Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
A performing-arts centre in New York City, New York. It seats a stated 850. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 850
- people, as published
- Opened
- 2003
- 23 years old
- From JFK
- 21 km (13 mi)
- John F. Kennedy International Airport
- From the centre
- 1.8 km (1.1 mi)
- of New York City
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 stands at 566 LaGuardia Place, right in the centre of New York City.
Skirball Center for the Performing Arts was opened in 2003 and operated by New York University, which puts it at 23 years old.
The stated 850 is ballroom scale: a plenary, a gala dinner, or two tracks with a wall between them.
- Address
- 566 LaGuardia Place, New York City, New York, United States
- Operator
- New York University
- Owner
- New York University
- Official site
- www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu
- Coordinates
- 40.7297, -73.9978
- Classified as
- performing-arts centre
Travel to Skirball Center for the
Allow half an hour each way to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), 21 km (13 mi) away, and rather more if your first session starts during the morning peak.
1.8 km (1.1 mi) out from the middle of New York City — close enough to book a downtown hotel block, far enough that people will expect transport laid on after dark.
The published number for the venue is +1-212-992-8484.
New York City has 509 venues mapped in total and a population of 8,478,072. The New York City guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
The seats do not move, which is the whole trade. You get sightlines, acoustics and a lighting rig you would otherwise have to rent, and you give up the ability to put tables in the room. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts is 41st of 148 such houses mapped in New York City.
- 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.
A worked example for Skirball Center for the
A Skirball Center for the Performing Arts programme at 850 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Skirball Center for the Performing Arts — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- activated attendees
- 850activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 800billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $4,000for 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 New York City have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Lyceum Theatre922 seats
- Peter Jay Sharp Theater915 seats
- Circle in the Square Theatre840 seats
- The Amph815 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, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry 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 Skirball Center for the Performing Arts hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 850 for Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. 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 Skirball Center for the Performing Arts?
566 LaGuardia Place, New York City, New York, United States. It is 1.8 km (1.1 mi) from the centre of New York City. The nearest major airport is John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), about 21 km (13 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Skirball Center for the Performing Arts?
850 activated attendees means 800 billable after the free 50, so $4,000 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. 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 Skirball Center for the Performing Arts?
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 Skirball Center for the Performing Arts is booked?
Lyceum Theatre (922), Peter Jay Sharp Theater (915) and Circle in the Square Theatre (840) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 509 venues in total are mapped in New York City.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in New York City
- Lyceum Theatre
922 seats
- Peter Jay Sharp Theater
915 seats
- Circle in the Square Theatre
840 seats
- The Amph
815 seats
- Hosting an event in New York City
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