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Charles E. Smith Athletic Center

Charles E. Smith Athletic Center is an arena in Washington, District of Columbia. It seats a stated 5,000. Here is what the public record holds on it, and what an event67 rollout would cost in a room this size.

Price your eventWhat fits here
Stated capacity
5,000
people, as published
Opened
1975
51 years old
From DCA
5 km (3.1 mi)
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
From the centre
1.2 km (0.7 mi)
of Washington

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 stands at 600 22nd Street NorthwestWashington, 20052, right in the centre of Washington.

Charles E. Smith Athletic Center was opened in 1975, operated by George Washington Revolutionaries and owned by George Washington University, which puts it at 51 years old.

5,000 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.

Address
600 22nd Street NorthwestWashington, D.C. 20052 U.S.
Operator
George Washington Revolutionaries
Owner
George Washington University
Official site
smith50.gwu.edu
Coordinates
38.8978, -77.0493
Classified as
arena

Travel to Charles E. Smith Athletic Center

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) sits 5 km (3.1 mi) out, so a same-day return is realistic for anyone flying in for one session.

Being 1.2 km (0.7 mi) from the middle of Washington means attendees can walk from their hotel, which removes the single most complained-about line in most event budgets.

Washington has 128 venues mapped in total and a population of 702,250. The Washington guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.

What fits in this room

At 5,000 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.

  • 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.

A worked example for Charles E. Smith Athletic Center

A Charles E. Smith Athletic Center programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Charles E. Smith Athletic Center — 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.

1,000
activated attendees at Charles E. Smith Athletic Center, and what each dot costsOne dot ≈ 10 attendees

If this one is booked

4 other venues in Washington have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.

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. 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.

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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.

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Questions people actually ask

How many people does Charles E. Smith Athletic Center hold?

Open data records a stated capacity of 5,000 for Charles E. Smith Athletic 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.

Where is Charles E. Smith Athletic Center?

600 22nd Street NorthwestWashington, D.C. 20052 U.S.. It is 1.2 km (0.7 mi) from the centre of Washington. The nearest major airport is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), about 5 km (3.1 mi) away.

What does an event app cost for an event at Charles E. Smith Athletic 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 Charles E. Smith Athletic 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 Charles E. Smith Athletic 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 Charles E. Smith Athletic Center is booked?

D.C. Armory (10,000), William H. Greene Stadium (10,000) and Bender Arena (4,500) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 128 venues in total are mapped in Washington.

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