Stanley Theater
A performing-arts centre in Utica, New York. It seats a stated 2,963. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 2,963
- people, as published
- From SYR
- 71 km (44 mi)
- Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- From the centre
- 0.4 km (0.2 mi)
- of Utica
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What Stanley Theater is
It stands at 259 Genesee Street, 13501, right in the centre of Utica.
2,963 seats covers a single-track conference, an awards night or a mid-sized annual meeting.
- Address
- 259 Genesee Street, Utica, NY 13501
- Official site
- www.thestanley.org
- Coordinates
- 43.0989, -75.2361
- Classified as
- performing-arts centre
Getting there
At 71 km (44 mi), Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) makes arrival day a travel day. Open registration the evening before if you can.
It is central, so a hotel block within walking distance is realistic and you can skip a shuttle entirely.
The published number for the venue is +1 315 724 1113.
Utica has 29 venues mapped in total and a population of 63,660. The Utica guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
Programme this as a theatre, because that is what it is. One track, one stage, an audience facing the same way and 2,963 of them. Catering and breakouts need a second space nearby.
- 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.
Pricing a full house here
Take 950 people through the door in Stanley Theater — sized to the stated capacity of Stanley Theater. The first 50 activated attendees are free on every event, so only the rest are billed, and the total stops moving at 1,000 however many more turn up.
- 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
4 other venues in Utica have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Utica Memorial Auditorium5,700 seats
- Cotterell Court3,000 seats
- Alice Busch Opera Theater918 seats
- Earlville Opera Houseevent space
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. 9 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, official website, encyclopaedia entry, published phone, nearest airport with distance 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 Stanley Theater hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 2,963 for Stanley Theater. 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 Stanley Theater?
259 Genesee Street, Utica, NY 13501. It is 0.4 km (0.2 mi) from the centre of Utica. The nearest major airport is Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR), about 71 km (44 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Stanley Theater?
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 Stanley Theater. 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 Stanley Theater?
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 Stanley Theater is booked?
Utica Memorial Auditorium (5,700), Cotterell Court (3,000) and Alice Busch Opera Theater (918) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 29 venues in total are mapped in Utica.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Utica
- Utica Memorial Auditorium
5,700 seats
- Cotterell Court
3,000 seats
- Alice Busch Opera Theater
918 seats
- Earlville Opera House
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- Hosting an event in Utica
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