Mary Brown's Centre
An arena in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It seats a stated 6,287. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 6,287
- people, as published
- Opened
- 2001
- 25 years old
- From YYT
- 7 km (4.3 mi)
- St. John's International Airport
- From the centre
- 0.6 km (0.4 mi)
- of St. John's
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
About this venue
It stands at 50 New Gower Street, A1C 1J3, right in the centre of St. John's.
Mary Brown's Centre was opened in 2001 and owned by St. John's City Council, which puts it at 25 years old.
6,287 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Address
- 50 New Gower Street, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 1J3, Canada
- Owner
- St. John's City Council
- Official site
- mbcentre.ca
- Coordinates
- 47.5600, -52.7132
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to Mary Brown's Centre
St. John's International Airport (YYT) sits 7 km (4.3 mi) out, so a same-day return is realistic for anyone flying in for one session.
Being 0.6 km (0.4 mi) from the middle of St. John's means attendees can walk from their hotel, which removes the single most complained-about line in most event budgets.
The published number for the venue is +1-709-758-1111.
St. John's has 12 venues mapped in total and a population of 110,525. The St. John's guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
At 6,287 seats this takes a full conference in one room. Confirm what the space looks like with the seating cleared, because that is the version most conferences actually book.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
A worked example for Mary Brown's Centre
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Mary Brown's Centre event sized to the stated capacity of Mary Brown's Centre. 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 CA$7 each
- CA$6,300for the whole event, at CA$7 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.
If this one is booked
3 other venues in St. John's have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
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. 11 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry and more.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- CA$7
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- CA$6,650
- 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 Mary Brown's Centre hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 6,287 for Mary Brown's Centre. 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 Mary Brown's Centre?
50 New Gower Street, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 1J3, Canada. It is 0.6 km (0.4 mi) from the centre of St. John's. The nearest major airport is St. John's International Airport (YYT), about 7 km (4.3 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Mary Brown's Centre?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so CA$6,300 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of Mary Brown's Centre. The rate is CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at CA$6,650 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 Mary Brown's Centre?
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 Mary Brown's Centre is booked?
John C Perlin Arts and Culture Centre Main Theatre (983), The Performance Space at First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity (550) and Majestic Theatre (400) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 12 venues in total are mapped in St. John's.
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