Mackey Arena
Mackey Arena is an arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. It seats a stated 14,123. Here is what the public record holds on it, and what an event67 rollout would cost in a room this size.
- Stated capacity
- 14,123
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1965
- 61 years old
- From IND
- 96 km (60 mi)
- Indianapolis International Airport
- From the centre
- 1.1 km (0.7 mi)
- of West Lafayette
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What Mackey Arena is
It stands at 900 John R Wooden Drive, 47907, right in the centre of West Lafayette.
Mackey Arena was opened in 1965 and owned by Purdue University, which puts it at 61 years old.
14,123 seats is arena scale, so it works as a plenary room with breakouts hosted nearby.
- Address
- 900 John R Wooden Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
- Owner
- Purdue University
- Coordinates
- 40.4333, -86.9161
- Classified as
- arena
Getting there
96 km (60 mi) to Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is far enough to change the shape of the programme: a first morning session will lose the people who flew in that day.
A central address is worth more than it looks: no shuttle, no parking plan, and evening sessions that people actually stay for.
West Lafayette has 7 venues mapped in total and a population of 46,338. The West Lafayette guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
At 14,123 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 14,123 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
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Mackey Arena event sized to the stated capacity of Mackey Arena. Here is exactly what event67 charges, with the free 50 taken off the top.
- 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 West Lafayette have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Ross–Ade Stadium62,500 seats
- Lambert Fieldhouse1,000 seats
- Elliott Hall of Musicconcert hall
- Fowler Theatreevent 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. 9 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, owner, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance and more.
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 Mackey Arena hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 14,123 for Mackey 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.
Where is Mackey Arena?
900 John R Wooden Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States. It is 1.1 km (0.7 mi) from the centre of West Lafayette. The nearest major airport is Indianapolis International Airport (IND), about 96 km (60 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Mackey 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 Mackey 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 Mackey 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 Mackey Arena is booked?
Ross–Ade Stadium (62,500), Lambert Fieldhouse (1,000) and Elliott Hall of Music are in the same city and have their own pages here. 7 venues in total are mapped in West Lafayette.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in West Lafayette
- Ross–Ade Stadium
62,500 seats
- Lambert Fieldhouse
1,000 seats
- Elliott Hall of Music
concert hall
- Fowler Theatre
event space
- Hosting an event in West Lafayette
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