Virginia Theatre
An event space in Champaign, Illinois. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Opened
- 1921
- 105 years old
- From CMI
- 9 km (5.6 mi)
- University of Illinois Willard Airport
- From the centre
- 0.2 km (0.1 mi)
- of Champaign
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 stands at 203 W. Park Avenue, right in the centre of Champaign.
Virginia Theatre was opened in 1921, which puts it at 105 years old.
Neither a capacity nor a floor area is published for Virginia Theatre in any open source, so the numbers on this page describe where it is and what it is, not how many it holds. The venue will quote you directly.
- Address
- 203 W. Park Avenue, Champaign, IL 61820
- Official site
- www.thevirginia.org
- Coordinates
- 40.1170, -88.2455
- Classified as
- event space
Travel to Virginia Theatre
Allow half an hour each way to University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI), 9 km (5.6 mi) away, and rather more if your first session starts during the morning peak.
It is central, so a hotel block within walking distance is realistic and you can skip a shuttle entirely.
Champaign has 28 venues mapped in total and a population of 91,961. The Champaign guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
This is a room for a workshop, a chapter meeting, a training day or one track of a larger programme. Anything with an exhibition attached needs a second space.
- networking mixers
An independent space with its own character, which a mixer benefits from more than a conference does.
- fundraisers and galas
A room with a personality is worth more at a gala than square footage is.
A worked example for Virginia Theatre
Suppose 240 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Virginia Theatre event a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Champaign. Here is exactly what event67 charges, with the free 50 taken off the top.
- activated attendees
- 240activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 190billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $950for 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
4 other venues in Champaign have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Orpheum Champaignevent space
- Virginia Theatertheatre
- iHotel & Conference Centerhotel with function space
- Pear Tree Estateconference centre
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. 6 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, 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
- $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
What is the capacity of Virginia Theatre?
Not published. Neither a seated capacity nor a floor area for Virginia Theatre appears in any of the open sources behind this page, so quoting one would be a guess. The venue will give you the figure; ask for seated, theatre and reception separately.
Where is Virginia Theatre?
203 W. Park Avenue, Champaign, IL 61820. It is 0.2 km (0.1 mi) from the centre of Champaign. The nearest major airport is University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI), about 9 km (5.6 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Virginia Theatre?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so $950 for the event. That example is a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Champaign. 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 Virginia Theatre?
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 Virginia Theatre is booked?
Orpheum Champaign, Virginia Theater and iHotel & Conference Center are in the same city and have their own pages here. 28 venues in total are mapped in Champaign.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Champaign
- Orpheum Champaign
event space
- Virginia Theater
theatre
- iHotel & Conference Center
hotel with function space
- Pear Tree Estate
conference centre
- Hosting an event in Champaign
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