The Pit
An arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It seats a stated 15,411. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 15,411
- people, as published
- From ABQ
- 4 km (2.5 mi)
- Albuquerque International Sunport
- From the centre
- 2.6 km (1.6 mi)
- of Albuquerque
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
About this venue
It sits in Albuquerque, 2.6 km (1.6 mi) from the centre of Albuquerque.
The Pit was owned by University of New Mexico.
A stated 15,411 puts this in arena territory: general sessions and keynotes fit, breakouts need somewhere else.
- Owner
- University of New Mexico
- Coordinates
- 35.0670, -106.6320
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to The Pit
Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) sits 4 km (2.5 mi) out, so a same-day return is realistic for anyone flying in for one session.
The centre of Albuquerque is 2.6 km (1.6 mi) away, which is a taxi rather than a walk and a reason to publish an arrival map.
Albuquerque has 46 venues mapped in total and a population of 560,326. The Albuquerque guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
Anything at this scale is a one-room event. It is the 2nd largest arena or stadium mapped in Albuquerque, and like all of them it solves the plenary and none of the rest of the programme.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- festivals
An audience of 15,411 is festival scale, not conference scale.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
A worked example for The Pit
Take 950 people through the door in The Pit — sized to the stated capacity of The Pit. 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.
If this one is booked
4 other venues in Albuquerque have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- University Stadium39,224 seats
- Tingley Coliseum11,571 seats
- Johnson Gymnasium7,800 seats
- Isleta Amphitheaterconcert hall
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: stated capacity, capacity sizing, 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
How many people does The Pit hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 15,411 for The Pit. 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 Pit?
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 Pit. 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 Pit?
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 Pit is booked?
University Stadium (39,224), Tingley Coliseum (11,571) and Johnson Gymnasium (7,800) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 46 venues in total are mapped in Albuquerque.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Albuquerque
- University Stadium
39,224 seats
- Tingley Coliseum
11,571 seats
- Johnson Gymnasium
7,800 seats
- Isleta Amphitheater
concert hall
- Hosting an event in Albuquerque
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