State Theatre
Everything the open record has on State Theatre, an event space in Kalamazoo, Michigan — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 1,590.
- Stated capacity
- 1,590
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1927
- 99 years old
- From GRR
- 66 km (41 mi)
- Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- From the centre
- 0.5 km (0.3 mi)
- of Kalamazoo
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
The building
It stands at 406 S. Burdick Street, right in the centre of Kalamazoo.
State Theatre was opened in 1927, which puts it at 99 years old.
The stated 1,590 is ballroom scale: a plenary, a gala dinner, or two tracks with a wall between them.
- Address
- 406 S. Burdick Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
- Official site
- www.kazoostate.com
- Coordinates
- 42.2885, -85.5831
- Classified as
- event space
Access and arrival
66 km (41 mi) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) is far enough to change the shape of the programme: a first morning session will lose the people who flew in that day.
A central address is worth more than it looks: no shuttle, no parking plan, and evening sessions that people actually stay for.
Kalamazoo has 17 venues mapped in total and a population of 73,290. The Kalamazoo guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
The kind of event it takes
At 1,590 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.
- networking mixers
An independent space with its own character, which a mixer benefits from more than a conference does.
- fundraisers and galas
A room with a personality is worth more at a gala than square footage is.
- community meetings
Room for 1,590 covers most community and member meetings.
The app bill, at this size
Take 950 people through the door in State Theatre — sized to the stated capacity of State Theatre. 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.
Other rooms in Kalamazoo
4 other venues in Kalamazoo have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Lawson Arena3,667 seats
- Miller Auditorium3,497 seats
- WMU Student Centerevent space
- Hayloft Theatertheatre
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. 8 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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 State Theatre hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 1,590 for State Theatre. 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 State Theatre?
406 S. Burdick Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007. It is 0.5 km (0.3 mi) from the centre of Kalamazoo. The nearest major airport is Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR), about 66 km (41 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at State Theatre?
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 State Theatre. 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 State Theatre?
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 State Theatre is booked?
Lawson Arena (3,667), Miller Auditorium (3,497) and WMU Student Center are in the same city and have their own pages here. 17 venues in total are mapped in Kalamazoo.
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Elsewhere in Kalamazoo
- Lawson Arena
3,667 seats
- Miller Auditorium
3,497 seats
- WMU Student Center
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- Hayloft Theater
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- Hosting an event in Kalamazoo
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