The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
A performing-arts centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It seats a stated 1,023. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 1,023
- people, as published
- From YHZ
- 28 km (17 mi)
- Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- From the centre
- 1.1 km (0.7 mi)
- of Halifax
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium is
It stands at 6101 University Avenue, B3H 4R2, right in the centre of Halifax.
The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium was operated by Dalhousie Arts Centre.
1,023 seats covers a single-track conference, an awards night or a mid-sized annual meeting.
- Address
- 6101 University Avenue, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
- Operator
- Dalhousie Arts Centre
- Coordinates
- 44.6380, -63.5888
- Classified as
- performing-arts centre
Getting there
Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) is 28 km (17 mi) out, a standard transfer of twenty to forty minutes outside rush hour.
A central address is worth more than it looks: no shuttle, no parking plan, and evening sessions that people actually stay for.
Halifax has 26 venues mapped in total and a population of 439,819. The Halifax guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
The seats do not move, which is the whole trade. You get sightlines, acoustics and a lighting rig you would otherwise have to rent, and you give up the ability to put tables in the room. The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium is 1st of 6 such houses mapped in Halifax.
- 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
Take 950 people through the door in The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium — sized to the stated capacity of The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium. 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 CA$7 each
- CA$6,300for the whole event, at CA$7 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
4 other venues in Halifax have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Scotiabank Centre10,595 seats
- Halifax Forum5,600 seats
- Spatz Theatre776 seats
- The Marquee Ballroom750 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. 6 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, operator, nearest airport with distance.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- CA$7
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- CA$6,650
- 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 Rebecca Cohn Auditorium hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 1,023 for The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium. 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 Rebecca Cohn Auditorium?
6101 University Avenue, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2. It is 1.1 km (0.7 mi) from the centre of Halifax. The nearest major airport is Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), about 28 km (17 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so CA$6,300 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium. The rate is CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at CA$6,650 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 Rebecca Cohn Auditorium?
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 Rebecca Cohn Auditorium is booked?
Scotiabank Centre (10,595), Halifax Forum (5,600) and Spatz Theatre (776) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 26 venues in total are mapped in Halifax.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Halifax
- Scotiabank Centre
10,595 seats
- Halifax Forum
5,600 seats
- Spatz Theatre
776 seats
- The Marquee Ballroom
750 seats
- Hosting an event in Halifax
What kind of event is it
Running an event at The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium?
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