Merriam Theater
Merriam Theater is an event space in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It seats a stated 1,870. Here is what the public record holds on it, and what an event67 rollout would cost in a room this size.
- Stated capacity
- 1,870
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1918
- 108 years old
- From PHL
- 11 km (6.8 mi)
- Philadelphia International Airport
- From the centre
- 0.5 km (0.3 mi)
- of Philadelphia
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 Philadelphia, right in the centre of Philadelphia.
Merriam Theater was opened in 1918, which puts it at 108 years old.
The stated 1,870 is ballroom scale: a plenary, a gala dinner, or two tracks with a wall between them.
- Official site
- uarts.edu/about/merriam-theater
- Coordinates
- 39.9476, -75.1648
- Classified as
- event space
Travel to Merriam Theater
Allow half an hour each way to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), 11 km (6.8 mi) away, and rather more if your first session starts during the morning peak.
It is central, so a hotel block within walking distance is realistic and you can skip a shuttle entirely.
Philadelphia has 132 venues mapped in total and a population of 1,573,916. The Philadelphia guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
1,870 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.
- networking mixers
An independent space with its own character, which a mixer benefits from more than a conference does.
- fundraisers and galas
A room with a personality is worth more at a gala than square footage is.
- community meetings
Room for 1,870 covers most community and member meetings.
A worked example for Merriam Theater
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Merriam Theater event sized to the stated capacity of Merriam Theater. 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 Philadelphia have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Franklin Music Hall3,000 seats
- Academy of Music2,509 seats
- Forrest Theatre1,851 seats
- XPW Arena1,300 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. 7 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, 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 Merriam Theater hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 1,870 for Merriam Theater. 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 Merriam Theater?
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 Merriam Theater. 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 Merriam Theater?
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 Merriam Theater is booked?
Franklin Music Hall (3,000), Academy of Music (2,509) and Forrest Theatre (1,851) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 132 venues in total are mapped in Philadelphia.
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Elsewhere in Philadelphia
- Franklin Music Hall
3,000 seats
- Academy of Music
2,509 seats
- Forrest Theatre
1,851 seats
- XPW Arena
1,300 seats
- Hosting an event in Philadelphia
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