Bright Hockey Center
An arena in Boston, Massachusetts. It seats a stated 2,850. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 2,850
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1956
- 70 years old
- From BOS
- 10 km (6.2 mi)
- Logan International Airport
- From the centre
- 5.6 km (3.5 mi)
- of Boston
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What Bright Hockey Center is
It sits in Boston, 5.6 km (3.5 mi) from the centre of Boston.
Bright Hockey Center was opened in 1956, which puts it at 70 years old.
2,850 seats covers a single-track conference, an awards night or a mid-sized annual meeting.
- Coordinates
- 42.3683, -71.1271
- Classified as
- arena
Getting there
Logan International Airport (BOS) is 10 km (6.2 mi) out, a standard transfer of twenty to forty minutes outside rush hour.
5.6 km (3.5 mi) out from the middle of Boston — close enough to book a downtown hotel block, far enough that people will expect transport laid on after dark.
Boston has 182 venues mapped in total and a population of 673,458. The Boston guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
A room for 2,850 is a plenary space in practice, whatever it is classified as. It ranks 13th among the 182 venues mapped in Boston.
- 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.
Pricing a full house here
Take 950 people through the door in Bright Hockey Center — sized to the stated capacity of Bright Hockey Center. 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
4 other venues in Boston have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Roadrunner3,500 seats
- Wang Theatre3,500 seats
- Orpheum Theatre2,700 seats
- Boston Opera House2,600 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
- 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, year opened, 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 Bright Hockey Center hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 2,850 for Bright Hockey Center. 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 Bright Hockey Center?
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 Bright Hockey Center. 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 Bright Hockey 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 Bright Hockey Center is booked?
Roadrunner (3,500), Wang Theatre (3,500) and Orpheum Theatre (2,700) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 182 venues in total are mapped in Boston.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Boston
- Roadrunner
3,500 seats
- Wang Theatre
3,500 seats
- Orpheum Theatre
2,700 seats
- Boston Opera House
2,600 seats
- Hosting an event in Boston
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Running an event at Bright Hockey Center?
Bring the schedule, the invites and the arrivals into one branded app. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.