Gabriola Theatre Centre
A performing-arts centre in Nanaimo, British Columbia. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- From YVR
- 40 km (25 mi)
- Vancouver International Airport
- From the centre
- 15 km (9.6 mi)
- of Nanaimo
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 1475 Peterson Rd, V8K 1E1, 15 km (9.6 mi) from the centre of Nanaimo.
Gabriola Theatre Centre was operated by Gabriola Songs Society.
Neither a capacity nor a floor area is published for Gabriola Theatre Centre in any open source, so the numbers on this page describe where it is and what it is, not how many it holds. The venue will quote you directly.
- Address
- 1475 Peterson Rd, Gabriola Island
- Operator
- Gabriola Songs Society
- Official site
- www.gabriolatheatrecentre.ca
- Coordinates
- 49.1508, -123.7290
- Classified as
- performing-arts centre
Travel to Gabriola Theatre Centre
At 40 km (25 mi), Vancouver International Airport (YVR) makes arrival day a travel day. Open registration the evening before if you can.
This is an out-of-centre venue — 15 km (9.6 mi) from the middle of Nanaimo — which usually buys you parking and load-in access in exchange for a transport plan.
Nanaimo has 16 venues mapped in total and a population of 99,863. The Nanaimo 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 Gabriola Theatre Centre
A Gabriola Theatre Centre programme at 240 activated attendees — a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Nanaimo — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- activated attendees
- 240activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 190billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at CA$7 each
- CA$1,330for 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 Nanaimo have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Malaspina Theatre293 seats
- Sid Williams Civic Theatretheatre
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, operator, official website, 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
What is the capacity of Gabriola Theatre Centre?
Not published. Neither a seated capacity nor a floor area for Gabriola Theatre Centre appears in any of the open sources behind this page, so quoting one would be a guess. The venue will give you the figure; ask for seated, theatre and reception separately.
Where is Gabriola Theatre Centre?
1475 Peterson Rd, Gabriola Island. It is 15 km (9.6 mi) from the centre of Nanaimo. The nearest major airport is Vancouver International Airport (YVR), about 40 km (25 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Gabriola Theatre Centre?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so CA$1,330 for the event. That example is a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Nanaimo. 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 Gabriola Theatre Centre?
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 Gabriola Theatre Centre is booked?
Malaspina Theatre (293) and Sid Williams Civic Theatre are in the same city and have their own pages here. 16 venues in total are mapped in Nanaimo.
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