Robertson Gymnasium
Everything the open record has on Robertson Gymnasium, an arena in Isla Vista, California — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 2,600.
- Stated capacity
- 2,600
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1959
- 67 years old
- From SBA
- 1 km (0.6 mi)
- Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- From the centre
- 1.1 km (0.7 mi)
- of Isla Vista
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 sits in Isla Vista, right in the centre of Isla Vista.
Robertson Gymnasium was opened in 1959 and owned by University of California, Santa Barbara, which puts it at 67 years old.
The stated 2,600 is ballroom scale: a plenary, a gala dinner, or two tracks with a wall between them.
- Owner
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Official site
- www.campuscalendar.ucsb.edu/robertson_gymnasium_754
- Coordinates
- 34.4158, -119.8492
- Classified as
- arena
Access and arrival
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) is 1 km (0.6 mi) away — close enough that a delayed speaker can still make an afternoon slot.
A central address is worth more than it looks: no shuttle, no parking plan, and evening sessions that people actually stay for.
Isla Vista has 9 venues mapped in total and a population of 23,096. The Isla Vista guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
The kind of event it takes
A room for 2,600 is a plenary space in practice, whatever it is classified as. It ranks 3rd among the 9 venues mapped in Isla Vista.
- 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.
The app bill, at this size
A Robertson Gymnasium programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Robertson Gymnasium — 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.
Other rooms in Isla Vista
2 other venues in Isla Vista have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Harder Stadium17,000 seats
- UC Santa Barbara Events Center5,000 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, owner, official website, 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 Robertson Gymnasium hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 2,600 for Robertson Gymnasium. 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 Robertson Gymnasium?
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 Robertson Gymnasium. 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 Robertson Gymnasium?
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 Robertson Gymnasium is booked?
Harder Stadium (17,000) and UC Santa Barbara Events Center (5,000) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 9 venues in total are mapped in Isla Vista.
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Elsewhere in Isla Vista
- Harder Stadium
17,000 seats
- UC Santa Barbara Events Center
5,000 seats
- Hosting an event in Isla Vista
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