Janet Ritchie Centre Stage Theatre
A performing-arts centre in Penticton, British Columbia. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Opened
- 1987
- 39 years old
- From YLW
- 44 km (27 mi)
- Kelowna International Airport
- From the centre
- 16 km (9.7 mi)
- of Penticton
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What Janet Ritchie Centre Stage Theatre is
It stands at 9518 Main Street, V0H 1Z0, 16 km (9.7 mi) from the centre of Penticton.
Janet Ritchie Centre Stage Theatre was opened in 1987 and operated by Summerland Arts Council, which puts it at 39 years old.
Neither a capacity nor a floor area is published for Janet Ritchie Centre Stage Theatre 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
- 9518 Main Street, Penticton, British Columbia V0H 1Z0, Canada
- Operator
- Summerland Arts Council
- Coordinates
- 49.6081, -119.6747
- Classified as
- performing-arts centre
Getting there
Kelowna International Airport (YLW) is 44 km (27 mi) away. Build a real transfer window into the arrival day and do not schedule anything important before midday.
At 16 km (9.7 mi) from the centre of Penticton, plan on transport between the hotels and the venue as a line in the budget rather than an afterthought.
Penticton has 6 venues mapped in total and a population of 36,885. The Penticton guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
The seats do not move, which is the whole trade. You get sightlines, acoustics and a lighting rig you would otherwise have to rent, and you give up the ability to put tables in the room. Janet Ritchie Centre Stage Theatre is 1st of 2 such houses mapped in Penticton.
- 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
Take 240 people through the door in Janet Ritchie Centre Stage Theatre — a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Penticton. 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 CA$7 each
- CA$1,330for the whole event, at CA$7 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
One other venue in Penticton has enough published detail for its own guide.
- Watermark Beach Resortresort
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, postal code, year opened, operator, nearest airport with distance.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- CA$7
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- CA$6,650
- 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 Janet Ritchie Centre Stage Theatre?
Not published. Neither a seated capacity nor a floor area for Janet Ritchie Centre Stage Theatre 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 Janet Ritchie Centre Stage Theatre?
9518 Main Street, Penticton, British Columbia V0H 1Z0, Canada. It is 16 km (9.7 mi) from the centre of Penticton. The nearest major airport is Kelowna International Airport (YLW), about 44 km (27 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Janet Ritchie Centre Stage Theatre?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so CA$1,330 for the event. That example is a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Penticton. The rate is CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at CA$6,650 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 Janet Ritchie Centre Stage 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 Janet Ritchie Centre Stage Theatre is booked?
Watermark Beach Resort is in the same city and have their own pages here. 6 venues in total are mapped in Penticton.
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