Norfolk Scope
A convention centre in Norfolk, Virginia. It seats a stated 8,701. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 8,701
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1971
- 55 years old
- From ORF
- 9 km (5.6 mi)
- Norfolk International Airport
- From the centre
- 0.7 km (0.4 mi)
- of Norfolk
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What the record holds
It sits in Norfolk, right in the centre of Norfolk.
Norfolk Scope was opened in 1971 and operated by Q49231, which puts it at 55 years old.
At a stated 8,701 this takes an entire conference in one room rather than one track of it.
- Operator
- Q49231
- Owner
- Q49231
- Coordinates
- 36.8533, -76.2867
- Classified as
- convention centre
How attendees reach it
Allow half an hour each way to Norfolk International Airport (ORF), 9 km (5.6 mi) away, and rather more if your first session starts during the morning peak.
Being 0.7 km (0.4 mi) from the middle of Norfolk means attendees can walk from their hotel, which removes the single most complained-about line in most event budgets.
Norfolk has 20 venues mapped in total and a population of 231,105. The Norfolk guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Programming it
As a convention centre this is built for floors rather than seats — exhibitions, trade shows and multi-track conferences where the hall is subdivided. Ask for the hall sheet with column spacing and load-in doors before you commit to a booth plan.
- trade shows and exhibitions
Built as a floor rather than a seating plan, which is what an exhibition needs.
- multi-track conferences
The same hall subdivides into tracks once the booths come out.
- career fairs
A booth grid and a single controlled entrance is the whole requirement.
What event67 costs at this capacity
A Norfolk Scope programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Norfolk Scope — 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.
Elsewhere in Norfolk
4 other venues in Norfolk have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- William "Dick" Price Stadium30,000 seats
- Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium20,118 seats
- Chartway Arena at the Ted Constant Convocation Center8,639 seats
- Old Dominion Soccer Complex4,000 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.
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 Norfolk Scope hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 8,701 for Norfolk Scope. 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 Norfolk Scope?
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 Norfolk Scope. 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 Norfolk Scope?
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 Norfolk Scope is booked?
William "Dick" Price Stadium (30,000), Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium (20,118) and Chartway Arena at the Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,639) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 20 venues in total are mapped in Norfolk.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Norfolk
- William "Dick" Price Stadium
30,000 seats
- Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium
20,118 seats
- Chartway Arena at the Ted Constant Convocation Center
8,639 seats
- Old Dominion Soccer Complex
4,000 seats
- Hosting an event in Norfolk
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