Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium
Everything the open record has on Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium, a stadium in Norfolk, Virginia — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 20,118.
- Stated capacity
- 20,118
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1936
- 90 years old
- From ORF
- 9 km (5.6 mi)
- Norfolk International Airport
- From the centre
- 5 km (3.1 mi)
- of Norfolk
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 Norfolk, 5 km (3.1 mi) from the centre of Norfolk.
Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium was opened in 1936, operated by Comcast Spectacor and owned by Old Dominion University, which puts it at 90 years old.
A stated 20,118 puts this in arena territory: general sessions and keynotes fit, breakouts need somewhere else.
- Operator
- Comcast Spectacor
- Owner
- Old Dominion University
- Coordinates
- 36.8889, -76.3049
- Classified as
- stadium
Access and arrival
9 km (5.6 mi) separates Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) — normal for a city venue, and worth a line in the joining instructions rather than a shuttle contract.
The centre of Norfolk is 5 km (3.1 mi) away, which is a taxi rather than a walk and a reason to publish an arrival map.
Norfolk has 20 venues mapped in total and a population of 231,105. The Norfolk guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
The kind of event it takes
At 20,118 the seating bowl is the point and the floor is the room you are actually booking. Plan the day around one big moment here and put everything that needs a smaller room in a second building.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- festivals
An audience of 20,118 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
Take 950 people through the door in Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium — sized to the stated capacity of Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium. 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.
Other rooms in Norfolk
4 other venues in Norfolk have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- William "Dick" Price Stadium30,000 seats
- Norfolk Scope8,701 seats
- Chartway Arena at the Ted Constant Convocation Center8,639 seats
- Old Dominion Soccer Complex4,000 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. 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 Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 20,118 for Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard 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 Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard 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 Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard 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 Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard 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 Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium is booked?
William "Dick" Price Stadium (30,000), Norfolk Scope (8,701) and Chartway Arena at the Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,639) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 20 venues in total are mapped in Norfolk.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Norfolk
- William "Dick" Price Stadium
30,000 seats
- Norfolk Scope
8,701 seats
- Chartway Arena at the Ted Constant Convocation Center
8,639 seats
- Old Dominion Soccer Complex
4,000 seats
- Hosting an event in Norfolk
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