XL Center
A convention centre in Hartford, Connecticut. It seats a stated 16,606. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 16,606
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1975
- 51 years old
- From BDL
- 19 km (12 mi)
- Bradley International Airport
- From the centre
- 0.8 km (0.5 mi)
- of Hartford
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What XL Center is
It sits in Hartford, right in the centre of Hartford.
XL Center was opened in 1975, operated by Comcast Spectacor and owned by Hartford, which puts it at 51 years old.
16,606 seats is arena scale, so it works as a plenary room with breakouts hosted nearby.
- Operator
- Comcast Spectacor
- Owner
- Hartford
- Official site
- www.xlcenter.com
- Coordinates
- 41.7683, -72.6769
- Classified as
- convention centre
Getting there
Bradley International Airport (BDL) is 19 km (12 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.
Hartford has 25 venues mapped in total and a population of 122,129. The Hartford guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
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 XL Center 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.
Pricing a full house here
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a XL Center event sized to the stated capacity of XL Center. 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.
Nearby alternatives
4 other venues in Hartford have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Pratt & Whitney Stadium40,000 seats
- Trinity Health Stadium20,000 seats
- Bushnell Center for the Performing Artsperforming-arts centre
- Dunkin' Parkstadium
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 XL Center hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 16,606 for XL 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 XL 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 XL 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 XL 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 XL Center is booked?
Pratt & Whitney Stadium (40,000), Trinity Health Stadium (20,000) and Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts are in the same city and have their own pages here. 25 venues in total are mapped in Hartford.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Hartford
- Pratt & Whitney Stadium
40,000 seats
- Trinity Health Stadium
20,000 seats
- Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
performing-arts centre
- Dunkin' Park
stadium
- Hosting an event in Hartford
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Running an event at XL Center?
Bring the schedule, the invites and the arrivals into one branded app. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.