Woollen Gymnasium
Everything the open record has on Woollen Gymnasium, an arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 6,000.
- Stated capacity
- 6,000
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1938
- 88 years old
- From RDU
- 24 km (15 mi)
- Raleigh–Durham International Airport
- From the centre
- 1 km (0.6 mi)
- of Chapel Hill
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
The building
It sits in Chapel Hill, right in the centre of Chapel Hill.
Woollen Gymnasium was opened in 1938, which puts it at 88 years old.
6,000 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Coordinates
- 35.9093, -79.0459
- Classified as
- arena
Access and arrival
24 km (15 mi) separates Woollen Gymnasium from Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) — normal for a city venue, and worth a line in the joining instructions rather than a shuttle contract.
Being 1 km (0.6 mi) from the middle of Chapel Hill means attendees can walk from their hotel, which removes the single most complained-about line in most event budgets.
Chapel Hill has 18 venues mapped in total and a population of 64,028. The Chapel Hill guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
The kind of event it takes
At 6,000 seats this takes a full conference in one room. Confirm what the space looks like with the seating cleared, because that is the version most conferences actually book.
- 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.
The app bill, at this size
Take 950 people through the door in Woollen Gymnasium — sized to the stated capacity of Woollen Gymnasium. 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.
Other rooms in Chapel Hill
4 other venues in Chapel Hill have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Dean Smith Center21,750 seats
- Carmichael Arena8,010 seats
- Kenan Stadiumstadium
- Hargraves Community Centerevent 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. 6 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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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 Woollen Gymnasium hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 6,000 for Woollen Gymnasium. 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 Woollen Gymnasium?
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 Woollen Gymnasium. 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 Woollen Gymnasium?
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 Woollen Gymnasium is booked?
Dean Smith Center (21,750), Carmichael Arena (8,010) and Kenan Stadium are in the same city and have their own pages here. 18 venues in total are mapped in Chapel Hill.
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Elsewhere in Chapel Hill
- Dean Smith Center
21,750 seats
- Carmichael Arena
8,010 seats
- Kenan Stadium
stadium
- Hargraves Community Center
event space
- Hosting an event in Chapel Hill
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