Memorial Gymnasium
An arena in Charlottesville, Virginia. 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
- 1924
- 102 years old
- From CHO
- 12 km (7.5 mi)
- Charlottesville Albemarle Airport
- From the centre
- 2.8 km (1.7 mi)
- of Charlottesville
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 Charlottesville, 2.8 km (1.7 mi) from the centre of Charlottesville.
Memorial Gymnasium was opened in 1924 and operated by University of Virginia, which puts it at 102 years old.
The stated 2,500 is ballroom scale: a plenary, a gala dinner, or two tracks with a wall between them.
- Operator
- University of Virginia
- Owner
- University of Virginia
- Coordinates
- 38.0372, -78.5075
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to Memorial Gymnasium
12 km (7.5 mi) separates Memorial Gymnasium from Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO) — normal for a city venue, and worth a line in the joining instructions rather than a shuttle contract.
At 2.8 km (1.7 mi) from the city centre it is a short ride from downtown hotels rather than a walk.
Charlottesville has 20 venues mapped in total and a population of 44,767. The Charlottesville guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
2,500 is enough for a whole programme in a single room, which removes the hardest logistics problem an event has. Ask what the room looks like empty — the seated figure and the usable one are rarely the same.
- 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 Gymnasium
Take 950 people through the door in Memorial Gymnasium — sized to the stated capacity of 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.
If this one is booked
4 other venues in Charlottesville have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- John Paul Jones Arena14,593 seats
- Klöckner Stadium3,600 seats
- The Paramount Theater1,100 seats
- The Jefferson Theater750 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. 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.
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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 Gymnasium hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 2,500 for 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 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 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 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 Memorial Gymnasium is booked?
John Paul Jones Arena (14,593), Klöckner Stadium (3,600) and The Paramount Theater (1,100) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 20 venues in total are mapped in Charlottesville.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Charlottesville
- John Paul Jones Arena
14,593 seats
- Klöckner Stadium
3,600 seats
- The Paramount Theater
1,100 seats
- The Jefferson Theater
750 seats
- Hosting an event in Charlottesville
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