New Gymnasium
Everything the open record has on New Gymnasium, an arena in Champaign, Illinois — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 3,800.
- Stated capacity
- 3,800
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1920
- 106 years old
- From CMI
- 8 km (5 mi)
- University of Illinois Willard Airport
- From the centre
- 1.7 km (1.1 mi)
- of Champaign
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 Champaign, right in the centre of Champaign.
New Gymnasium was opened in 1920 and owned by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, which puts it at 106 years old.
3,800 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Owner
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Coordinates
- 40.1036, -88.2328
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to New Gymnasium
8 km (5 mi) to University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI). At that distance the transfer is not a planning problem, which is rarer than it sounds.
At 1.7 km (1.1 mi) from the city centre it is a short ride from downtown hotels rather than a walk.
Champaign has 28 venues mapped in total and a population of 91,961. The Champaign guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
A room for 3,800 is a plenary space in practice, whatever it is classified as. It ranks 3rd among the 28 venues mapped in Champaign.
- 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 New Gymnasium
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a New Gymnasium event sized to the stated capacity of New Gymnasium. 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 Champaign have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Gies Memorial Stadium55,524 seats
- Illinois Field17,000 seats
- Krannert Center for the Performing Artsperforming-arts centre
- Foellinger Auditoriumtheatre
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, 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 New Gymnasium hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 3,800 for New 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 New 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 New 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 New 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 New Gymnasium is booked?
Gies Memorial Stadium (55,524), Illinois Field (17,000) and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts are in the same city and have their own pages here. 28 venues in total are mapped in Champaign.
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Elsewhere in Champaign
- Gies Memorial Stadium
55,524 seats
- Illinois Field
17,000 seats
- Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
performing-arts centre
- Foellinger Auditorium
theatre
- Hosting an event in Champaign
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