Straz Center for the Performing Arts
A performing-arts centre in Tampa, Florida. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Opened
- 1987
- 39 years old
- From TPA
- 8 km (5 mi)
- Tampa International Airport
- From the centre
- 0.7 km (0.4 mi)
- of Tampa
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 sits in Tampa, right in the centre of Tampa.
Straz Center for the Performing Arts was opened in 1987, which puts it at 39 years old.
Neither a capacity nor a floor area is published for Straz Center for the Performing Arts in any open source, so the numbers on this page describe where it is and what it is, not how many it holds. The venue will quote you directly.
- Official site
- www.strazcenter.org
- Coordinates
- 27.9515, -82.4639
- Classified as
- performing-arts centre
Access and arrival
Tampa International Airport (TPA) is 8 km (5 mi) away — close enough that a delayed speaker can still make an afternoon slot.
Being 0.7 km (0.4 mi) from the middle of Tampa means attendees can walk from their hotel, which removes the single most complained-about line in most event budgets.
Tampa has 40 venues mapped in total and a population of 414,547. The Tampa guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
The kind of event it takes
Programme this as a theatre, because that is what it is. One track, one stage, an audience facing the same way. 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.
The app bill, at this size
A Straz Center for the Performing Arts programme at 240 activated attendees — a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Tampa — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- activated attendees
- 240activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 190billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $950for 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 Tampa
3 other venues in Tampa have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndhamhotel with function space
- Florida State Fairgroundsfairground
- The Italian Clubevent 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
- 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: year opened, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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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
What is the capacity of Straz Center for the Performing Arts?
Not published. Neither a seated capacity nor a floor area for Straz Center for the Performing Arts appears in any of the open sources behind this page, so quoting one would be a guess. The venue will give you the figure; ask for seated, theatre and reception separately.
What does an event app cost for an event at Straz Center for the Performing Arts?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so $950 for the event. That example is a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Tampa. 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 Straz 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 Straz Center for the Performing Arts is booked?
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham, Florida State Fairgrounds and The Italian Club are in the same city and have their own pages here. 40 venues in total are mapped in Tampa.
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Elsewhere in Tampa
- La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham
hotel with function space
- Florida State Fairgrounds
fairground
- The Italian Club
event space
- Hosting an event in Tampa
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