Ridder Arena
Everything the open record has on Ridder Arena, an arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 3,400.
- Stated capacity
- 3,400
- people, as published
- Opened
- 2002
- 24 years old
- From MSP
- 11 km (6.8 mi)
- Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- From the centre
- 2.7 km (1.7 mi)
- of Minneapolis
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What Ridder Arena is
It sits in Minneapolis, 2.7 km (1.7 mi) from the centre of Minneapolis.
Ridder Arena was opened in 2002 and operated by University of Minnesota, which puts it at 24 years old.
At a stated 3,400 this takes an entire conference in one room rather than one track of it.
- Operator
- University of Minnesota
- Owner
- University of Minnesota
- Coordinates
- 44.9790, -93.2290
- Classified as
- arena
Getting there
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) is 11 km (6.8 mi) out, a standard transfer of twenty to forty minutes outside rush hour.
2.7 km (1.7 mi) out from the middle of Minneapolis — close enough to book a downtown hotel block, far enough that people will expect transport laid on after dark.
Minneapolis has 92 venues mapped in total and a population of 428,579. The Minneapolis guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
3,400 is enough for a whole programme in a single room, which removes the hardest logistics problem an event has. Ask what the room looks like empty — the seated figure and the usable one are rarely the same.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
Pricing a full house here
A Ridder Arena programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Ridder 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 Minneapolis have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Williams Arena14,625 seats
- O'Shaughnessy Stadium5,000 seats
- Orpheum Theatre2,579 seats
- State Theatre2,181 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
- 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
- $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 Ridder Arena hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 3,400 for Ridder 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 Ridder 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 Ridder 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 Ridder 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 Ridder Arena is booked?
Williams Arena (14,625), O'Shaughnessy Stadium (5,000) and Orpheum Theatre (2,579) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 92 venues in total are mapped in Minneapolis.
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Elsewhere in Minneapolis
- Williams Arena
14,625 seats
- O'Shaughnessy Stadium
5,000 seats
- Orpheum Theatre
2,579 seats
- State Theatre
2,181 seats
- Hosting an event in Minneapolis
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