Memorial Coliseum
Everything the open record has on Memorial Coliseum, an arena in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 6,250.
- Stated capacity
- 6,250
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1950
- 76 years old
- From LEX
- 9 km (5.6 mi)
- Blue Grass Airport
- From the centre
- 3.8 km (2.4 mi)
- of Lexington-Fayette
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What Memorial Coliseum is
It stands at 201 Avenue of Champions, 40506-0019, 3.8 km (2.4 mi) from the centre of Lexington-Fayette.
Memorial Coliseum was opened in 1950 and operated by University of Kentucky, which puts it at 76 years old.
At a stated 6,250 this takes an entire conference in one room rather than one track of it.
- Address
- 201 Avenue of Champions, Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky 40506-0019, United States
- Operator
- University of Kentucky
- Owner
- University of Kentucky
- Coordinates
- 38.0394, -84.5003
- Classified as
- arena
Getting there
Blue Grass Airport (LEX) is 9 km (5.6 mi) out, a standard transfer of twenty to forty minutes outside rush hour.
At 3.8 km (2.4 mi) from the city centre it is a short ride from downtown hotels rather than a walk.
Lexington-Fayette has 28 venues mapped in total and a population of 329,437. The Lexington-Fayette guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
A room for 6,250 is a plenary space in practice, whatever it is classified as. It ranks 3rd among the 28 venues mapped in Lexington-Fayette.
- 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 Memorial Coliseum programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Memorial Coliseum — 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
4 other venues in Lexington-Fayette have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Stoll Field/McLean Stadium37,000 seats
- Rupp Arena23,500 seats
- Alltech Arena5,517 seats
- Lexington Opera House1,000 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. 10 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, owner, encyclopaedia entry and more.
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 Coliseum hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 6,250 for Memorial Coliseum. 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.
Where is Memorial Coliseum?
201 Avenue of Champions, Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky 40506-0019, United States. It is 3.8 km (2.4 mi) from the centre of Lexington-Fayette. The nearest major airport is Blue Grass Airport (LEX), about 9 km (5.6 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Memorial Coliseum?
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 Coliseum. 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 Coliseum?
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 Coliseum is booked?
Stoll Field/McLean Stadium (37,000), Rupp Arena (23,500) and Alltech Arena (5,517) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 28 venues in total are mapped in Lexington-Fayette.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Lexington-Fayette
- Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
37,000 seats
- Rupp Arena
23,500 seats
- Alltech Arena
5,517 seats
- Lexington Opera House
1,000 seats
- Hosting an event in Lexington-Fayette
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