MGM Grand Garden Arena
An arena in Paradise, Nevada. It seats a stated 17,157. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 17,157
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1993
- 33 years old
- From LAS
- 3 km (1.9 mi)
- Harry Reid International Airport
- From the centre
- 2.1 km (1.3 mi)
- of Paradise
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What MGM Grand Garden Arena is
It stands at South Las Vegas Boulevard, 2.1 km (1.3 mi) from the centre of Paradise.
MGM Grand Garden Arena was opened in 1993 and owned by MGM Resorts International, which puts it at 33 years old.
17,157 seats is arena scale, so it works as a plenary room with breakouts hosted nearby.
- Address
- South Las Vegas Boulevard, Paradise, Nevada, United States
- Owner
- MGM Resorts International
- Coordinates
- 36.1048, -115.1686
- Classified as
- arena
Getting there
Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) is 3 km (1.9 mi) away — close enough that a delayed speaker can still make an afternoon slot.
At 2.1 km (1.3 mi) from the city centre it is a short ride from downtown hotels rather than a walk.
The published number for the venue is +17025313826.
Paradise has 44 venues mapped in total and a population of 223,167. The Paradise guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
At 17,157 the seating bowl is the point and the floor is the room you are actually booking. Plan the day around one big moment here and put everything that needs a smaller room in a second building.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- festivals
An audience of 17,157 is festival scale, not conference scale.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
Pricing a full house here
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a MGM Grand Garden Arena event sized to the stated capacity of MGM Grand Garden Arena. 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.
Nearby alternatives
4 other venues in Paradise have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- T-Mobile Arena20,000 seats
- Thomas & Mack Center18,776 seats
- Michelob Ultra Arena12,000 seats
- Zappos Theater7,500 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, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry, published phone 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 MGM Grand Garden Arena hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 17,157 for MGM Grand Garden Arena. 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 MGM Grand Garden Arena?
South Las Vegas Boulevard, Paradise, Nevada, United States. It is 2.1 km (1.3 mi) from the centre of Paradise. The nearest major airport is Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), about 3 km (1.9 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at MGM Grand Garden Arena?
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 MGM Grand Garden Arena. 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 MGM Grand Garden Arena?
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 MGM Grand Garden Arena is booked?
T-Mobile Arena (20,000), Thomas & Mack Center (18,776) and Michelob Ultra Arena (12,000) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 44 venues in total are mapped in Paradise.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Paradise
- T-Mobile Arena
20,000 seats
- Thomas & Mack Center
18,776 seats
- Michelob Ultra Arena
12,000 seats
- Zappos Theater
7,500 seats
- Hosting an event in Paradise
What kind of event is it
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