Spartan Events Center
Everything the open record has on Spartan Events Center, an arena in Elgin, Illinois — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 1,550.
- Stated capacity
- 1,550
- people, as published
- From ORD
- 35 km (22 mi)
- O'Hare International Airport
- From the centre
- 4.1 km (2.5 mi)
- of Elgin
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 Elgin, 4.1 km (2.5 mi) from the centre of Elgin.
Spartan Events Center was operated by Elgin Community College.
The stated 1,550 is ballroom scale: a plenary, a gala dinner, or two tracks with a wall between them.
- Operator
- Elgin Community College
- Owner
- Elgin Community College
- Coordinates
- 42.0196, -88.3243
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to Spartan Events Center
O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is 35 km (22 mi) away. Build a real transfer window into the arrival day and do not schedule anything important before midday.
4.1 km (2.5 mi) out from the middle of Elgin — close enough to book a downtown hotel block, far enough that people will expect transport laid on after dark.
Elgin has 16 venues mapped in total and a population of 114,701. The Elgin guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
A room for 1,550 is a plenary space in practice, whatever it is classified as. It ranks 1st among the 16 venues mapped in Elgin.
- 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 Spartan Events Center
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Spartan Events Center event sized to the stated capacity of Spartan Events 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
3 other venues in Elgin have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Arcada Theatertheatre
- Hemmens Cultural Centerperforming-arts centre
- NOW Arenaarena
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. 5 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, operator, owner, nearest airport with distance.
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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 Spartan Events Center hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 1,550 for Spartan Events 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 Spartan Events 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 Spartan Events 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 Spartan Events 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 Spartan Events Center is booked?
Arcada Theater, Hemmens Cultural Center and NOW Arena are in the same city and have their own pages here. 16 venues in total are mapped in Elgin.
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Elsewhere in Elgin
- Arcada Theater
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- Hemmens Cultural Center
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- NOW Arena
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- Hosting an event in Elgin
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