SHM Memorial Center
Everything the open record has on SHM Memorial Center, an arena in Columbia, South Carolina — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 3,200.
- Stated capacity
- 3,200
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1968
- 58 years old
- From CAE
- 55 km (34 mi)
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport
- From the centre
- 58 km (36 mi)
- of Columbia
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 Columbia, 58 km (36 mi) from the centre of Columbia.
SHM Memorial Center was opened in 1968, which puts it at 58 years old.
3,200 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Coordinates
- 33.5010, -80.8465
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to SHM Memorial Center
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is 55 km (34 mi) away. Build a real transfer window into the arrival day and do not schedule anything important before midday.
This is an out-of-centre venue — 58 km (36 mi) from the middle of Columbia — which usually buys you parking and load-in access in exchange for a transport plan.
Columbia has 51 venues mapped in total and a population of 144,788. The Columbia guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
A room for 3,200 is a plenary space in practice, whatever it is classified as. It ranks 6th among the 51 venues mapped in Columbia.
- 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 SHM Memorial Center
A SHM Memorial Center programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of SHM Memorial Center — 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.
If this one is booked
4 other venues in Columbia have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Carolina Coliseum12,401 seats
- Charlie W. Johnson Stadium11,000 seats
- Koger Center for the Artsperforming-arts centre
- Town Theatretheatre
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. 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 SHM Memorial Center hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 3,200 for SHM Memorial 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 SHM Memorial 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 SHM Memorial 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 SHM Memorial 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 SHM Memorial Center is booked?
Carolina Coliseum (12,401), Charlie W. Johnson Stadium (11,000) and Koger Center for the Arts are in the same city and have their own pages here. 51 venues in total are mapped in Columbia.
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Elsewhere in Columbia
- Carolina Coliseum
12,401 seats
- Charlie W. Johnson Stadium
11,000 seats
- Koger Center for the Arts
performing-arts centre
- Town Theatre
theatre
- Hosting an event in Columbia
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Running an event at SHM Memorial Center?
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