McDonough Memorial Gymnasium
An arena in Washington, District of Columbia. It seats a stated 2,500. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 2,500
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1950
- 76 years old
- From DCA
- 7 km (4.3 mi)
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- From the centre
- 3.8 km (2.4 mi)
- of Washington
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What the record holds
It sits in Washington, 3.8 km (2.4 mi) from the centre of Washington.
McDonough Memorial Gymnasium was opened in 1950, which puts it at 76 years old.
2,500 seats covers a single-track conference, an awards night or a mid-sized annual meeting.
- Coordinates
- 38.9075, -77.0775
- Classified as
- arena
How attendees reach it
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) sits 7 km (4.3 mi) out, so a same-day return is realistic for anyone flying in for one session.
The centre of Washington is 3.8 km (2.4 mi) away, which is a taxi rather than a walk and a reason to publish an arrival map.
Washington has 128 venues mapped in total and a population of 702,250. The Washington guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Programming it
A room for 2,500 is a plenary space in practice, whatever it is classified as. It ranks 18th among the 128 venues mapped in Washington.
- 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.
What event67 costs at this capacity
Take 950 people through the door in McDonough Memorial Gymnasium — sized to the stated capacity of McDonough Memorial Gymnasium. 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.
Elsewhere in Washington
4 other venues in Washington have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Cardinal Stadium3,500 seats
- John H. Burr Gymnasium2,700 seats
- Warner Theatre1,847 seats
- National Theatre1,705 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. 6 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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 McDonough Memorial Gymnasium hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 2,500 for McDonough Memorial Gymnasium. 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 McDonough Memorial Gymnasium?
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 McDonough Memorial Gymnasium. 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 McDonough Memorial Gymnasium?
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 McDonough Memorial Gymnasium is booked?
Cardinal Stadium (3,500), John H. Burr Gymnasium (2,700) and Warner Theatre (1,847) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 128 venues in total are mapped in Washington.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Washington
- Cardinal Stadium
3,500 seats
- John H. Burr Gymnasium
2,700 seats
- Warner Theatre
1,847 seats
- National Theatre
1,705 seats
- Hosting an event in Washington
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