Grady Cole Center
Everything the open record has on Grady Cole Center, an arena in Charlotte, North Carolina — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 3,000.
- Stated capacity
- 3,000
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1956
- 70 years old
- From CLT
- 10 km (6.2 mi)
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- From the centre
- 1.7 km (1.1 mi)
- of Charlotte
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 sits in Charlotte, right in the centre of Charlotte.
Grady Cole Center was opened in 1956 and operated by Mecklenburg County, which puts it at 70 years old.
3,000 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Operator
- Mecklenburg County
- Coordinates
- 35.2182, -80.8283
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to Grady Cole Center
Allow half an hour each way to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), 10 km (6.2 mi) away, and rather more if your first session starts during the morning peak.
1.7 km (1.1 mi) out from the middle of Charlotte — close enough to book a downtown hotel block, far enough that people will expect transport laid on after dark.
Charlotte has 64 venues mapped in total and a population of 943,476. The Charlotte guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
At 3,000 seats this takes a full conference in one room. Confirm what the space looks like with the seating cleared, because that is the version most conferences actually book.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
A worked example for Grady Cole Center
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Grady Cole Center event sized to the stated capacity of Grady Cole Center. Here is exactly what event67 charges, with the free 50 taken off the top.
- 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 Charlotte have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Irwin Belk Track and Field Center/Transamerica Field4,000 seats
- Belk Gymnasium3,000 seats
- Curry Arena2,500 seats
- Ovens Auditorium2,460 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. 7 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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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 Grady Cole Center hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 3,000 for Grady Cole Center. 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.
What does an event app cost for an event at Grady Cole Center?
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 Grady Cole Center. 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 Grady Cole Center?
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 Grady Cole Center is booked?
Irwin Belk Track and Field Center/Transamerica Field (4,000), Belk Gymnasium (3,000) and Curry Arena (2,500) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 64 venues in total are mapped in Charlotte.
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Elsewhere in Charlotte
- Irwin Belk Track and Field Center/Transamerica Field
4,000 seats
- Belk Gymnasium
3,000 seats
- Curry Arena
2,500 seats
- Ovens Auditorium
2,460 seats
- Hosting an event in Charlotte
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