Grand Auditorium and Hotel Block
An event space in Ames, Iowa. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- From DSM
- 73 km (45 mi)
- Des Moines International Airport
- From the centre
- 17 km (11 mi)
- of Ames
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 512 Broad Street, 17 km (11 mi) from the centre of Ames.
Neither a capacity nor a floor area is published for Grand Auditorium and Hotel Block 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
- 512 Broad Street, Story City, IA 50248
- Official site
- www.storycitytheater.com
- Coordinates
- 42.1868, -93.5971
- Classified as
- event space
Travel to Grand Auditorium and Hotel Block
73 km (45 mi) to Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is far enough to change the shape of the programme: a first morning session will lose the people who flew in that day.
At 17 km (11 mi) from the centre of Ames, plan on transport between the hotels and the venue as a line in the budget rather than an afterthought.
Ames has 17 venues mapped in total and a population of 69,026. The Ames guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
This is a room for a workshop, a chapter meeting, a training day or one track of a larger programme. Anything with an exhibition attached needs a second space.
- 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.
A worked example for Grand Auditorium and Hotel Block
Take 240 people through the door in Grand Auditorium and Hotel Block — a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Ames. 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
- 240activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 190billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $950for 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 Ames have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Ames/ISU Ice Arena1,000 seats
- Radisson Hotel Ames Conference Center at ISUhotel with function space
- Metropolitan Opera Houseevent space
- Masonic Templeevent 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
- 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, 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
What is the capacity of Grand Auditorium and Hotel Block?
Not published. Neither a seated capacity nor a floor area for Grand Auditorium and Hotel Block 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 Grand Auditorium and Hotel Block?
512 Broad Street, Story City, IA 50248. It is 17 km (11 mi) from the centre of Ames. The nearest major airport is Des Moines International Airport (DSM), about 73 km (45 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Grand Auditorium and Hotel Block?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so $950 for the event. That example is a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Ames. 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 Grand Auditorium and Hotel Block?
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 Grand Auditorium and Hotel Block is booked?
Ames/ISU Ice Arena (1,000), Radisson Hotel Ames Conference Center at ISU and Metropolitan Opera House are in the same city and have their own pages here. 17 venues in total are mapped in Ames.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Ames
- Ames/ISU Ice Arena
1,000 seats
- Radisson Hotel Ames Conference Center at ISU
hotel with function space
- Metropolitan Opera House
event space
- Masonic Temple
event space
- Hosting an event in Ames
What kind of event is it
Running an event at Grand Auditorium and Hotel Block?
Bring the schedule, the invites and the arrivals into one branded app. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.