Port Theatre Main Auditorium
Port Theatre Main Auditorium is a theatre in Nanaimo, British Columbia. It seats a stated 804. Here is what the public record holds on it, and what an event67 rollout would cost in a room this size.
- Stated capacity
- 804
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1998
- 28 years old
- From YVR
- 55 km (34 mi)
- Vancouver International Airport
- From the centre
- 0.3 km (0.2 mi)
- of Nanaimo
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
The building
It stands at 125 Front Street, V9R 6Z4, right in the centre of Nanaimo.
Port Theatre Main Auditorium was opened in 1998 and operated by Port Theatre, which puts it at 28 years old.
The stated 804 is ballroom scale: a plenary, a gala dinner, or two tracks with a wall between them.
- Address
- 125 Front Street, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 6Z4
- Operator
- Port Theatre
- Official site
- www.porttheatre.com
- Coordinates
- 49.1659, -123.9354
- Classified as
- theatre
Access and arrival
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is 55 km (34 mi) away. Build a real transfer window into the arrival day and do not schedule anything important before midday.
It is central, so a hotel block within walking distance is realistic and you can skip a shuttle entirely.
The published number for the venue is +1 250 754-4555.
Nanaimo has 16 venues mapped in total and a population of 99,863. The Nanaimo guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
The kind of event it takes
Programme this as a theatre, because that is what it is. One track, one stage, an audience facing the same way and 804 of them. Catering and breakouts need a second space nearby.
- 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.
The app bill, at this size
Take 800 people through the door in Port Theatre Main Auditorium — sized to the stated capacity of Port Theatre Main Auditorium. 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
- 800activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 750billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at CA$7 each
- CA$5,250for 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.
Other rooms in Nanaimo
3 other venues in Nanaimo have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Port Theatre Lobby500 seats
- Sid Williams Theatre Auditorium497 seats
- The Knox Sanctuary350 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. 10 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, official website, encyclopaedia entry and more.
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 Port Theatre Main Auditorium hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 804 for Port Theatre Main Auditorium. 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 Port Theatre Main Auditorium?
125 Front Street, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 6Z4. It is 0.3 km (0.2 mi) from the centre of Nanaimo. The nearest major airport is Vancouver International Airport (YVR), about 55 km (34 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Port Theatre Main Auditorium?
800 activated attendees means 750 billable after the free 50, so CA$5,250 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of Port Theatre Main Auditorium. 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 Port Theatre Main Auditorium?
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 Port Theatre Main Auditorium is booked?
Port Theatre Lobby (500), Sid Williams Theatre Auditorium (497) and The Knox Sanctuary (350) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 16 venues in total are mapped in Nanaimo.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Nanaimo
- Port Theatre Lobby
500 seats
- Sid Williams Theatre Auditorium
497 seats
- The Knox Sanctuary
350 seats
- Hosting an event in Nanaimo
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