field (71,594), Protective Stadium (47,100) and Bartow Arena (8,508) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 56 venues in total are mapped in Birmingham.
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Elsewhere in Birmingham
- Legion Field
71,594 seats
- Protective Stadium
47,100 seats
- Bartow Arena
8,508 seats
- Pete Hanna Stadium
6,700 seats
- Hosting an event in Birmingham
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