John Paul Jones Arena
Everything the open record has on John Paul Jones Arena, an arena in Charlottesville, Virginia — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 14,593.
- Stated capacity
- 14,593
- people, as published
- From CHO
- 11 km (6.8 mi)
- Charlottesville Albemarle Airport
- From the centre
- 3.2 km (2 mi)
- of Charlottesville
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What John Paul Jones Arena is
It sits in Charlottesville, 3.2 km (2 mi) from the centre of Charlottesville.
John Paul Jones Arena was operated by SMG and owned by University of Virginia.
14,593 seats is arena scale, so it works as a plenary room with breakouts hosted nearby.
- Operator
- SMG
- Owner
- University of Virginia
- Coordinates
- 38.0460, -78.5069
- Classified as
- arena
Getting there
11 km (6.8 mi) separates John Paul Jones Arena from Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO) — normal for a city venue, and worth a line in the joining instructions rather than a shuttle contract.
The centre of Charlottesville is 3.2 km (2 mi) away, which is a taxi rather than a walk and a reason to publish an arrival map.
Charlottesville has 20 venues mapped in total and a population of 44,767. The Charlottesville guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
A room this size is a plenary and nothing else. Keynotes, awards and general sessions work; the breakouts, the exhibition and the catering all have to happen somewhere else, so the venue is really the anchor of a campus rather than the whole event.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- festivals
An audience of 14,593 is festival scale, not conference scale.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
Pricing a full house here
Take 950 people through the door in John Paul Jones Arena — sized to the stated capacity of John Paul Jones Arena. 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
- 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.
Nearby alternatives
4 other venues in Charlottesville have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Carl Smith Center, Home of David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium61,500 seats
- Klöckner Stadium3,600 seats
- Memorial Gymnasium2,500 seats
- The Paramount Theater1,100 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. 7 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, operator, owner, 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
How many people does John Paul Jones Arena hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 14,593 for John Paul Jones Arena. 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.
What does an event app cost for an event at John Paul Jones Arena?
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 John Paul Jones Arena. 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 John Paul Jones Arena?
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 John Paul Jones Arena is booked?
Carl Smith Center, Home of David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium (61,500), Klöckner Stadium (3,600) and Memorial Gymnasium (2,500) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 20 venues in total are mapped in Charlottesville.
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Elsewhere in Charlottesville
- Carl Smith Center, Home of David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium
61,500 seats
- Klöckner Stadium
3,600 seats
- Memorial Gymnasium
2,500 seats
- The Paramount Theater
1,100 seats
- Hosting an event in Charlottesville
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