Bretton Woods Recreation Center
An event space in Germantown, Maryland. Open records put its footprint at 12,414,600 sq ft. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Recorded footprint
- 12,414,600 sq ft
- building outline, not exhibit space
- Opened
- 1968
- 58 years old
- From IAD
- 18 km (11 mi)
- Washington Dulles International Airport
- From the centre
- 12 km (7.6 mi)
- of Germantown
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What Bretton Woods Recreation Center is
It stands at 15700 River Rd, 20874, 12 km (7.6 mi) from the centre of Germantown.
Bretton Woods Recreation Center was opened in 1968, which puts it at 58 years old.
No seated capacity is published. The recorded footprint is 12,414,600 sq ft, which is the outline of the building rather than usable exhibition space, so treat it as an upper bound and ask the venue for a room-by-room sheet.
- Address
- 15700 River Rd, Germantown, MD 20874
- Official site
- www.bwrc.org
- Coordinates
- 39.0739, -77.3333
- Classified as
- event space
Getting there
Allow half an hour each way to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), 18 km (11 mi) away, and rather more if your first session starts during the morning peak.
This is an out-of-centre venue — 12 km (7.6 mi) from the middle of Germantown — which usually buys you parking and load-in access in exchange for a transport plan.
Germantown has 7 venues mapped in total and a population of 86,395. The Germantown guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
Smaller spaces are where most events actually happen, and Bretton Woods Recreation Center is one of them. A single-track day works; a programme with a trade floor attached does not.
- networking mixers
An independent space with its own character, which a mixer benefits from more than a conference does.
- fundraisers and galas
A room with a personality is worth more at a gala than square footage is.
Pricing a full house here
Take 950 people through the door in Bretton Woods Recreation Center — sized from the recorded footprint of Bretton Woods Recreation Center at roughly twelve square feet a head. 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.
Nearby alternatives
2 other venues in Germantown have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- BlackRock Center for the Artsperforming-arts centre
- Hallowoodevent 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
- 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, floor area, floor-area sizing, year opened, official website, nearest airport with distance.
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 big is Bretton Woods Recreation Center?
The recorded footprint is 12,414,600 sq ft. That is the outline of the building, not usable exhibition or function space, and no seated capacity is published anywhere in the open record. Treat it as an upper bound and ask the venue for a room-by-room sheet.
Where is Bretton Woods Recreation Center?
15700 River Rd, Germantown, MD 20874. It is 12 km (7.6 mi) from the centre of Germantown. The nearest major airport is Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), about 18 km (11 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Bretton Woods Recreation Center?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so $4,500 for the event. That example is sized from the recorded footprint of Bretton Woods Recreation Center at roughly twelve square feet a head. 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 Bretton Woods Recreation Center?
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 Bretton Woods Recreation Center is booked?
BlackRock Center for the Arts and Hallowood are in the same city and have their own pages here. 7 venues in total are mapped in Germantown.
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- BlackRock Center for the Arts
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- Hallowood
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