The Lakeland Center
A convention centre in Lakeland, Florida. It seats a stated 8,178. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 8,178
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1974
- 52 years old
- From MCO
- 77 km (48 mi)
- Orlando International Airport
- From the centre
- 1.4 km (0.9 mi)
- of Lakeland
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What The Lakeland Center is
It sits in Lakeland, right in the centre of Lakeland.
The Lakeland Center was opened in 1974 and owned by Lakeland, which puts it at 52 years old.
At a stated 8,178 this takes an entire conference in one room rather than one track of it.
- Owner
- Lakeland
- Official site
- rpfundingcenter.com
- Coordinates
- 28.0411, -81.9636
- Classified as
- convention centre
Getting there
Orlando International Airport (MCO) is 77 km (48 mi) away. Build a real transfer window into the arrival day and do not schedule anything important before midday.
Being 1.4 km (0.9 mi) from the middle of Lakeland means attendees can walk from their hotel, which removes the single most complained-about line in most event budgets.
Lakeland has 8 venues mapped in total and a population of 124,990. The Lakeland guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
This is one of 1 exhibition or convention venue mapped in Lakeland, and the class matters more than the size: a hall is a floor you subdivide, which is a different purchase from a room you fill with chairs.
- trade shows and exhibitions
Built as a floor rather than a seating plan, which is what an exhibition needs.
- multi-track conferences
The same hall subdivides into tracks once the booths come out.
- career fairs
A booth grid and a single controlled entrance is the whole requirement.
Pricing a full house here
A The Lakeland Center programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of The Lakeland Center — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- 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
2 other venues in Lakeland have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Plant City Stadium6,700 seats
- Polk Theatre1,400 seats
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: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, owner, 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 The Lakeland Center hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 8,178 for The Lakeland Center. 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.
What does an event app cost for an event at The Lakeland Center?
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 The Lakeland Center. 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 Lakeland 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 The Lakeland Center is booked?
Plant City Stadium (6,700) and Polk Theatre (1,400) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 8 venues in total are mapped in Lakeland.
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Elsewhere in Lakeland
- Plant City Stadium
6,700 seats
- Polk Theatre
1,400 seats
- Hosting an event in Lakeland
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