Grand Opera House
A theatre in Wilmington, Delaware. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- From PHL
- 30 km (19 mi)
- Philadelphia International Airport
- From the centre
- 0.3 km (0.2 mi)
- of Wilmington
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What Grand Opera House is
It stands at 818 North Market Street, 19801, right in the centre of Wilmington.
Neither a capacity nor a floor area is published for Grand Opera House 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
- 818 North Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
- Official site
- www.thegrandwilmington.org
- Coordinates
- 39.7439, -75.5486
- Classified as
- theatre
Getting there
Allow half an hour each way to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), 30 km (19 mi) away, and rather more if your first session starts during the morning peak.
A central address is worth more than it looks: no shuttle, no parking plan, and evening sessions that people actually stay for.
Wilmington has 24 venues mapped in total and a population of 73,176. The Wilmington guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
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.
Pricing a full house here
Suppose 240 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Grand Opera House event a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Wilmington. Here is exactly what event67 charges, with the free 50 taken off the top.
- 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.
Nearby alternatives
4 other venues in Wilmington have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Baynard Stadium2,500 seats
- Chase Center on the Riverfrontconvention centre
- World Cafe Liveperforming-arts centre
- Warner Theatreevent 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
- OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 6 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, official website, 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
What is the capacity of Grand Opera House?
Not published. Neither a seated capacity nor a floor area for Grand Opera House 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 Opera House?
818 North Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19801. It is 0.3 km (0.2 mi) from the centre of Wilmington. The nearest major airport is Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), about 30 km (19 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Grand Opera House?
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 Wilmington. 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 Opera House?
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 Opera House is booked?
Baynard Stadium (2,500), Chase Center on the Riverfront and World Cafe Live are in the same city and have their own pages here. 24 venues in total are mapped in Wilmington.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Wilmington
- Baynard Stadium
2,500 seats
- Chase Center on the Riverfront
convention centre
- World Cafe Live
performing-arts centre
- Warner Theatre
event space
- Hosting an event in Wilmington
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