Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
Thunder Bay Community Auditorium is a performing-arts centre in Thunder Bay, Ontario. It seats a stated 1,511. Here is what the public record holds on it, and what an event67 rollout would cost in a room this size.
- Stated capacity
- 1,511
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1985
- 41 years old
- From YQT
- 8 km (5 mi)
- Thunder Bay International Airport
- From the centre
- 4.5 km (2.8 mi)
- of Thunder Bay
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 Thunder Bay, 4.5 km (2.8 mi) from the centre of Thunder Bay.
Thunder Bay Community Auditorium was opened in 1985, which puts it at 41 years old.
The stated 1,511 is ballroom scale: a plenary, a gala dinner, or two tracks with a wall between them.
- Official site
- www.tbca.com
- Coordinates
- 48.4225, -89.2414
- Classified as
- performing-arts centre
Travel to Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) sits 8 km (5 mi) out, so a same-day return is realistic for anyone flying in for one session.
The centre of Thunder Bay is 4.5 km (2.8 mi) away, which is a taxi rather than a walk and a reason to publish an arrival map.
Thunder Bay has 9 venues mapped in total and a population of 108,843. The Thunder Bay guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
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. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium is 1st of 2 such houses mapped in Thunder Bay.
- 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.
A worked example for Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
Take 950 people through the door in Thunder Bay Community Auditorium — sized to the stated capacity of Thunder Bay Community 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.
If this one is booked
4 other venues in Thunder Bay have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Fort William Stadium3,500 seats
- Port Arthur Stadium3,031 seats
- BGC Thunder Bay Gym250 seats
- Best Western Plus NorWester Hotel & Conference Centrehotel with function space
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. 7 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, 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
- 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 Thunder Bay Community Auditorium hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 1,511 for Thunder Bay Community 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.
What does an event app cost for an event at Thunder Bay Community 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 Thunder Bay Community 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 Thunder Bay Community 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 Thunder Bay Community Auditorium is booked?
Fort William Stadium (3,500), Port Arthur Stadium (3,031) and BGC Thunder Bay Gym (250) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 9 venues in total are mapped in Thunder Bay.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Thunder Bay
- Fort William Stadium
3,500 seats
- Port Arthur Stadium
3,031 seats
- BGC Thunder Bay Gym
250 seats
- Best Western Plus NorWester Hotel & Conference Centre
hotel with function space
- Hosting an event in Thunder Bay
What kind of event is it
Running an event at Thunder Bay Community Auditorium?
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