Dix Stadium
Dix Stadium is a stadium in Kent, Ohio. It seats a stated 25,319. Here is what the public record holds on it, and what an event67 rollout would cost in a room this size.
- Stated capacity
- 25,319
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1969
- 57 years old
- From CLE
- 54 km (34 mi)
- Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
- From the centre
- 4.1 km (2.5 mi)
- of Kent
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 stands at 2213 Summit Road, 4.1 km (2.5 mi) from the centre of Kent.
Dix Stadium was opened in 1969 and operated by Kent State University, which puts it at 57 years old.
A stated 25,319 puts this in arena territory: general sessions and keynotes fit, breakouts need somewhere else.
- Address
- 2213 Summit Road, Kent, Ohio, United States
- Operator
- Kent State University
- Owner
- Kent State University
- Coordinates
- 41.1392, -81.3133
- Classified as
- stadium
Travel to Dix Stadium
At 54 km (34 mi), Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) makes arrival day a travel day. Open registration the evening before if you can.
The centre of Kent is 4.1 km (2.5 mi) away, which is a taxi rather than a walk and a reason to publish an arrival map.
Kent has 11 venues mapped in total and a population of 27,720. The Kent guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
At 25,319 the seating bowl is the point and the floor is the room you are actually booking. Plan the day around one big moment here and put everything that needs a smaller room in a second building.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- festivals
An audience of 25,319 is festival scale, not conference scale.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
A worked example for Dix Stadium
Take 950 people through the door in Dix Stadium — sized to the stated capacity of Dix Stadium. 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.
If this one is booked
3 other venues in Kent have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center6,327 seats
- Kent State University Ice Arena1,500 seats
- The Kent Stagetheatre
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. 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 Dix Stadium hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 25,319 for Dix Stadium. 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 Dix Stadium?
2213 Summit Road, Kent, Ohio, United States. It is 4.1 km (2.5 mi) from the centre of Kent. The nearest major airport is Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), about 54 km (34 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Dix Stadium?
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 Dix Stadium. 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 Dix Stadium?
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 Dix Stadium is booked?
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (6,327), Kent State University Ice Arena (1,500) and The Kent Stage are in the same city and have their own pages here. 11 venues in total are mapped in Kent.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Kent
- Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center
6,327 seats
- Kent State University Ice Arena
1,500 seats
- The Kent Stage
theatre
- Hosting an event in Kent
What kind of event is it
Running an event at Dix Stadium?
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