Van Noord Arena
Everything the open record has on Van Noord Arena, an arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan — address, size, access and the events it carries. Open records put its footprint at 362,000 sq ft.
- Recorded footprint
- 362,000 sq ft
- building outline, not exhibit space
- Opened
- 2009
- 17 years old
- From GRR
- 8 km (5 mi)
- Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- From the centre
- 7.3 km (4.5 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 the record holds
It sits in Grand Rapids, 7.3 km (4.5 mi) from the centre of Grand Rapids.
Van Noord Arena was opened in 2009 and owned by Calvin University, which puts it at 17 years old.
No seated capacity is published. The recorded footprint is 362,000 sq ft, which is the outline of the building rather than usable exhibition space, so treat it as an upper bound and ask the venue for a room-by-room sheet.
- Owner
- Calvin University
- Official site
- calvin.edu/directory/places/van-noord-arena
- Coordinates
- 42.9334, -85.5885
- Classified as
- arena
How attendees reach it
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) is 8 km (5 mi) away — close enough that a delayed speaker can still make an afternoon slot.
At 7.3 km (4.5 mi) from the centre of Grand Rapids, plan on transport between the hotels and the venue as a line in the budget rather than an afterthought.
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.
Programming it
Think of it as one room in a bigger plan: a training day, a members' evening, a committee that needs to be in the same place. It is 7th of 30 venues mapped in Grand Rapids.
- 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.
What event67 costs at this capacity
Take 950 people through the door in Van Noord Arena — sized from the recorded footprint of Van Noord Arena at roughly twelve square feet a head. 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 $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.
Elsewhere in Grand Rapids
4 other venues in Grand Rapids have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Our Theatre1,122 seats
- Meijer Majestic Theatre777 seats
- DeVos Place Convention Centerconvention centre
- Grand Rapids Civic Theatre & School of Theatre Artsevent 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
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 8 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: floor area, floor-area sizing, year opened, owner, 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
- $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 big is Van Noord Arena?
The recorded footprint is 362,000 sq ft. That is the outline of the building, not usable exhibition or function space, and no seated capacity is published anywhere in the open record. Treat it as an upper bound and ask the venue for a room-by-room sheet.
What does an event app cost for an event at Van Noord Arena?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so $4,500 for the event. That example is sized from the recorded footprint of Van Noord Arena at roughly twelve square feet a head. 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 Noord 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 Noord Arena is booked?
Our Theatre (1,122), Meijer Majestic Theatre (777) and DeVos Place Convention Center are in the same city and have their own pages here. 30 venues in total are mapped in Grand Rapids.
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Elsewhere in Grand Rapids
- Our Theatre
1,122 seats
- Meijer Majestic Theatre
777 seats
- DeVos Place Convention Center
convention centre
- Grand Rapids Civic Theatre & School of Theatre Arts
event space
- Hosting an event in Grand Rapids
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