Van Andel Arena
An arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It seats a stated 13,184. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 13,184
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1996
- 30 years old
- From GRR
- 15 km (9.3 mi)
- Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- From the centre
- 0.3 km (0.2 mi)
- of Grand Rapids
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What Van Andel Arena is
It stands at 130 Fulton Street West, right in the centre of Grand Rapids.
Van Andel Arena was opened in 1996 and operated by SMG, which puts it at 30 years old.
13,184 seats is arena scale, so it works as a plenary room with breakouts hosted nearby.
- Address
- 130 Fulton Street West, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
- Operator
- SMG
- Official site
- www.vanandelarena.com
- Coordinates
- 42.9622, -85.6719
- Classified as
- arena
Getting there
Allow half an hour each way to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR), 15 km (9.3 mi) away, and rather more if your first session starts during the morning peak.
Being 0.3 km (0.2 mi) from the middle of Grand Rapids means attendees can walk from their hotel, which removes the single most complained-about line in most event budgets.
Grand Rapids has 30 venues mapped in total and a population of 200,117. The Grand Rapids guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
At 13,184 the seating bowl is the point and the floor is the room you are actually booking. Plan the day around one big moment here and put everything that needs a smaller room in a second building.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- festivals
An audience of 13,184 is festival scale, not conference scale.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
Pricing a full house here
A Van Andel Arena programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Van Andel Arena — 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.
Nearby alternatives
3 other venues in Grand Rapids have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Lubbers Stadium10,700 seats
- GVSU Fieldhouse4,100 seats
- Welsh Auditorium3,800 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. 9 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, 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 Van Andel Arena hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 13,184 for Van Andel Arena. 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 Van Andel Arena?
130 Fulton Street West, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. It is 0.3 km (0.2 mi) from the centre of Grand Rapids. The nearest major airport is Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR), about 15 km (9.3 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Van Andel Arena?
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 Van Andel Arena. 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 Van Andel Arena?
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 Van Andel Arena is booked?
Lubbers Stadium (10,700), GVSU Fieldhouse (4,100) and Welsh Auditorium (3,800) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 30 venues in total are mapped in Grand Rapids.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Grand Rapids
- Lubbers Stadium
10,700 seats
- GVSU Fieldhouse
4,100 seats
- Welsh Auditorium
3,800 seats
- Hosting an event in Grand Rapids
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