Blackham Coliseum
Blackham Coliseum is an arena in Lafayette, Louisiana. It seats a stated 5,500. Here is what the public record holds on it, and what an event67 rollout would cost in a room this size.
- Stated capacity
- 5,500
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1950
- 76 years old
- From LFT
- 4 km (2.5 mi)
- Lafayette Regional Airport
- From the centre
- 2 km (1.2 mi)
- of Lafayette
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 sits in Lafayette, 2 km (1.2 mi) from the centre of Lafayette.
Blackham Coliseum was opened in 1950 and operated by University of Louisiana at Lafayette, which puts it at 76 years old.
5,500 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Operator
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Owner
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Coordinates
- 30.2106, -92.0331
- Classified as
- arena
Access and arrival
Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) sits 4 km (2.5 mi) out, so a same-day return is realistic for anyone flying in for one session.
At 2 km (1.2 mi) from the city centre it is a short ride from downtown hotels rather than a walk.
Lafayette has 12 venues mapped in total and a population of 122,280. The Lafayette guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
The kind of event it takes
5,500 is enough for a whole programme in a single room, which removes the hardest logistics problem an event has. Ask what the room looks like empty — the seated figure and the usable one are rarely the same.
- 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.
The app bill, at this size
A Blackham Coliseum programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Blackham Coliseum — 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 Lafayette
4 other venues in Lafayette have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Cajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium31,000 seats
- Cajundome & Convention Centerconvention centre
- Earl K. Long Gymnasiumarena
- Hope Lodge No. 145event 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. 8 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, owner, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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 Blackham Coliseum hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 5,500 for Blackham Coliseum. 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 Blackham Coliseum?
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 Blackham Coliseum. 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 Blackham Coliseum?
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 Blackham Coliseum is booked?
Cajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium (31,000), Cajundome & Convention Center and Earl K. Long Gymnasium are in the same city and have their own pages here. 12 venues in total are mapped in Lafayette.
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Elsewhere in Lafayette
- Cajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium
31,000 seats
- Cajundome & Convention Center
convention centre
- Earl K. Long Gymnasium
arena
- Hope Lodge No. 145
event space
- Hosting an event in Lafayette
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