Saenger Theatre
Everything the open record has on Saenger Theatre, a theatre in Pensacola, Florida — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 1,641.
- Stated capacity
- 1,641
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1925
- 101 years old
- From PNS
- 8 km (5 mi)
- Pensacola International Airport
- From the centre
- 1.2 km (0.7 mi)
- of Pensacola
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What Saenger Theatre is
It stands at 118 South Palafox Place, 32502, right in the centre of Pensacola.
Saenger Theatre was opened in 1925, operated by SMG and owned by Pensacola, which puts it at 101 years old.
1,641 seats covers a single-track conference, an awards night or a mid-sized annual meeting.
- Address
- 118 South Palafox Place, Pensacola, FL 32502
- Operator
- SMG
- Owner
- Pensacola
- Official site
- www.pensacolasaenger.com
- Coordinates
- 30.4103, -87.2147
- Classified as
- theatre
Getting there
8 km (5 mi) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS). At that distance the transfer is not a planning problem, which is rarer than it sounds.
A central address is worth more than it looks: no shuttle, no parking plan, and evening sessions that people actually stay for.
Pensacola has 6 venues mapped in total and a population of 53,898. The Pensacola guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
Programme this as a theatre, because that is what it is. One track, one stage, an audience facing the same way and 1,641 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.
Pricing a full house here
A Saenger Theatre programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Saenger 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.
Nearby alternatives
One other venue in Pensacola has enough published detail for its own guide.
- Pensacola Civic Center10,000 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
- 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. 11 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, owner, official website 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 Saenger Theatre hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 1,641 for Saenger 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 Saenger Theatre?
118 South Palafox Place, Pensacola, FL 32502. It is 1.2 km (0.7 mi) from the centre of Pensacola. The nearest major airport is Pensacola International Airport (PNS), about 8 km (5 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Saenger 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 Saenger 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 Saenger 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 Saenger Theatre is booked?
Pensacola Civic Center (10,000) is in the same city and have their own pages here. 6 venues in total are mapped in Pensacola.
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