Types of Public Assembly Venues

Complex

A combination of two or more venue types. Typically operates under a single management structure and has combined financial reporting.

Special Event Venue

An indoor or outdoor venue designed to accommodate a specific activity or event, such as tennis stadiums, velodromes, curling rinks, horse and dog racetracks, motor speedways.

Convention/Exhibition/Trade Show Center

An indoor venue with large exhibit areas, supplemented by various sized meeting rooms. Typical events: conventions, trade shows, and consumer shows.

Arena/Coliseum

An indoor venue, with fixed and/or portable seats surrounding an open floor area. Typical events: basketball, hockey, other sports, concerts, ice shows, circuses, and other family shows.

Amphitheater

Open air venue, which usually includes a permanent stage. seating configurations may include fixed permanent seating and/or lawn seating Typical events: concerts, stage presentations, and community events

Conference Center

Primarily designed for small-scale meetings and conferences. Typically provide state-of-the-art educational meeting rooms and may also provide sleeping rooms.

Stadium

a large venue, either open-aired or domed, with fixed seats and/or bleachers surrounding the field area Typical eventsL baseball, football, soccer, and major concerts.

Performing Arts Venue - Concert Hall/Theater

an indoor performing arts venue or concert hall, usually with some type of permanent stage and permanent seats on a raked (sloped) floor, or possibly a center or thrust stage with permanent and/or portable seating Typical events: concerts, symphony, drama, dance, and broadway shows.

Auditorium

is a multi-purpose venue that may have a flat floor, a stage at one end, and a balcony on one or both ends. some may have a sloped floor similar to a theater. Typical events: small concerts, community events, religious meetings, small sporting events, and stage presentations.