Watsco Center
Watsco Center is an arena in Coral Gables, Florida. It seats a stated 7,972. Here is what the public record holds on it, and what an event67 rollout would cost in a room this size.
- Stated capacity
- 7,972
- people, as published
- Opened
- 2003
- 23 years old
- From MIA
- 9 km (5.6 mi)
- Miami International Airport
- From the centre
- 1.3 km (0.8 mi)
- of Coral Gables
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 Coral Gables, right in the centre of Coral Gables.
Watsco Center was opened in 2003, operated by Comcast Spectacor and owned by University of Miami, which puts it at 23 years old.
7,972 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Operator
- Comcast Spectacor
- Owner
- University of Miami
- Official site
- watscocenter.com
- Coordinates
- 25.7150, -80.2792
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to Watsco Center
9 km (5.6 mi) separates Watsco Center from Miami International Airport (MIA) — normal for a city venue, and worth a line in the joining instructions rather than a shuttle contract.
A central address is worth more than it looks: no shuttle, no parking plan, and evening sessions that people actually stay for.
Coral Gables has 6 venues mapped in total and a population of 50,379. The Coral Gables guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
7,972 is enough for a whole programme in a single room, which removes the hardest logistics problem an event has. Ask what the room looks like empty — the seated figure and the usable one are rarely the same.
- 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 Watsco Center
A Watsco Center programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Watsco 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 Coral Gables have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Cobb Stadiumstadium
- Jerry Herman Ring Theatretheatre
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 Watsco Center hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 7,972 for Watsco 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 Watsco 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 Watsco 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 Watsco 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 Watsco Center is booked?
Cobb Stadium and Jerry Herman Ring Theatre are in the same city and have their own pages here. 6 venues in total are mapped in Coral Gables.
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