Conference venues for 700 or more delegates in Dunedin

A 700-delegate conference is a large event by Dunedin standards, and at this size the shortlist is short: the city's biggest arenas, its heritage town-hall and theatre spaces, and university-linked venues. The choice often comes down to character versus flexibility — a historic auditorium brings atmosphere but fixed seating, while a multipurpose arena offers a flat floor you can configure but less of a sense of place.

Dunedin's strength as a conference host is its academic and medical community, which draws national scientific meetings to the city, plus a walkable centre where heritage venues and accommodation sit close together. The list below is generated live from our directory and ranked by theatre-style capacity, largest first. Fixed-seat theatres count their installed seats, while flat-floor venues quote a theatre layout that staging and catering will reduce — so confirm the usable figure for your plan.

Explore other delegate thresholds on the capacities index and the full field in the venues directory. MICE maintains one national record so Dunedin's venues can be compared on capacity and layout at a glance.