Welsh Auditorium
A convention centre in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It seats a stated 3,800. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 3,800
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1933
- 93 years old
- From GRR
- 16 km (9.9 mi)
- Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- From the centre
- 0.7 km (0.4 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.
About this venue
It sits in Grand Rapids, right in the centre of Grand Rapids.
Welsh Auditorium was opened in 1933 and operated by Grand Rapids, which puts it at 93 years old.
3,800 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Operator
- Grand Rapids
- Owner
- Grand Rapids
- Coordinates
- 42.9677, -85.6739
- Classified as
- convention centre
Travel to Welsh Auditorium
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) is 16 km (9.9 mi) out, a standard transfer of twenty to forty minutes outside rush hour.
It is central, so a hotel block within walking distance is realistic and you can skip a shuttle entirely.
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.
What fits in this room
An exhibition building is bought by the square foot, not the seat. What decides whether your show fits is column spacing, ceiling height and how many trucks can be on the dock at once, so ask Welsh Auditorium for the hall sheet rather than a capacity number.
- trade shows and exhibitions
Built as a floor rather than a seating plan, which is what an exhibition needs.
- multi-track conferences
The same hall subdivides into tracks once the booths come out.
- career fairs
A booth grid and a single controlled entrance is the whole requirement.
A worked example for Welsh Auditorium
Take 950 people through the door in Welsh Auditorium — sized to the stated capacity of Welsh Auditorium. 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.
If this one is booked
4 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
- Our Theatre1,122 seats
- Meijer Majestic Theatre777 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
- 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: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, owner, 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 many people does Welsh Auditorium hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 3,800 for Welsh Auditorium. 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 Welsh Auditorium?
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 Welsh Auditorium. 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 Welsh Auditorium?
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 Welsh Auditorium is booked?
Lubbers Stadium (10,700), GVSU Fieldhouse (4,100) and Our Theatre (1,122) 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
- Our Theatre
1,122 seats
- Meijer Majestic Theatre
777 seats
- Hosting an event in Grand Rapids
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