McCallum Theatre
A performing-arts centre in Palm Desert, California. It seats a stated 1,127. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 1,127
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1988
- 38 years old
- From PSP
- 16 km (9.9 mi)
- Palm Springs International Airport
- From the centre
- 1.4 km (0.9 mi)
- of Palm Desert
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What McCallum Theatre is
It sits in Palm Desert, right in the centre of Palm Desert.
McCallum Theatre was opened in 1988, which puts it at 38 years old.
1,127 seats covers a single-track conference, an awards night or a mid-sized annual meeting.
- Official site
- www.mccallumtheatre.com
- Coordinates
- 33.7299, -116.3891
- Classified as
- performing-arts centre
Getting there
Allow half an hour each way to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP), 16 km (9.9 mi) away, and rather more if your first session starts during the morning peak.
It is central, so a hotel block within walking distance is realistic and you can skip a shuttle entirely.
Palm Desert has 7 venues mapped in total and a population of 53,147. The Palm Desert guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
The seats do not move, which is the whole trade. You get sightlines, acoustics and a lighting rig you would otherwise have to rent, and you give up the ability to put tables in the room. McCallum Theatre is 1st of 2 such houses mapped in Palm Desert.
- 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.
Pricing a full house here
A McCallum Theatre programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of McCallum Theatre — 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.
Nearby alternatives
2 other venues in Palm Desert have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Acrisure Arena10,000 seats
- Villa Barhievent 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
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 6 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance.
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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 McCallum Theatre hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 1,127 for McCallum Theatre. 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 McCallum Theatre?
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 McCallum Theatre. 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 McCallum Theatre?
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 McCallum Theatre is booked?
Acrisure Arena (10,000) and Villa Barhi are in the same city and have their own pages here. 7 venues in total are mapped in Palm Desert.
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Elsewhere in Palm Desert
- Acrisure Arena
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- Villa Barhi
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- Hosting an event in Palm Desert
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