Meadowlands Arena
An arena in New York City, New York. It seats a stated 20,049. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 20,049
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1981
- 45 years old
- From EWR
- 16 km (9.9 mi)
- Newark Liberty International Airport
- From the centre
- 12 km (7.5 mi)
- of New York City
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 New York City, 12 km (7.5 mi) from the centre of New York City.
Meadowlands Arena was opened in 1981 and owned by New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, which puts it at 45 years old.
A stated 20,049 puts this in arena territory: general sessions and keynotes fit, breakouts need somewhere else.
- Owner
- New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority
- Official site
- www.meadowlands.com
- Coordinates
- 40.8117, -74.0675
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to Meadowlands Arena
16 km (9.9 mi) separates Meadowlands Arena from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) — normal for a city venue, and worth a line in the joining instructions rather than a shuttle contract.
12 km (7.5 mi) from the centre puts this outside comfortable walking range of any hotel district, so the shuttle is part of the event rather than an extra.
New York City has 509 venues mapped in total and a population of 8,478,072. The New York City guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
A room this size is a plenary and nothing else. Keynotes, awards and general sessions work; the breakouts, the exhibition and the catering all have to happen somewhere else, so the venue is really the anchor of a campus rather than the whole event.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- festivals
An audience of 20,049 is festival scale, not conference scale.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
A worked example for Meadowlands Arena
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Meadowlands Arena event sized to the stated capacity of Meadowlands Arena. 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 New York City have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Sports Illustrated Stadium25,189 seats
- The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden20,789 seats
- Barclays Center17,732 seats
- Gershwin Theatre15,408 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
- 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. 8 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, owner, official website, 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 Meadowlands Arena hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 20,049 for Meadowlands Arena. 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 Meadowlands Arena?
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 Meadowlands Arena. 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 Meadowlands Arena?
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 Meadowlands Arena is booked?
Sports Illustrated Stadium (25,189), The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden (20,789) and Barclays Center (17,732) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 509 venues in total are mapped in New York City.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in New York City
- Sports Illustrated Stadium
25,189 seats
- The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden
20,789 seats
- Barclays Center
17,732 seats
- Gershwin Theatre
15,408 seats
- Hosting an event in New York City
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