Cahn Auditorium
Cahn Auditorium is an event space in Evanston, Illinois. It seats a stated 1,000. Here is what the public record holds on it, and what an event67 rollout would cost in a room this size.
- Stated capacity
- 1,000
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1940
- 86 years old
- From ORD
- 20 km (12 mi)
- O'Hare International Airport
- From the centre
- 1.6 km (1 mi)
- of Evanston
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What Cahn Auditorium is
It stands at 600 Emerson Street, 60201, right in the centre of Evanston.
Cahn Auditorium was opened in 1940, which puts it at 86 years old.
1,000 seats covers a single-track conference, an awards night or a mid-sized annual meeting.
- Address
- 600 Emerson Street, Evanston, Illinois 60201
- Coordinates
- 42.0518, -87.6778
- Classified as
- event space
Getting there
O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is 20 km (12 mi) out, a standard transfer of twenty to forty minutes outside rush hour.
1.6 km (1 mi) out from the middle of Evanston — close enough to book a downtown hotel block, far enough that people will expect transport laid on after dark.
Evanston has 18 venues mapped in total and a population of 76,006. The Evanston guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
At 1,000 seats this takes a full conference in one room. Confirm what the space looks like with the seating cleared, because that is the version most conferences actually book.
- 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.
- community meetings
Room for 1,000 covers most community and member meetings.
Pricing a full house here
A Cahn Auditorium programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Cahn Auditorium — 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 Evanston have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Welsh–Ryan Arena8,117 seats
- Pick-Staiger Concert Hall1,003 seats
- Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Artsperforming-arts centre
- Norris University 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, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, 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 Cahn Auditorium hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 1,000 for Cahn Auditorium. 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.
Where is Cahn Auditorium?
600 Emerson Street, Evanston, Illinois 60201. It is 1.6 km (1 mi) from the centre of Evanston. The nearest major airport is O'Hare International Airport (ORD), about 20 km (12 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Cahn Auditorium?
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 Cahn Auditorium. 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 Cahn Auditorium?
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 Cahn Auditorium is booked?
Welsh–Ryan Arena (8,117), Pick-Staiger Concert Hall (1,003) and Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts are in the same city and have their own pages here. 18 venues in total are mapped in Evanston.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Evanston
- Welsh–Ryan Arena
8,117 seats
- Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
1,003 seats
- Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
performing-arts centre
- Norris University Center
event space
- Hosting an event in Evanston
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