Pacific Coliseum
An arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. It seats a stated 16,281. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 16,281
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1968
- 58 years old
- From YVR
- 14 km (8.7 mi)
- Vancouver International Airport
- From the centre
- 6.9 km (4.3 mi)
- of Vancouver
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 Vancouver, 6.9 km (4.3 mi) from the centre of Vancouver.
Pacific Coliseum was opened in 1968 and operated by Vancouver, which puts it at 58 years old.
A stated 16,281 puts this in arena territory: general sessions and keynotes fit, breakouts need somewhere else.
- Operator
- Vancouver
- Owner
- Vancouver
- Coordinates
- 49.2858, -123.0428
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to Pacific Coliseum
14 km (8.7 mi) separates Pacific Coliseum from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) — normal for a city venue, and worth a line in the joining instructions rather than a shuttle contract.
6.9 km (4.3 mi) from the centre puts this outside comfortable walking range of any hotel district, so the shuttle is part of the event rather than an extra.
Vancouver has 94 venues mapped in total and a population of 662,248. The Vancouver guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
Anything at this scale is a one-room event. It is the 3rd largest arena or stadium mapped in Vancouver, 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 16,281 is festival scale, not conference scale.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
A worked example for Pacific Coliseum
Take 950 people through the door in Pacific Coliseum — sized to the stated capacity of Pacific Coliseum. The first 50 activated attendees are free on every event, so only the rest are billed, and the total stops moving at 1,000 however many more turn up.
- activated attendees
- 950activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 900billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at CA$7 each
- CA$6,300for the whole event, at CA$7 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 Vancouver have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- BC Place54,500 seats
- Rogers Arena18,422 seats
- Swangard Stadium5,288 seats
- Thunderbird Stadium3,500 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. 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
- CA$7
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- CA$6,650
- 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 Pacific Coliseum hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 16,281 for Pacific Coliseum. 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 Pacific Coliseum?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so CA$6,300 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of Pacific Coliseum. The rate is CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at CA$6,650 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 Pacific Coliseum?
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 Pacific Coliseum is booked?
BC Place (54,500), Rogers Arena (18,422) and Swangard Stadium (5,288) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 94 venues in total are mapped in Vancouver.
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Elsewhere in Vancouver
- BC Place
54,500 seats
- Rogers Arena
18,422 seats
- Swangard Stadium
5,288 seats
- Thunderbird Stadium
3,500 seats
- Hosting an event in Vancouver
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