McLeod Center
Everything the open record has on McLeod Center, an arena in Cedar Falls, Iowa — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 7,018.
- Stated capacity
- 7,018
- people, as published
- Opened
- 2000
- 26 years old
- From ALO
- 7 km (4.3 mi)
- Waterloo Regional Airport
- From the centre
- 2.3 km (1.4 mi)
- of Cedar Falls
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What McLeod Center is
It sits in Cedar Falls, 2.3 km (1.4 mi) from the centre of Cedar Falls.
McLeod Center was opened in 2000 and operated by University of Northern Iowa, which puts it at 26 years old.
At a stated 7,018 this takes an entire conference in one room rather than one track of it.
- Operator
- University of Northern Iowa
- Owner
- University of Northern Iowa
- Coordinates
- 42.5144, -92.4673
- Classified as
- arena
Getting there
7 km (4.3 mi) to Waterloo Regional Airport (ALO). At that distance the transfer is not a planning problem, which is rarer than it sounds.
The centre of Cedar Falls is 2.3 km (1.4 mi) away, which is a taxi rather than a walk and a reason to publish an arrival map.
Cedar Falls has 10 venues mapped in total and a population of 41,417. The Cedar Falls guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
At 7,018 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.
Pricing a full house here
A McLeod Center programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of McLeod Center — 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
3 other venues in Cedar Falls have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- UNI-Dome16,324 seats
- Walston-Hoover Stadiumstadium
- Cotton Theatreevent 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. 8 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, owner, 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 McLeod Center hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 7,018 for McLeod 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 McLeod 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 McLeod 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 McLeod 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 McLeod Center is booked?
UNI-Dome (16,324), Walston-Hoover Stadium and Cotton Theatre are in the same city and have their own pages here. 10 venues in total are mapped in Cedar Falls.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Cedar Falls
- UNI-Dome
16,324 seats
- Walston-Hoover Stadium
stadium
- Cotton Theatre
event space
- Hosting an event in Cedar Falls
What kind of event is it
Running an event at McLeod Center?
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