Grand River Center
Grand River Center is a conference centre in Dubuque, Iowa. It seats a stated 3,333. Here is what the public record holds on it, and what an event67 rollout would cost in a room this size.
- Stated capacity
- 3,333
- people, as published
- From DBQ
- 12 km (7.5 mi)
- Dubuque Regional Airport
- From the centre
- 0.8 km (0.5 mi)
- of Dubuque
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 500 Bell Street, 52001, right in the centre of Dubuque.
Grand River Center was operated by City of Dubuque.
3,333 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Address
- 500 Bell Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001, United States
- Operator
- City of Dubuque
- Official site
- www.grandrivercenter.com
- Coordinates
- 42.4981, -90.6554
- Classified as
- conference centre
Travel to Grand River Center
Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ) is 12 km (7.5 mi) out, a standard transfer of twenty to forty minutes outside rush hour.
A central address is worth more than it looks: no shuttle, no parking plan, and evening sessions that people actually stay for.
underground
Dubuque has 29 venues mapped in total and a population of 58,987. The Dubuque guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
Purpose-built function space is the easiest kind of venue to run a conference in, because the rooms, the power and the load-in already assume it. Confirm which rooms are contiguous and which are on different floors — that is what decides whether your breakouts feel like one event.
- training days and workshops
Purpose-built function rooms with the power and load-in a workshop assumes.
- corporate off-sites
Off-sites, kickoffs and planning days all fit the same room set.
- association annual meetings
A 3,333-seat room plus breakouts is an association meeting in one building.
A worked example for Grand River Center
A Grand River Center programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Grand River Center — 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 Dubuque have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Five Flags Center4,000 seats
- Dousman Houseevent space
- Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadiumstadium
- Grand Opera Houseevent 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.
- 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. 9 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, operator, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance and more.
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 Grand River Center hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 3,333 for Grand River 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.
Where is Grand River Center?
500 Bell Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001, United States. It is 0.8 km (0.5 mi) from the centre of Dubuque. The nearest major airport is Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ), about 12 km (7.5 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Grand River 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 Grand River 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 Grand River 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 Grand River Center is booked?
Five Flags Center (4,000), Dousman House and Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium are in the same city and have their own pages here. 29 venues in total are mapped in Dubuque.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Dubuque
- Five Flags Center
4,000 seats
- Dousman House
event space
- Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium
stadium
- Grand Opera House
event space
- Hosting an event in Dubuque
Running an event at Grand River Center?
Bring the schedule, the invites and the arrivals into one branded app. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.