Walnut Street Theatre
Everything the open record has on Walnut Street Theatre, a theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 1,054.
- Stated capacity
- 1,054
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1808
- 218 years old
- From PHL
- 11 km (6.8 mi)
- Philadelphia International Airport
- From the centre
- 0.8 km (0.5 mi)
- of Philadelphia
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 825 Walnut Street, 19107, right in the centre of Philadelphia.
Walnut Street Theatre was opened in 1808, which puts it at 218 years old.
The stated 1,054 is ballroom scale: a plenary, a gala dinner, or two tracks with a wall between them.
- Address
- 825 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, United States
- Official site
- www.walnutstreettheatre.org
- Coordinates
- 39.9483, -75.1556
- Classified as
- theatre
Travel to Walnut Street Theatre
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is 11 km (6.8 mi) out, a standard transfer of twenty to forty minutes outside rush hour.
Being 0.8 km (0.5 mi) from the middle of Philadelphia means attendees can walk from their hotel, which removes the single most complained-about line in most event budgets.
Philadelphia has 132 venues mapped in total and a population of 1,573,916. The Philadelphia guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
Programme this as a theatre, because that is what it is. One track, one stage, an audience facing the same way and 1,054 of them. Catering and breakouts need a second space nearby.
- 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 Walnut Street Theatre
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Walnut Street Theatre event sized to the stated capacity of Walnut Street Theatre. Here is exactly what event67 charges, with the free 50 taken off the top.
- 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
4 other venues in Philadelphia have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- XPW Arena1,300 seats
- Trocadero Theatre1,200 seats
- Broadway Theatre Of Pitman1,000 seats
- Convention Center Parking Facility540 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, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, 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 Walnut Street Theatre hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 1,054 for Walnut Street Theatre. 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 Walnut Street Theatre?
825 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, United States. It is 0.8 km (0.5 mi) from the centre of Philadelphia. The nearest major airport is Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), about 11 km (6.8 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Walnut Street Theatre?
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 Walnut Street Theatre. 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 Walnut Street 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 Walnut Street Theatre is booked?
XPW Arena (1,300), Trocadero Theatre (1,200) and Broadway Theatre Of Pitman (1,000) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 132 venues in total are mapped in Philadelphia.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Philadelphia
- XPW Arena
1,300 seats
- Trocadero Theatre
1,200 seats
- Broadway Theatre Of Pitman
1,000 seats
- Convention Center Parking Facility
540 seats
- Hosting an event in Philadelphia
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