Are you going to San Diego Comic-Con 2018 and wondering what the seating capacity is for each room? Well, look no further, as we have broken it down for you room by room below to help you plan your SDCC experience!
We went straight to the sources, the San Diego Convention Center, Hilton Bayfront, San Diego Musical Theatre (Horton Grand Theatre), Marriott Marquis & Marina, and San Diego Central Library websites for the following info for seating capacity, which we based on the “Theater” or “Lecture” capacity for each.
We listed the 6 main rooms first (Hall H, Ballroom 20, Indigo Ballroom, Room 6BCF, Room 6A, and Room 6DE), then proceeded to list the other rooms in numerical order, followed by alphabetical order.
| Room | Capacity |
|---|---|
| Hall H | 6,500 |
| Ballroom 20 | 4,800 |
| Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront | 2,663 |
| Room 6BCF | 2,160 |
| Room 6A | 1,040 |
| Room 6DE | 884 |
| Room | Capacity |
|---|---|
| Room 2 | 340 |
| Room 4 | 280 |
| Room 5AB | 504 |
| Room 7AB | 480 |
| Room 8 | 340 |
| Room 9 | 280 |
| Room 11 | 504 |
| Room 18 | 84 |
| Room 23ABC | 374 |
| Room 24ABC | 420 |
| Room 25ABC | 480 |
| Room 26AB | 340 |
| Room 28DE | 297 |
| Room 29AB | 336 |
| Room 31AB | 336 |
| Room 32AB | 350 |
| Grand Ballroom 1 & 2, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina | 350 |
| Grand Ballroom 3 & 4, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina | 380 |
| Grand Ballroom 8, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina | 432 |
| Grand Ballroom 9, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina | 432 |
| Grand Ballroom 10, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina | 160 |
| Grand Ballroom 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina | 190 |
| Grand Ballroom 12, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina | 190 |
| Grand Ballroom 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina | 190 |
| Horton Grand Theatre* | 240 |
| Marriott Marina Ballroom DE, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina | 780 |
| Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library | 300 |
| Pacific 23, North Tower, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina | 160 |
| Santa Rosa Room, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina | 150 |
| Shiley Special Events, San Diego Central Library | 333 |
Keep these numbers in mind when deciding how early you should get in line for a panel that you really want to go to. Also, remember that San Diego Comic-Con does not clear rooms between panels (except for the Horton Grand Theatre), so it is possible you might need to sit through a panel that you don’t really care about in order to make sure you get into your desired panel.
* Panels at the Horton Grand Theatre require a separate ticket for entry, in addition to your Comic-Con badge. The process for obtaining a ticket typically works as follows: Drawings for free tickets to each panel at the Horton Grand Theatre are held at 9:00am on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday morning in the Autograph Area of the Sails Pavilion for that day’s panels. Each winner will receive entry for two. Note that there is limited disabled seating. Any leftover and standby tickets will be available at the Horton Grand box office, of which you will be able to check availability on the ticket sign in Sails. If you win a ticket in the initial drawing, you must be inside the Horton Grand Theatre no later than 15 minutes prior to the panel start time, or you will forfeit your seat to standby ticket holders.
[UPDATE] For Wednesday’s ScareDiego event in the Horton Grand Theatre, tickets will be available at 2:00pm at table AA-9 in the Sails Pavilion. For information on leftover tickets, ask a volunteer at table AA-9. Unlike the other days, no leftover tickets will be available at the Horton Grand Theatre for this event. Click here for more information about tickets for panels at the Horton Grand Theatre.
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