Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center
An arena in Kent, Ohio. It seats a stated 6,327. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 6,327
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1950
- 76 years old
- From CLE
- 51 km (32 mi)
- Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
- From the centre
- 1.3 km (0.8 mi)
- of Kent
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 Kent, right in the centre of Kent.
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center was opened in 1950 and operated by Kent State University, which puts it at 76 years old.
6,327 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Operator
- Kent State University
- Owner
- Kent State University
- Coordinates
- 41.1480, -81.3440
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to Memorial Athletic and
At 51 km (32 mi), Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) makes arrival day a travel day. Open registration the evening before if you can.
Being 1.3 km (0.8 mi) from the middle of Kent means attendees can walk from their hotel, which removes the single most complained-about line in most event budgets.
Kent has 11 venues mapped in total and a population of 27,720. The Kent guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
A room for 6,327 is a plenary space in practice, whatever it is classified as. It ranks 2nd among the 11 venues mapped in Kent.
- 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 Memorial Athletic and
Take 950 people through the door in Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center — sized to the stated capacity of Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. 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.
If this one is booked
4 other venues in Kent have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Dix Stadium25,319 seats
- Kent State University Ice Arena1,500 seats
- The Kent Stagetheatre
- Kent State University Center for the Performing Artsperforming-arts centre
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 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 6,327 for Memorial Athletic and Convocation 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 Memorial Athletic and Convocation 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 Memorial Athletic and Convocation 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 Memorial Athletic and Convocation 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 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center is booked?
Dix Stadium (25,319), Kent State University Ice Arena (1,500) and The Kent Stage are in the same city and have their own pages here. 11 venues in total are mapped in Kent.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Kent
- Dix Stadium
25,319 seats
- Kent State University Ice Arena
1,500 seats
- The Kent Stage
theatre
- Kent State University Center for the Performing Arts
performing-arts centre
- Hosting an event in Kent
What kind of event is it
Running an event at Memorial Athletic and?
Bring the schedule, the invites and the arrivals into one branded app. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.