Mahaffey Theater
Everything the open record has on Mahaffey Theater, a performing-arts centre in St. Petersburg, Florida — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 2,031.
- Stated capacity
- 2,031
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1965
- 61 years old
- From TPA
- 25 km (16 mi)
- Tampa International Airport
- From the centre
- 4.7 km (2.9 mi)
- of St. Petersburg
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 stands at 400 First St. S, 33701, 4.7 km (2.9 mi) from the centre of St. Petersburg.
Mahaffey Theater was opened in 1965, which puts it at 61 years old.
The stated 2,031 is ballroom scale: a plenary, a gala dinner, or two tracks with a wall between them.
- Address
- 400 First St. S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
- Official site
- www.themahaffey.com
- Coordinates
- 27.7672, -82.6319
- Classified as
- performing-arts centre
Access and arrival
Allow half an hour each way to Tampa International Airport (TPA), 25 km (16 mi) away, and rather more if your first session starts during the morning peak.
At 4.7 km (2.9 mi) from the city centre it is a short ride from downtown hotels rather than a walk.
The published number for the venue is +1-727-892-5767.
St. Petersburg has 12 venues mapped in total and a population of 267,102. The St. Petersburg guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
The kind of event it takes
A fixed-seat house suits a single-track programme: keynotes, panels, award ceremonies and film. It does not suit a trade floor, banqueting or anything that needs the seats to move, so pair it with a nearby function room if you need both.
- 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.
The app bill, at this size
Take 950 people through the door in Mahaffey Theater — sized to the stated capacity of Mahaffey Theater. 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 St. Petersburg
4 other venues in St. Petersburg have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Tropicana Field45,369 seats
- Al Lang Stadium7,227 seats
- Jannus Live2,000 seats
- State Theatre600 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
- 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. 10 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, official website, encyclopaedia entry, published phone 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 Mahaffey Theater hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 2,031 for Mahaffey Theater. 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 Mahaffey Theater?
400 First St. S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. It is 4.7 km (2.9 mi) from the centre of St. Petersburg. The nearest major airport is Tampa International Airport (TPA), about 25 km (16 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Mahaffey Theater?
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 Mahaffey Theater. 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 Mahaffey Theater?
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 Mahaffey Theater is booked?
Tropicana Field (45,369), Al Lang Stadium (7,227) and Jannus Live (2,000) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 12 venues in total are mapped in St. Petersburg.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in St. Petersburg
- Tropicana Field
45,369 seats
- Al Lang Stadium
7,227 seats
- Jannus Live
2,000 seats
- State Theatre
600 seats
- Hosting an event in St. Petersburg
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