Paramount Theatre
A theatre in Austin, Texas. It seats a stated 1,270. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 1,270
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1915
- 111 years old
- From AUS
- 11 km (6.8 mi)
- Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- From the centre
- 0.3 km (0.2 mi)
- of Austin
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 stands at 713 Congress Ave, 78701, right in the centre of Austin.
Paramount Theatre was opened in 1915, which puts it at 111 years old.
1,270 seats covers a single-track conference, an awards night or a mid-sized annual meeting.
- Address
- 713 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
- Official site
- www.austintheatre.org
- Coordinates
- 30.2694, -97.7420
- Classified as
- theatre
How attendees reach it
Allow half an hour each way to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), 11 km (6.8 mi) away, and rather more if your first session starts during the morning peak.
It is central, so a hotel block within walking distance is realistic and you can skip a shuttle entirely.
Austin has 83 venues mapped in total and a population of 993,588. The Austin guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Programming it
A fixed-seat house suits a single-track programme: keynotes, panels, award ceremonies and film. It does not suit a trade floor, banqueting or anything that needs the seats to move, so pair it with a nearby function room if you need both.
- award ceremonies
Fixed seating, sightlines and a lighting rig are the hard parts, and they are already here.
- product launches
A single-track room with a real stage is the right shape for a launch.
- multi-track conferences
Works as a plenary house with breakouts booked elsewhere in the city.
What event67 costs at this capacity
A Paramount Theatre programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Paramount Theatre — 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 Austin
4 other venues in Austin have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Austin Convention Center Parking Garage 2nd Street3,200 seats
- Moody Theater2,750 seats
- Austin Convention Center Parking Garage 5th Street685 seats
- Lucian-Hamilton Field500 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: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, 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 Paramount Theatre hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 1,270 for Paramount Theatre. 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 Paramount Theatre?
713 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701. It is 0.3 km (0.2 mi) from the centre of Austin. The nearest major airport is Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), about 11 km (6.8 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Paramount Theatre?
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 Paramount Theatre. 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 Paramount Theatre?
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 Paramount Theatre is booked?
Austin Convention Center Parking Garage 2nd Street (3,200), Moody Theater (2,750) and Austin Convention Center Parking Garage 5th Street (685) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 83 venues in total are mapped in Austin.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Austin
- Austin Convention Center Parking Garage 2nd Street
3,200 seats
- Moody Theater
2,750 seats
- Austin Convention Center Parking Garage 5th Street
685 seats
- Lucian-Hamilton Field
500 seats
- Hosting an event in Austin
What kind of event is it
Running an event at Paramount Theatre?
Bring the schedule, the invites and the arrivals into one branded app. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.