Ralph Engelstad Arena
Everything the open record has on Ralph Engelstad Arena, an arena in Grand Forks, North Dakota — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 11,643.
- Stated capacity
- 11,643
- people, as published
- Opened
- 2001
- 25 years old
- From GFK
- 8 km (5 mi)
- Grand Forks International Airport
- From the centre
- 2.9 km (1.8 mi)
- of Grand Forks
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 Grand Forks, 2.9 km (1.8 mi) from the centre of Grand Forks.
Ralph Engelstad Arena was opened in 2001, which puts it at 25 years old.
A stated 11,643 puts this in arena territory: general sessions and keynotes fit, breakouts need somewhere else.
- Coordinates
- 47.9276, -97.0714
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to Ralph Engelstad Arena
8 km (5 mi) to Grand Forks International Airport (GFK). At that distance the transfer is not a planning problem, which is rarer than it sounds.
The centre of Grand Forks is 2.9 km (1.8 mi) away, which is a taxi rather than a walk and a reason to publish an arrival map.
Grand Forks has 24 venues mapped in total and a population of 59,845. The Grand Forks 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 2nd largest arena or stadium mapped in Grand Forks, 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 11,643 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 Ralph Engelstad Arena
Take 950 people through the door in Ralph Engelstad Arena — sized to the stated capacity of Ralph Engelstad Arena. 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 $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.
If this one is booked
4 other venues in Grand Forks have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Alerus Center21,000 seats
- Betty Engelstad Sioux Center3,300 seats
- Delchar Theatreevent space
- Roxy Theatreevent space
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. 6 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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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 Ralph Engelstad Arena hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 11,643 for Ralph Engelstad 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 Ralph Engelstad 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 Ralph Engelstad 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 Ralph Engelstad 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 Ralph Engelstad Arena is booked?
Alerus Center (21,000), Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (3,300) and Delchar Theatre are in the same city and have their own pages here. 24 venues in total are mapped in Grand Forks.
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Elsewhere in Grand Forks
- Alerus Center
21,000 seats
- Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
3,300 seats
- Delchar Theatre
event space
- Roxy Theatre
event space
- Hosting an event in Grand Forks
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