DCU Center
A convention centre in Worcester, Massachusetts. It seats a stated 14,800. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 14,800
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1982
- 44 years old
- From BOS
- 66 km (41 mi)
- Logan International Airport
- From the centre
- 0.4 km (0.2 mi)
- of Worcester
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What the record holds
It stands at 50 Foster Street, 01608, right in the centre of Worcester.
DCU Center was opened in 1982, operated by SMG and owned by Worcester, which puts it at 44 years old.
14,800 seats is arena scale, so it works as a plenary room with breakouts hosted nearby.
- Address
- 50 Foster Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01608, United States
- Operator
- SMG
- Owner
- Worcester
- Official site
- www.dcucenter.com
- Coordinates
- 42.2650, -71.7989
- Classified as
- convention centre
How attendees reach it
Logan International Airport (BOS) is 66 km (41 mi) away. Build a real transfer window into the arrival day and do not schedule anything important before midday.
A central address is worth more than it looks: no shuttle, no parking plan, and evening sessions that people actually stay for.
Worcester has 24 venues mapped in total and a population of 211,286. The Worcester guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Programming it
An exhibition building is bought by the square foot, not the seat. What decides whether your show fits is column spacing, ceiling height and how many trucks can be on the dock at once, so ask DCU Center for the hall sheet rather than a capacity number.
- trade shows and exhibitions
Built as a floor rather than a seating plan, which is what an exhibition needs.
- multi-track conferences
The same hall subdivides into tracks once the booths come out.
- career fairs
A booth grid and a single controlled entrance is the whole requirement.
What event67 costs at this capacity
A DCU Center programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of DCU 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.
Elsewhere in Worcester
4 other venues in Worcester have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Fitton Field23,500 seats
- Polar Park10,000 seats
- Commerce Bank Field at Foley Stadium4,000 seats
- Hart Center3,600 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
- 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 DCU Center hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 14,800 for DCU 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 DCU Center?
50 Foster Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01608, United States. It is 0.4 km (0.2 mi) from the centre of Worcester. The nearest major airport is Logan International Airport (BOS), about 66 km (41 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at DCU 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 DCU 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 DCU 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 DCU Center is booked?
Fitton Field (23,500), Polar Park (10,000) and Commerce Bank Field at Foley Stadium (4,000) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 24 venues in total are mapped in Worcester.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Worcester
- Fitton Field
23,500 seats
- Polar Park
10,000 seats
- Commerce Bank Field at Foley Stadium
4,000 seats
- Hart Center
3,600 seats
- Hosting an event in Worcester
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