Show Me Center
An arena in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It seats a stated 6,972. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 6,972
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1987
- 39 years old
- From CGI
- 11 km (6.8 mi)
- Cape Girardeau Regional Airport
- From the centre
- 1.8 km (1.1 mi)
- of Cape Girardeau
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What Show Me Center is
It sits in Cape Girardeau, right in the centre of Cape Girardeau.
Show Me Center was opened in 1987 and operated by Southeast Missouri State University, which puts it at 39 years old.
At a stated 6,972 this takes an entire conference in one room rather than one track of it.
- Operator
- Southeast Missouri State University
- Official site
- semoredhawks.com/facilities/show-me-center/10
- Coordinates
- 37.3200, -89.5271
- Classified as
- arena
Getting there
11 km (6.8 mi) separates Show Me Center from Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI) — normal for a city venue, and worth a line in the joining instructions rather than a shuttle contract.
1.8 km (1.1 mi) out from the middle of Cape Girardeau — close enough to book a downtown hotel block, far enough that people will expect transport laid on after dark.
Cape Girardeau has 12 venues mapped in total and a population of 40,818. The Cape Girardeau guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
At 6,972 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.
Pricing a full house here
A Show Me Center programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Show Me 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.
Nearby alternatives
2 other venues in Cape Girardeau have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Houck Field11,015 seats
- Osage Centerconference centre
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. 7 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance.
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 Show Me Center hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 6,972 for Show Me 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 Show Me 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 Show Me 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 Show Me 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 Show Me Center is booked?
Houck Field (11,015) and Osage Center are in the same city and have their own pages here. 12 venues in total are mapped in Cape Girardeau.
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- Houck Field
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- Osage Center
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