Colonial Theatre, Boston
An event space in Boston, Massachusetts. It seats a stated 1,700. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 1,700
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1900
- 126 years old
- From BOS
- 5 km (3.1 mi)
- Logan International Airport
- From the centre
- 0.8 km (0.5 mi)
- of Boston
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 106 Boylston Street, right in the centre of Boston.
Colonial Theatre, Boston was opened in 1900, operated by ATG Entertainment and owned by Emerson College, which puts it at 126 years old.
The stated 1,700 is ballroom scale: a plenary, a gala dinner, or two tracks with a wall between them.
- Address
- 106 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116
- Operator
- ATG Entertainment
- Owner
- Emerson College
- Official site
- us.atgtickets.com/venues/emerson-colonial-theatre
- Coordinates
- 42.3523, -71.0654
- Classified as
- event space
Access and arrival
Logan International Airport (BOS) sits 5 km (3.1 mi) out, so a same-day return is realistic for anyone flying in for one session.
Being 0.8 km (0.5 mi) from the middle of Boston means attendees can walk from their hotel, which removes the single most complained-about line in most event budgets.
Boston has 182 venues mapped in total and a population of 673,458. The Boston guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
The kind of event it takes
1,700 is enough for a whole programme in a single room, which removes the hardest logistics problem an event has. Ask what the room looks like empty — the seated figure and the usable one are rarely the same.
- 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 1,700 covers most community and member meetings.
The app bill, at this size
A Colonial Theatre, Boston programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Colonial Theatre, Boston — 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 Boston
4 other venues in Boston have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Jordan Field2,500 seats
- Lavietes Pavilion2,195 seats
- Shubert Theatre1,600 seats
- Ohiri Field1,500 seats
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. 10 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry 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 Colonial Theatre, Boston hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 1,700 for Colonial Theatre, Boston. 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 Colonial Theatre, Boston?
106 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116. It is 0.8 km (0.5 mi) from the centre of Boston. The nearest major airport is Logan International Airport (BOS), about 5 km (3.1 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Colonial Theatre, Boston?
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 Colonial Theatre, Boston. 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 Colonial Theatre, Boston?
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 Colonial Theatre, Boston is booked?
Jordan Field (2,500), Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) and Shubert Theatre (1,600) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 182 venues in total are mapped in Boston.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Boston
- Jordan Field
2,500 seats
- Lavietes Pavilion
2,195 seats
- Shubert Theatre
1,600 seats
- Ohiri Field
1,500 seats
- Hosting an event in Boston
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