Where is the New Ryan Field box office located?

The New Ryan Field box office is located along Ashland Avenue at the Rocky & Berenice Miller Park. It is open Monday to Friday 10am to 3pm. Weekends, holidays & events vary by event schedule. When it is closed, tickets for upcoming events are always available online.

Can I bring drones to New Ryan Field?

No, drones are prohibited. They are also banned over the lots and roadways.

Can I bring inflatables to New Ryan Field?

No, inflatables are prohibited, including beach balls, balloons, and inflatable costumes.

Can I bring noise makers to New Ryan Field?

No, noise makers are prohibited, including instruments, whistles, bullhorns, and speakers.

Can I bring umbrellas to New Ryan Field?

Full-size umbrellas with metal tips and anything over 10 inches are prohibited. Small collapsibles are fine.

Is smoking allowed at New Ryan Field?

No, tobacco and vaping are prohibited. The venue is smoke free inside the gates and across the grounds.

Can I bring outside food and drink to New Ryan Field?

No, outside food and drink are prohibited. Allergy and medical needs are the exception.

Can I bring bottles and cans to New Ryan Field?

Bottles and cans are prohibited. Water bottles are excepted, sealed and unfrozen or empty.

Can I bring backpacks to New Ryan Field?

No backpacks at all are allowed. Nothing over 16" x 16" x 8" is permitted.

Can I bring weapons to New Ryan Field?

No, weapons are prohibited, including firearms, knives, mace, and pepper spray.

Can I bring professional cameras to New Ryan Field?

Pro cameras and tripods are prohibited, including detachable lenses over 6", monopods, and GoPros.

Can I bring purses and fanny packs to New Ryan Field?

Yes, wallets, drawstring bags, and lunch bags under the size cap of 16" x 16" x 8" are allowed.

Can I bring water bottles to New Ryan Field?

Yes, water bottles are allowed if sealed and unfrozen, or empty and refillable up to 32oz.

Can I bring cameras to New Ryan Field?

Yes, small cameras are allowed for non-flash stills, with lenses no longer than 6".

Can I bring binoculars to New Ryan Field?

Yes, binoculars are allowed. Leave the case at home.

Can I bring banners and signs to New Ryan Field?

Yes, banners and signs up to 11" x 17" are allowed, with no sticks, and content will be reviewed.

Can I bring baby essentials to New Ryan Field?

Yes, baby bags, bottles, and formula are allowed. A car seat needs its own ticket.

Can I bring strollers to New Ryan Field?

Yes, strollers are allowed. Store them at designated stroller parking areas.

Can I bring mobility devices to New Ryan Field?

Yes, walkers and wheelchairs are welcome.

Getting In

Everything you need to walk straight through the gates: where to buy, where to enter, and what you can bring.

Box Office

Gates

Bag Policy

Prohibited Items

Accessible Entry

Box Office

The New Ryan Field box office is located along Ashland Avenue at the Rocky & Berenice Miller Park. When it is closed, tickets for upcoming events are always available online.

Mon to Fri

10am to 3pm

Weekends, holidays & events

Varies by event schedule

See Upcoming Events

Site map of the stadium campus between Central Street and Ashland Avenue, with every gate marked

Gate 1

Gate 2

Gate 3

Gate 4

Founders Gate

VIP

Isabella Gate

VIP

Enter at whichever gate is closest to your seat.

Four main gates, one at each corner of the stadium, plus the Founders and Isabella VIP gates. Every gate is at grade level.

Gates open two hours before kickoff for Northwestern football, and other events vary. Have your ticket up on your phone before you reach them, and plan to stay: re-entry is not allowed.

Find Your Gate

One Bag Per Person Allowed

16" x 16" x 8"

No Backpacks or Hard Cases

Regardless of size

Bag Policy

One bag per person, up to 16" x 16" x 8", no clear bag required

Wallets, purses, drawstring bags, fanny packs, lunch bags, and soft-sided coolers under that size are all welcome

No backpacks of any kind, clear or otherwise

No hard cases, including briefcases, suitcases, and instrument cases

Read the full bag policy

What you can't bring

Drones

Also banned over the lots and roadways

Inflatables

Beach balls, balloons, and inflatable costumes

Noise makers

Instruments, whistles, bullhorns, and speakers

Full-size umbrellas

Metal tips and anything over 10 inches; small collapsibles are fine

Tobacco & vaping

Smoke free inside the gates and across the grounds

Outside food & drink

Allergy and medical needs are the exception

Bottles & cans

Water bottles excepted, sealed and unfrozen or empty

Backpacks & oversized bags

No backpacks at all; nothing over 16" x 16" x 8"

Pets

Service animals yes, emotional support animals no

Weapons

Firearms, knives, mace, and pepper spray

Pro cameras & tripods

Detachable lenses over 6", monopods, and GoPros

What you can bring

Bags

One per person, up to 16" x 16" x 8"; no backpacks

Purses & fanny packs

Wallets, drawstring bags, and lunch bags under the size cap

Water bottles

Sealed and unfrozen, or empty and refillable up to 32oz

Small cameras

Non-flash stills, lenses no longer than 6"

Binoculars

Leave the case at home

Banners & signs

Up to 11" x 17", no sticks, content reviewed

Baby essentials

Bags, bottles, and formula; a car seat needs its own ticket

Strollers

Store at designated stroller parking areas

Mobility devices

Walkers and wheelchairs welcome

Accessible Entry

Every person uses the same entrance, at grade level. Instead of ramps, lifts, and the long detours they often require, the whole site is graded to a two percent slope, gentle enough for wheelchairs, walkers, and strollers to navigate without a separate accessible route.

The Full Accessibility Guide

Render of the universal entry at New Ryan Field, level with the surrounding plaza

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