The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Everything the open record has on The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, a concert hall in San Diego, California — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 10,000.
- Stated capacity
- 10,000
- people, as published
- Opened
- 2021
- 5 years old
- From SAN
- 4 km (2.5 mi)
- San Diego International Airport
- From the centre
- 1.2 km (0.7 mi)
- of San Diego
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 222 Marina Park Way, 92101, right in the centre of San Diego.
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park was opened in 2021 and operated by San Diego Symphony, which puts it at 5 years old.
A stated 10,000 puts this in arena territory: general sessions and keynotes fit, breakouts need somewhere else.
- Address
- 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, California 92101, United States
- Operator
- San Diego Symphony
- Official site
- www.theshell.org
- Coordinates
- 32.7049, -117.1658
- Classified as
- concert hall
Access and arrival
San Diego International Airport (SAN) is 4 km (2.5 mi) away — close enough that a delayed speaker can still make an afternoon slot.
Being 1.2 km (0.7 mi) from the middle of San Diego means attendees can walk from their hotel, which removes the single most complained-about line in most event budgets.
San Diego has 70 venues mapped in total and a population of 1,404,452. The San Diego guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
The kind of event it takes
A fixed-seat house suits a single-track programme: keynotes, panels, award ceremonies and film. It does not suit a trade floor, banqueting or anything that needs the seats to move, so pair it with a nearby function room if you need both.
- 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 The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park — 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.
Other rooms in San Diego
4 other venues in San Diego have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Viejas Arena12,414 seats
- Pechanga Arena12,000 seats
- Torero Stadium6,000 seats
- Jenny Craig Pavilion5,100 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
- 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. 10 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, official website, encyclopaedia entry and more.
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 Rady Shell at Jacobs Park hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 10,000 for The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. 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.
Where is The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park?
222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, California 92101, United States. It is 1.2 km (0.7 mi) from the centre of San Diego. The nearest major airport is San Diego International Airport (SAN), about 4 km (2.5 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park?
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 Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. 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 Rady Shell at Jacobs Park?
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 Rady Shell at Jacobs Park is booked?
Viejas Arena (12,414), Pechanga Arena (12,000) and Torero Stadium (6,000) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 70 venues in total are mapped in San Diego.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in San Diego
- Viejas Arena
12,414 seats
- Pechanga Arena
12,000 seats
- Torero Stadium
6,000 seats
- Jenny Craig Pavilion
5,100 seats
- Hosting an event in San Diego
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