Kelly/Shorts Stadium
A stadium in Midland, Michigan. It seats a stated 32,885. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 32,885
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1972
- 54 years old
- From GRR
- 99 km (62 mi)
- Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- From the centre
- 42 km (26 mi)
- of Midland
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
The building
It sits in Midland, 42 km (26 mi) from the centre of Midland.
Kelly/Shorts Stadium was opened in 1972 and operated by Central Michigan University, which puts it at 54 years old.
A stated 32,885 puts this in arena territory: general sessions and keynotes fit, breakouts need somewhere else.
- Operator
- Central Michigan University
- Owner
- Central Michigan University
- Coordinates
- 43.5775, -84.7708
- Classified as
- stadium
Access and arrival
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) is 99 km (62 mi) away. Build a real transfer window into the arrival day and do not schedule anything important before midday.
This is an out-of-centre venue — 42 km (26 mi) from the middle of Midland — which usually buys you parking and load-in access in exchange for a transport plan.
Midland has 11 venues mapped in total and a population of 42,780. The Midland guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
The kind of event it takes
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 32,885 is festival scale, not conference scale.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
The app bill, at this size
A Kelly/Shorts Stadium programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Kelly/Shorts Stadium — 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.
Other rooms in Midland
3 other venues in Midland have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- McGuirk Arena5,200 seats
- Midland County Fairgroundsfairground
- Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifewaysevent 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. 8 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, owner, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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 Kelly/Shorts Stadium hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 32,885 for Kelly/Shorts Stadium. 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 Kelly/Shorts Stadium?
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 Kelly/Shorts Stadium. 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 Kelly/Shorts Stadium?
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 Kelly/Shorts Stadium is booked?
McGuirk Arena (5,200), Midland County Fairgrounds and Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways are in the same city and have their own pages here. 11 venues in total are mapped in Midland.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Midland
- McGuirk Arena
5,200 seats
- Midland County Fairgrounds
fairground
- Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways
event space
- Hosting an event in Midland
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