Delacorte Theater
A theatre in Manhattan, New York. It seats a stated 1,800. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 1,800
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1962
- 64 years old
- From JFK
- 22 km (14 mi)
- John F. Kennedy International Airport
- From the centre
- 0.4 km (0.2 mi)
- of Manhattan
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 sits in Manhattan, right in the centre of Manhattan.
Delacorte Theater was opened in 1962, operated by The Public Theater and owned by New York City, which puts it at 64 years old.
The stated 1,800 is ballroom scale: a plenary, a gala dinner, or two tracks with a wall between them.
- Operator
- The Public Theater
- Owner
- New York City
- Official site
- shakespeareinthepark.org/about
- Coordinates
- 40.7801, -73.9688
- Classified as
- theatre
Travel to Delacorte Theater
Allow half an hour each way to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), 22 km (14 mi) away, and rather more if your first session starts during the morning peak.
It is central, so a hotel block within walking distance is realistic and you can skip a shuttle entirely.
Manhattan has 44 venues mapped in total and a population of 1,487,536. The Manhattan guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
Programme this as a theatre, because that is what it is. One track, one stage, an audience facing the same way and 1,800 of them. Catering and breakouts need a second space nearby.
- 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.
A worked example for Delacorte Theater
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Delacorte Theater event sized to the stated capacity of Delacorte Theater. 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.
If this one is booked
4 other venues in Manhattan have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Icahn Stadium5,000 seats
- Apollo Theatertheatre
- Beacon Theatertheatre
- 92nd Street Y, New Yorkperforming-arts centre
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. 9 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance 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 Delacorte Theater hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 1,800 for Delacorte Theater. 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 Delacorte Theater?
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 Delacorte Theater. 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 Delacorte Theater?
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 Delacorte Theater is booked?
Icahn Stadium (5,000), Apollo Theater and Beacon Theater are in the same city and have their own pages here. 44 venues in total are mapped in Manhattan.
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Elsewhere in Manhattan
- Icahn Stadium
5,000 seats
- Apollo Theater
theatre
- Beacon Theater
theatre
- 92nd Street Y, New York
performing-arts centre
- Hosting an event in Manhattan
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