Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre Main Stage Theatre
An event space in Medicine Hat, Alberta. It seats a stated 700. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 700
- people, as published
- From YXH
- 4 km (2.5 mi)
- Medicine Hat Airport
- From the centre
- 0.3 km (0.2 mi)
- of Medicine Hat
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 401 1 St SE, T1A 8W2, right in the centre of Medicine Hat.
The stated 700 is ballroom scale: a plenary, a gala dinner, or two tracks with a wall between them.
- Address
- 401 1 St SE, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8W2
- Coordinates
- 50.0398, -110.6803
- Classified as
- event space
Travel to Esplanade Arts and Heritage
4 km (2.5 mi) to Medicine Hat Airport (YXH). At that distance the transfer is not a planning problem, which is rarer than it sounds.
Being 0.3 km (0.2 mi) from the middle of Medicine Hat means attendees can walk from their hotel, which removes the single most complained-about line in most event budgets.
Medicine Hat has 7 venues mapped in total and a population of 63,271. The Medicine Hat guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
700 is enough for a whole programme in a single room, which removes the hardest logistics problem an event has. Ask what the room looks like empty — the seated figure and the usable one are rarely the same.
- networking mixers
An independent space with its own character, which a mixer benefits from more than a conference does.
- fundraisers and galas
A room with a personality is worth more at a gala than square footage is.
- community meetings
Room for 700 covers most community and member meetings.
A worked example for Esplanade Arts and Heritage
Take 700 people through the door in Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre Main Stage Theatre — sized to the stated capacity of Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre Main Stage Theatre. 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
- 700activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 650billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at CA$7 each
- CA$4,550for the whole event, at CA$7 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
2 other venues in Medicine Hat have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
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: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, nearest airport with distance.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- CA$7
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- CA$6,650
- 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 Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre Main Stage Theatre hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 700 for Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre Main Stage 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 Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre Main Stage Theatre?
401 1 St SE, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8W2. It is 0.3 km (0.2 mi) from the centre of Medicine Hat. The nearest major airport is Medicine Hat Airport (YXH), about 4 km (2.5 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre Main Stage Theatre?
700 activated attendees means 650 billable after the free 50, so CA$4,550 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre Main Stage Theatre. The rate is CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at CA$6,650 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 Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre Main Stage 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 Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre Main Stage Theatre is booked?
Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre Studio Theatre (200) and Co-op Place are in the same city and have their own pages here. 7 venues in total are mapped in Medicine Hat.
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Running an event at Esplanade Arts and Heritage?
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