Scheels Center
An arena in Fargo, North Dakota. It seats a stated 5,830. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 5,830
- people, as published
- Opened
- 2016
- 10 years old
- From FAR
- 3 km (1.9 mi)
- Hector International Airport
- From the centre
- 2.7 km (1.7 mi)
- of Fargo
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 Fargo, 2.7 km (1.7 mi) from the centre of Fargo.
Scheels Center was opened in 2016 and owned by North Dakota State University, which puts it at 10 years old.
5,830 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Owner
- North Dakota State University
- Official site
- gobison.com/facilities/scheels-center/37
- Coordinates
- 46.9004, -96.7990
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to Scheels Center
3 km (1.9 mi) to Hector International Airport (FAR). At that distance the transfer is not a planning problem, which is rarer than it sounds.
At 2.7 km (1.7 mi) from the city centre it is a short ride from downtown hotels rather than a walk.
Fargo has 36 venues mapped in total and a population of 136,285. The Fargo guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
At 5,830 seats this takes a full conference in one room. Confirm what the space looks like with the seating cleared, because that is the version most conferences actually book.
- 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.
A worked example for Scheels Center
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Scheels Center event sized to the stated capacity of Scheels Center. Here is exactly what event67 charges, with the free 50 taken off the top.
- 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 Fargo have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Jake Christiansen Stadium7,000 seats
- Memorial Auditorium6,000 seats
- Newman Outdoor Field4,513 seats
- John E. Carlson Coliseum4,200 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.
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 Scheels Center hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 5,830 for Scheels Center. 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 Scheels Center?
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 Scheels Center. 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 Scheels Center?
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 Scheels Center is booked?
Jake Christiansen Stadium (7,000), Memorial Auditorium (6,000) and Newman Outdoor Field (4,513) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 36 venues in total are mapped in Fargo.
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Elsewhere in Fargo
- Jake Christiansen Stadium
7,000 seats
- Memorial Auditorium
6,000 seats
- Newman Outdoor Field
4,513 seats
- John E. Carlson Coliseum
4,200 seats
- Hosting an event in Fargo
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