Steinbeck Ballroom at Monterey Conference Center

Steinbeck Ballroom is 42.4 x 21.3 m (139 x 70 ft), 903 m² (9,721 sq ft), with a 5.5 m (18 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 5.5 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 7 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 42.4 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 67 x 7 (11256 x 1176 px, 4,690 kg, 86.8 kW).

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Steinbeck Ballroom holds about 1,820 theater seats, 744 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 511 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 35.4 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Monterey Conference Center

• Serra Ballroom41.1 x 42.7 m (135 x 140 ft) · 4.6 m ceiling
• DeAnza Ballroom at Portola39 x 25.3 m (128 x 83 ft) · 4.1 m ceiling
• Serra 141.1 x 23.8 m (135 x 78 ft) · 4.6 m ceiling
• Serra 241.1 x 19.5 m (135 x 64 ft) · 4.6 m ceiling
• San Carlos Foyer at Marriott15.2 x 50 m (50 x 164 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
• San Carlos Ballroom at Marriott15.8 x 47.5 m (52 x 156 ft) · 3.5 m ceiling
• DeAnza III at Portola14.9 x 25.6 m (49 x 84 ft) · 4.1 m ceiling
• DeAnza Foyer at Portola18.8 x 18.8 m (62 x 62 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
• Ferrante's Bay View at Marriott19.5 x 16.8 m (64 x 55 ft) · 3 m ceiling
• Steinbeck 121.3 x 14.6 m (70 x 48 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
• Steinbeck 321.3 x 14.6 m (70 x 48 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
• DeAnza I at Portola11.9 x 25.6 m (39 x 84 ft) · 4.1 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Monterey Conference Center · Venues in Monterey