Symphony Center
Everything the open record has on Symphony Center, a concert hall in Chicago, Illinois — address, size, access and the events it carries.
- Opened
- 1904
- 122 years old
- From ORD
- 26 km (16 mi)
- O'Hare International Airport
- From the centre
- 3.8 km (2.4 mi)
- of Chicago
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 220 S. Michigan Avenue, 3.8 km (2.4 mi) from the centre of Chicago.
Symphony Center was opened in 1904 and owned by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which puts it at 122 years old.
Neither a capacity nor a floor area is published for Symphony Center 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.
- Address
- 220 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60604
- Owner
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Coordinates
- 41.8789, -87.6250
- Classified as
- concert hall
Access and arrival
O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is 26 km (16 mi) out, a standard transfer of twenty to forty minutes outside rush hour.
3.8 km (2.4 mi) out from the middle of Chicago — close enough to book a downtown hotel block, far enough that people will expect transport laid on after dark.
Chicago has 231 venues mapped in total and a population of 2,721,308. The Chicago 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 Symphony Center programme at 240 activated attendees — a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Chicago — 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 Chicago
4 other venues in Chicago have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Biograph Theaterevent space
- Gene Siskel Film Centerevent space
- Fairgrounds Craft Coffee and Teafairground
- Rubenstein Forumconference centre
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. 6 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, year opened, owner, 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 Symphony Center?
Not published. Neither a seated capacity nor a floor area for Symphony Center 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.
Where is Symphony Center?
220 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60604. It is 3.8 km (2.4 mi) from the centre of Chicago. The nearest major airport is O'Hare International Airport (ORD), about 26 km (16 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Symphony Center?
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 Chicago. 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 Symphony 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 Symphony Center is booked?
Biograph Theater, Gene Siskel Film Center and Fairgrounds Craft Coffee and Tea are in the same city and have their own pages here. 231 venues in total are mapped in Chicago.
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Elsewhere in Chicago
- Biograph Theater
event space
- Gene Siskel Film Center
event space
- Fairgrounds Craft Coffee and Tea
fairground
- Rubenstein Forum
conference centre
- Hosting an event in Chicago
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