Holly Theatre
An event space in Chicago, Illinois. It seats a stated 1,000. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 1,000
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1926
- 100 years old
- From ORD
- 21 km (13 mi)
- O'Hare International Airport
- From the centre
- 8.5 km (5.3 mi)
- of Chicago
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 1500 W. Fullerton Avenue, 8.5 km (5.3 mi) from the centre of Chicago.
Holly Theatre was opened in 1926, which puts it at 100 years old.
The stated 1,000 is ballroom scale: a plenary, a gala dinner, or two tracks with a wall between them.
- Address
- 1500 W. Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614
- Coordinates
- 41.9252, -87.6658
- Classified as
- event space
Travel to Holly Theatre
O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is 21 km (13 mi) out, a standard transfer of twenty to forty minutes outside rush hour.
8.5 km (5.3 mi) from the centre puts this outside comfortable walking range of any hotel district, so the shuttle is part of the event rather than an extra.
Chicago has 231 venues mapped in total and a population of 2,721,308. The Chicago guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
1,000 is enough for a whole programme in a single room, which removes the hardest logistics problem an event has. Ask what the room looks like empty — the seated figure and the usable one are rarely the same.
- 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.
- community meetings
Room for 1,000 covers most community and member meetings.
A worked example for Holly Theatre
A Holly Theatre programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Holly Theatre — 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 Chicago have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Merle Reskin Theatre1,325 seats
- Metro Chicago1,100 seats
- Bottom Lounge700 seats
- Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place549 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. 5 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, nearest airport with distance.
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 Holly Theatre hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 1,000 for Holly Theatre. 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 Holly Theatre?
1500 W. Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614. It is 8.5 km (5.3 mi) from the centre of Chicago. The nearest major airport is O'Hare International Airport (ORD), about 21 km (13 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Holly Theatre?
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 Holly Theatre. 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 Holly Theatre?
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 Holly Theatre is booked?
Merle Reskin Theatre (1,325), Metro Chicago (1,100) and Bottom Lounge (700) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 231 venues in total are mapped in Chicago.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Chicago
- Merle Reskin Theatre
1,325 seats
- Metro Chicago
1,100 seats
- Bottom Lounge
700 seats
- Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
549 seats
- Hosting an event in Chicago
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