Oncenter War Memorial Arena
An arena in Syracuse, New York. It seats a stated 8,000. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 8,000
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1951
- 75 years old
- From SYR
- 8 km (5 mi)
- Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- From the centre
- 0.4 km (0.2 mi)
- of Syracuse
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What Oncenter War Memorial Arena is
It sits in Syracuse, right in the centre of Syracuse.
Oncenter War Memorial Arena was opened in 1951 and operated by Onondaga County, which puts it at 75 years old.
At a stated 8,000 this takes an entire conference in one room rather than one track of it.
- Operator
- Onondaga County
- Owner
- Onondaga County
- Official site
- www.oncenter.org/venue/war-memorial-arena
- Coordinates
- 43.0447, -76.1483
- Classified as
- arena
Getting there
Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) sits 8 km (5 mi) out, so a same-day return is realistic for anyone flying in for one session.
It is central, so a hotel block within walking distance is realistic and you can skip a shuttle entirely.
Syracuse has 46 venues mapped in total and a population of 146,097. The Syracuse guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
Anything at this scale is a one-room event. It is the 4th largest arena or stadium mapped in Syracuse, and like all of them it solves the plenary and none of the rest of the programme.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- festivals
An audience of 8,000 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
A Oncenter War Memorial Arena programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Oncenter War Memorial Arena — 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.
Nearby alternatives
4 other venues in Syracuse have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Alliance Bank Stadium11,071 seats
- John A. Lally Athletics Complex9,536 seats
- Landmark Theatre2,908 seats
- National Veterans Resource Center1,000 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
- 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. 9 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance 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 Oncenter War Memorial Arena hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 8,000 for Oncenter War Memorial 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.
What does an event app cost for an event at Oncenter War Memorial 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 Oncenter War Memorial 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 Oncenter War Memorial 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 Oncenter War Memorial Arena is booked?
Alliance Bank Stadium (11,071), John A. Lally Athletics Complex (9,536) and Landmark Theatre (2,908) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 46 venues in total are mapped in Syracuse.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Syracuse
- Alliance Bank Stadium
11,071 seats
- John A. Lally Athletics Complex
9,536 seats
- Landmark Theatre
2,908 seats
- National Veterans Resource Center
1,000 seats
- Hosting an event in Syracuse
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