Davies Gym
Davies Gym is an arena in Carbondale, Illinois. It seats a stated 1,250. Here is what the public record holds on it, and what an event67 rollout would cost in a room this size.
- Stated capacity
- 1,250
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1925
- 101 years old
- From MWA
- 19 km (12 mi)
- Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois
- From the centre
- 1.2 km (0.7 mi)
- of Carbondale
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What Davies Gym is
It sits in Carbondale, right in the centre of Carbondale.
Davies Gym was opened in 1925, which puts it at 101 years old.
1,250 seats covers a single-track conference, an awards night or a mid-sized annual meeting.
- Coordinates
- 37.7161, -89.2159
- Classified as
- arena
Getting there
Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (MWA) is 19 km (12 mi) out, a standard transfer of twenty to forty minutes outside rush hour.
A central address is worth more than it looks: no shuttle, no parking plan, and evening sessions that people actually stay for.
Carbondale has 13 venues mapped in total and a population of 22,223. The Carbondale guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
At 1,250 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.
Pricing a full house here
Take 950 people through the door in Davies Gym — sized to the stated capacity of Davies Gym. The first 50 activated attendees are free on every event, so only the rest are billed, and the total stops moving at 1,000 however many more turn up.
- 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.
Nearby alternatives
2 other venues in Carbondale have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Saluki Stadium15,000 seats
- Banterra Center8,339 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. 5 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance.
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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.
Questions people actually ask
How many people does Davies Gym hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 1,250 for Davies Gym. 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 Davies Gym?
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 Davies Gym. 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 Davies Gym?
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 Davies Gym is booked?
Saluki Stadium (15,000) and Banterra Center (8,339) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 13 venues in total are mapped in Carbondale.
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Elsewhere in Carbondale
- Saluki Stadium
15,000 seats
- Banterra Center
8,339 seats
- Hosting an event in Carbondale
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