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Civic Opera House

Civic Opera House is a theatre in Chicago, Illinois. It seats a stated 3,563. 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
3,563
people, as published
Opened
1929
97 years old
From ORD
25 km (16 mi)
O'Hare International Airport
From the centre
3.8 km (2.4 mi)
of Chicago

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 20 North Wacker Dr, 60606, 3.8 km (2.4 mi) from the centre of Chicago.

Civic Opera House was opened in 1929 and operated by Lyric Opera of Chicago, which puts it at 97 years old.

3,563 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.

Address
20 North Wacker Dr, Chicago, Illinois 60606, United States
Operator
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Owner
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Coordinates
41.8825, -87.6375
Classified as
theatre

Access and arrival

25 km (16 mi) separates Civic Opera House from O'Hare International Airport (ORD) — normal for a city venue, and worth a line in the joining instructions rather than a shuttle contract.

The centre of Chicago is 3.8 km (2.4 mi) away, which is a taxi rather than a walk and a reason to publish an arrival map.

The published number for the venue is +1-312-332-2244.

Chicago has 231 venues mapped in total and a population of 2,721,308. The Chicago guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.

The kind of event it takes

A fixed-seat house suits a single-track programme: keynotes, panels, award ceremonies and film. It does not suit a trade floor, banqueting or anything that needs the seats to move, so pair it with a nearby function room if you need both.

  • award ceremonies

    Fixed seating, sightlines and a lighting rig are the hard parts, and they are already here.

  • product launches

    A single-track room with a real stage is the right shape for a launch.

  • multi-track conferences

    Works as a plenary house with breakouts booked elsewhere in the city.

The app bill, at this size

Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Civic Opera House event sized to the stated capacity of Civic Opera House. Here is exactly what event67 charges, with the free 50 taken off the top.

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 Civic Opera House, and what each dot costsOne dot ≈ 10 attendees

Other rooms in Chicago

4 other venues in Chicago 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
  • 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. 12 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 Civic Opera House hold?

Open data records a stated capacity of 3,563 for Civic Opera House. 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 Civic Opera House?

20 North Wacker Dr, Chicago, Illinois 60606, United States. It is 3.8 km (2.4 mi) from the centre of Chicago. The nearest major airport is O'Hare International Airport (ORD), about 25 km (16 mi) away.

What does an event app cost for an event at Civic Opera House?

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 Civic Opera House. 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 Civic Opera House?

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 Civic Opera House is booked?

Auditorium Theatre (3,875), Chicago Theatre (3,600) and Congress Theater (3,500) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 231 venues in total are mapped in Chicago.

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