Carmichael Arena
An arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It seats a stated 8,010. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 8,010
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1965
- 61 years old
- From RDU
- 23 km (14 mi)
- Raleigh–Durham International Airport
- From the centre
- 1 km (0.6 mi)
- of Chapel Hill
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
About this venue
It sits in Chapel Hill, right in the centre of Chapel Hill.
Carmichael Arena was opened in 1965 and owned by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which puts it at 61 years old.
8,010 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Owner
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Coordinates
- 35.9095, -79.0454
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to Carmichael Arena
Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) is 23 km (14 mi) out, a standard transfer of twenty to forty minutes outside rush hour.
It is central, so a hotel block within walking distance is realistic and you can skip a shuttle entirely.
Chapel Hill has 18 venues mapped in total and a population of 64,028. The Chapel Hill guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
At 8,010 the seating bowl is the point and the floor is the room you are actually booking. Plan the day around one big moment here and put everything that needs a smaller room in a second building.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- festivals
An audience of 8,010 is festival scale, not conference scale.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
A worked example for Carmichael Arena
A Carmichael Arena programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Carmichael Arena — 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.
If this one is booked
4 other venues in Chapel Hill have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Kenan Memorial Stadium24,000 seats
- Dean Smith Center21,750 seats
- Woollen Gymnasium6,000 seats
- Kenan Stadiumstadium
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: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, 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 Carmichael Arena hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 8,010 for Carmichael Arena. 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 Carmichael Arena?
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 Carmichael Arena. 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 Carmichael Arena?
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 Carmichael Arena is booked?
Kenan Memorial Stadium (24,000), Dean Smith Center (21,750) and Woollen Gymnasium (6,000) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 18 venues in total are mapped in Chapel Hill.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Chapel Hill
- Kenan Memorial Stadium
24,000 seats
- Dean Smith Center
21,750 seats
- Woollen Gymnasium
6,000 seats
- Kenan Stadium
stadium
- Hosting an event in Chapel Hill
Up a level
What kind of event is it
Running an event at Carmichael Arena?
Bring the schedule, the invites and the arrivals into one branded app. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.