Fifth Third Arena
An arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. It seats a stated 13,176. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 13,176
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1989
- 37 years old
- From CVG
- 16 km (9.9 mi)
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
- From the centre
- 0.4 km (0.2 mi)
- of Cincinnati
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 2700 O' Varsity Way, right in the centre of Cincinnati.
Fifth Third Arena was opened in 1989 and owned by University of Cincinnati, which puts it at 37 years old.
A stated 13,176 puts this in arena territory: general sessions and keynotes fit, breakouts need somewhere else.
- Address
- 2700 O' Varsity Way, Cincinnati, OH 45221
- Owner
- University of Cincinnati
- Coordinates
- 39.1311, -84.5142
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to Fifth Third Arena
16 km (9.9 mi) separates Fifth Third Arena from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) — normal for a city venue, and worth a line in the joining instructions rather than a shuttle contract.
Being 0.4 km (0.2 mi) from the middle of Cincinnati means attendees can walk from their hotel, which removes the single most complained-about line in most event budgets.
Cincinnati has 97 venues mapped in total and a population of 314,915. The Cincinnati guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
At 13,176 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 13,176 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 Fifth Third Arena
A Fifth Third Arena programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Fifth Third Arena — 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.
If this one is booked
4 other venues in Cincinnati have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- TQL Stadium26,000 seats
- Heritage Bank Center17,556 seats
- Cintas Center10,250 seats
- Truist Arena9,400 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
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 8 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, owner, 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 Fifth Third Arena hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 13,176 for Fifth Third Arena. 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 Fifth Third Arena?
2700 O' Varsity Way, Cincinnati, OH 45221. It is 0.4 km (0.2 mi) from the centre of Cincinnati. The nearest major airport is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), about 16 km (9.9 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Fifth Third Arena?
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 Fifth Third Arena. 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 Fifth Third Arena?
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 Fifth Third Arena is booked?
TQL Stadium (26,000), Heritage Bank Center (17,556) and Cintas Center (10,250) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 97 venues in total are mapped in Cincinnati.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Cincinnati
- TQL Stadium
26,000 seats
- Heritage Bank Center
17,556 seats
- Cintas Center
10,250 seats
- Truist Arena
9,400 seats
- Hosting an event in Cincinnati
What kind of event is it
Running an event at Fifth Third Arena?
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