McCarthey Athletic Center
An arena in Spokane, Washington. It seats a stated 6,000. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 6,000
- people, as published
- From GEG
- 11 km (6.8 mi)
- Spokane International Airport
- From the centre
- 2.3 km (1.4 mi)
- of Spokane
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 sits in Spokane, 2.3 km (1.4 mi) from the centre of Spokane.
McCarthey Athletic Center was owned by Gonzaga University.
6,000 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Owner
- Gonzaga University
- Official site
- www.gozags.com/facilities/gonz-mccarthey.html
- Coordinates
- 47.6653, -117.3990
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to McCarthey Athletic Center
Allow half an hour each way to Spokane International Airport (GEG), 11 km (6.8 mi) away, and rather more if your first session starts during the morning peak.
The centre of Spokane is 2.3 km (1.4 mi) away, which is a taxi rather than a walk and a reason to publish an arrival map.
Spokane has 44 venues mapped in total and a population of 230,609. The Spokane guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
A room for 6,000 is a plenary space in practice, whatever it is classified as. It ranks 5th among the 44 venues mapped in Spokane.
- 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 McCarthey Athletic Center
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a McCarthey Athletic Center event sized to the stated capacity of McCarthey Athletic Center. 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.
If this one is booked
4 other venues in Spokane have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Numerica Veterans Arena12,638 seats
- Beasley Coliseum11,671 seats
- One Spokane Stadium5,000 seats
- Bailey–Brayton Field3,500 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. 7 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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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 McCarthey Athletic Center hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 6,000 for McCarthey Athletic Center. 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 McCarthey Athletic Center?
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 McCarthey Athletic Center. 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 McCarthey Athletic Center?
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 McCarthey Athletic Center is booked?
Numerica Veterans Arena (12,638), Beasley Coliseum (11,671) and One Spokane Stadium (5,000) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 44 venues in total are mapped in Spokane.
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Elsewhere in Spokane
- Numerica Veterans Arena
12,638 seats
- Beasley Coliseum
11,671 seats
- One Spokane Stadium
5,000 seats
- Bailey–Brayton Field
3,500 seats
- Hosting an event in Spokane
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