Merriweather Post Pavilion
Merriweather Post Pavilion is a performing-arts centre in Columbia, Maryland. It seats a stated 19,319. Here is what the public record holds on it, and what an event67 rollout would cost in a room this size.
- Stated capacity
- 19,319
- people, as published
- Recorded footprint
- 1,742,400 sq ft
- building outline, not exhibit space
- Opened
- 1967
- 59 years old
- From BWI
- 17 km (11 mi)
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
The building
It stands at 10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy, 4 km (2.5 mi) from the centre of Columbia.
Merriweather Post Pavilion was opened in 1967, which puts it at 59 years old.
A stated 19,319 puts this in arena territory: general sessions and keynotes fit, breakouts need somewhere else.
- Address
- 10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia, MD 21044
- Official site
- www.merriweathermusic.com
- Coordinates
- 39.2093, -76.8630
- Classified as
- performing-arts centre
Access and arrival
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is 17 km (11 mi) out, a standard transfer of twenty to forty minutes outside rush hour.
4 km (2.5 mi) out from the middle of Columbia — close enough to book a downtown hotel block, far enough that people will expect transport laid on after dark.
Columbia has 6 venues mapped in total and a population of 99,615. The Columbia guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
The kind of event it takes
A fixed-seat house suits a single-track programme: keynotes, panels, award ceremonies and film. It does not suit a trade floor, banqueting or anything that needs the seats to move, so pair it with a nearby function room if you need both.
- award ceremonies
Fixed seating, sightlines and a lighting rig are the hard parts, and they are already here.
- product launches
A single-track room with a real stage is the right shape for a launch.
- multi-track conferences
Works as a plenary house with breakouts booked elsewhere in the city.
The app bill, at this size
A Merriweather Post Pavilion programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Merriweather Post Pavilion — 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.
Other rooms in Columbia
No other venue in Columbia publishes enough detail for its own guide. The city page lists all 6 that are mapped, with capacity where it exists.
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, stated capacity, capacity sizing, floor area, floor-area sizing, year opened, official website, 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 Merriweather Post Pavilion hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 19,319 for Merriweather Post Pavilion. 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 Merriweather Post Pavilion?
10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia, MD 21044. It is 4 km (2.5 mi) from the centre of Columbia. The nearest major airport is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), about 17 km (11 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Merriweather Post Pavilion?
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 Merriweather Post Pavilion. 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 Merriweather Post Pavilion?
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.
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