Tom and Kathleen Elam Center
An arena in Murray, Kentucky. It seats a stated 4,300. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 4,300
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1973
- 53 years old
- From PAH
- 80 km (50 mi)
- Barkley Regional Airport
- From the centre
- 58 km (36 mi)
- of Murray
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 Murray, 58 km (36 mi) from the centre of Murray.
Tom and Kathleen Elam Center was opened in 1973 and operated by University of Tennessee at Martin, which puts it at 53 years old.
4,300 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Operator
- University of Tennessee at Martin
- Owner
- University of Tennessee at Martin
- Official site
- www.utmsports.com/page/43
- Coordinates
- 36.3436, -88.8681
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to Tom and Kathleen Elam Center
Barkley Regional Airport (PAH) is 80 km (50 mi) away. Build a real transfer window into the arrival day and do not schedule anything important before midday.
58 km (36 mi) from the centre puts this outside comfortable walking range of any hotel district, so the shuttle is part of the event rather than an extra.
Murray has 11 venues mapped in total and a population of 18,567. The Murray guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
A room for 4,300 is a plenary space in practice, whatever it is classified as. It ranks 5th among the 11 venues mapped in Murray.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
A worked example for Tom and Kathleen Elam Center
A Tom and Kathleen Elam Center programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Tom and Kathleen Elam 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.
If this one is booked
2 other venues in Murray have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Graham Stadium8,500 seats
- Racer Arena5,550 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. 9 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance 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 Tom and Kathleen Elam Center hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 4,300 for Tom and Kathleen Elam 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 Tom and Kathleen Elam 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 Tom and Kathleen Elam 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 Tom and Kathleen Elam 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 Tom and Kathleen Elam Center is booked?
Graham Stadium (8,500) and Racer Arena (5,550) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 11 venues in total are mapped in Murray.
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Elsewhere in Murray
- Graham Stadium
8,500 seats
- Racer Arena
5,550 seats
- Hosting an event in Murray
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