Santander Arena Seating Chart
A mid-size arena in downtown Reading that hosts the Reading Royals (ECHL), touring concerts, family shows, and boxing. Opened in 2001, the compact bowl keeps every seat close to the floor, which makes it a popular Pennsylvania stop for acts between Philadelphia and the Lehigh Valley.
Sections at Santander Arena
The Santander Arena chart lists 5 main sections, and the one on your ticket does most of the deciding — price, distance, and view included. Scan the list before you buy, keeping in mind that the event type reshuffles the room: concerts, games, and private buyouts each open different parts of the house.
- Floor — concert general admission or reserved chairs
- Lower bowl 100s — full ring around the ice and floor
- Club seats — premium center sideline rows
- Upper bowl 200s — second deck, steeper rake
- Suites — perimeter hospitality boxes
Best seats at Santander Arena
Lower-bowl sections 106 and 113 sit center-ice and center-stage with a clean drop to the floor. For concerts, upper-bowl 209 is the value pick — close enough that the small bowl never feels distant.
Tips before you go
The arena shares a block with the Santander Performing Arts Center, so check the marquee to confirm which building your ticket lists. Garage parking on Penn Street fills fast on Royals nights; arrive before the first period.
How to read the Santander Arena seating chart
Santander Arena seats 7,083 in a bowl that wraps a central court, rink, or stage, and its chart is organized into 5 named sections — Floor, Lower bowl 100s, Club seats, Upper bowl 200s, and Suites. The exact label on your ticket is what pins your spot: a seat two sections over can sit a level higher, a price tier apart, or on the opposite side of the room.
Every Santander Arena seat is really the sum of three choices: how close you are to the floor, whether you face the action square on or from a baseline, and how high you sit. Put Suites and Floor side by side and the gap shows up immediately — in level, in price tier, and often in which half of the Reading room you land in. The best-seats notes above settle it for Santander Arena; just verify section, row, and seat on the official map before you pay.
Some context on size — Santander Arena's 7,083 capacity places it 14th among the 23 Pennsylvania venues in this guide; Liacouras Center (10,206) is the next size up, Wind Creek Event Center (3,600) the next size down.
Building a seating chart for an event at Santander Arena
If your event lands at or near Santander Arena — a corporate block, a reception, a team dinner — start from the venue's real geography: sections like Floor and Suites and the tiers around them set the footprint. Rebuild that footprint in the maker with rounds for the dinner, rows for the program, and a head table where the format wants one, then assign guests and export a PDF for the Reading event-services team. You won't need anywhere near the full 7,083-seat configuration; private blocks live in clubs, suites, and adjacent banquet rooms — exactly the scale the tool handles.
Hosting a private event at Santander Arena?
From dinner rounds to program rows to head tables, lay out your Santander Arena event the way the room will actually run. The maker supports up to 500 seats and exports a print-ready PDF for the Reading venue's event staff.
Open the seating chart generatorFrequently asked questions
- How many seats does Santander Arena hold?
- Full configuration at Santander Arena is 7,083. Expect the working number to move with the event type: concerts open or close sections that other events leave alone, and a private buyout only counts the spaces you actually book — typically a club, a suite, or one or two of the 5 sections on the Reading chart.
- What are the best seats at Santander Arena?
- Lower-bowl sections 106 and 113 sit center-ice and center-stage with a clean drop to the floor. For concerts, upper-bowl 209 is the value pick — close enough that the small bowl never feels distant.
- What sections does Santander Arena have?
- Main sections include: Floor — concert general admission or reserved chairs; Lower bowl 100s — full ring around the ice and floor; Club seats — premium center sideline rows. Full breakdown in the sections list above.
- Where is Santander Arena located?
- Santander Arena sits in Reading, Pennsylvania. For the exact street address, parking, and the transit stop nearest sections like Floor, check the official Santander Arena site before the day — Reading venues differ on gate, lot, and rideshare access.
- How do I plan a private event at Santander Arena?
- Use the maker on this page: begin with Santander Arena's real layout — sections like Floor and Suites — place tables over the footprint your event will use, seat your guests, and export a PDF for the Reading event-services team.