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The Ark

A theatre in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.

Price your eventWhat fits here
Opened
1965
61 years old
From DTW
33 km (21 mi)
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
From the centre
0.7 km (0.4 mi)
of Ann Arbor

Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.

What The Ark is

It stands at 316 South Main Street, 48104, right in the centre of Ann Arbor.

The Ark was opened in 1965 and owned by nonprofit organization, which puts it at 61 years old.

Neither a capacity nor a floor area is published for The Ark 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
316 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, United States
Owner
nonprofit organization
Official site
theark.org
Coordinates
42.2792, -83.7489
Classified as
theatre

Getting there

33 km (21 mi) to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) is far enough to change the shape of the programme: a first morning session will lose the people who flew in that day.

Being 0.7 km (0.4 mi) from the middle of Ann Arbor means attendees can walk from their hotel, which removes the single most complained-about line in most event budgets.

The published number for the venue is +1-734-761-1818.

Ann Arbor has 36 venues mapped in total and a population of 122,925. The Ann Arbor 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. 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

A The Ark programme at 240 activated attendees — a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Ann Arbor — 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.

1,000
activated attendees at The Ark, and what each dot costsOne dot ≈ 10 attendees

Nearby alternatives

4 other venues in Ann Arbor have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.

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, year opened, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry, published phone, nearest airport with distance and more.

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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.

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Questions people actually ask

What is the capacity of The Ark?

Not published. Neither a seated capacity nor a floor area for The Ark 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 The Ark?

316 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, United States. It is 0.7 km (0.4 mi) from the centre of Ann Arbor. The nearest major airport is Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), about 33 km (21 mi) away.

What does an event app cost for an event at The Ark?

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 Ann Arbor. 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 The Ark?

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 The Ark is booked?

Arthur Miller Theatre (250), Michigan Theater and McKenny Hall are in the same city and have their own pages here. 36 venues in total are mapped in Ann Arbor.

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