Cassell Coliseum
Everything the open record has on Cassell Coliseum, an arena in Blacksburg, Virginia — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 10,052.
- Stated capacity
- 10,052
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1962
- 64 years old
- From ROA
- 41 km (25 mi)
- Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport
- From the centre
- 0.9 km (0.6 mi)
- of Blacksburg
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 stands at 675 Washington Street, 24061, right in the centre of Blacksburg.
Cassell Coliseum was opened in 1962 and operated by Virginia Tech, which puts it at 64 years old.
A stated 10,052 puts this in arena territory: general sessions and keynotes fit, breakouts need somewhere else.
- Address
- 675 Washington Street, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
- Operator
- Virginia Tech
- Owner
- Virginia Tech
- Official site
- www.vt.edu/about/buildings/cassell-coliseum.html
- Coordinates
- 37.2222, -80.4189
- Classified as
- arena
Access and arrival
41 km (25 mi) to Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) is far enough to change the shape of the programme: a first morning session will lose the people who flew in that day.
Being 0.9 km (0.6 mi) from the middle of Blacksburg means attendees can walk from their hotel, which removes the single most complained-about line in most event budgets.
Blacksburg has 13 venues mapped in total and a population of 45,452. The Blacksburg guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
The kind of event it takes
Anything at this scale is a one-room event. It is the 2nd largest arena or stadium mapped in Blacksburg, and like all of them it solves the plenary and none of the rest of the programme.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- festivals
An audience of 10,052 is festival scale, not conference scale.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
The app bill, at this size
A Cassell Coliseum programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Cassell 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 Blacksburg
4 other venues in Blacksburg have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Lane Stadium65,632 seats
- Baseball Stadium at English Field1,132 seats
- Theatre 101130 seats
- Huntsman Clubhouseevent 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. 11 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, owner, official website and more.
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 Cassell Coliseum hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 10,052 for Cassell 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.
Where is Cassell Coliseum?
675 Washington Street, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States. It is 0.9 km (0.6 mi) from the centre of Blacksburg. The nearest major airport is Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA), about 41 km (25 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Cassell 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 Cassell 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 Cassell 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 Cassell Coliseum is booked?
Lane Stadium (65,632), Baseball Stadium at English Field (1,132) and Theatre 101 (130) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 13 venues in total are mapped in Blacksburg.
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Elsewhere in Blacksburg
- Lane Stadium
65,632 seats
- Baseball Stadium at English Field
1,132 seats
- Theatre 101
130 seats
- Huntsman Clubhouse
event space
- Hosting an event in Blacksburg
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