Englert Theatre
A theatre in Iowa City, Iowa. It seats a stated 725. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 725
- people, as published
- From CID
- 29 km (18 mi)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport
- From the centre
- 0.2 km (0.1 mi)
- of Iowa City
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 221 East Washington Street, right in the centre of Iowa City.
The stated 725 is ballroom scale: a plenary, a gala dinner, or two tracks with a wall between them.
- Address
- 221 East Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240
- Official site
- www.englert.org
- Coordinates
- 41.6597, -91.5322
- Classified as
- theatre
Travel to Englert Theatre
29 km (18 mi) separates Englert Theatre from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) — normal for a city venue, and worth a line in the joining instructions rather than a shuttle contract.
It is central, so a hotel block within walking distance is realistic and you can skip a shuttle entirely.
Iowa City has 13 venues mapped in total and a population of 76,710. The Iowa City guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
A fixed-seat house suits a single-track programme: keynotes, panels, award ceremonies and film. It does not suit a trade floor, banqueting or anything that needs the seats to move, so pair it with a nearby function room if you need both.
- 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 Englert Theatre
A Englert Theatre programme at 750 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Englert Theatre — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- activated attendees
- 750activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 700billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $3,500for 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 Iowa City have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Carver–Hawkeye Arena15,400 seats
- Iowa Field House13,365 seats
- Duane Banks Fieldarena
- Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Centerhotel with function space
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. 7 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, stated capacity, capacity sizing, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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 Englert Theatre hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 725 for Englert Theatre. 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 Englert Theatre?
221 East Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240. It is 0.2 km (0.1 mi) from the centre of Iowa City. The nearest major airport is The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID), about 29 km (18 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Englert Theatre?
750 activated attendees means 700 billable after the free 50, so $3,500 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of Englert Theatre. 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 Englert Theatre?
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 Englert Theatre is booked?
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400), Iowa Field House (13,365) and Duane Banks Field are in the same city and have their own pages here. 13 venues in total are mapped in Iowa City.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Iowa City
- Carver–Hawkeye Arena
15,400 seats
- Iowa Field House
13,365 seats
- Duane Banks Field
arena
- Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center
hotel with function space
- Hosting an event in Iowa City
What kind of event is it
Running an event at Englert Theatre?
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