About Packaroni

Why this site exists

If you've ever stood in a stadium parking lot wondering whether your bag is going to get you turned away, you know the problem. Venue rules are real, they're enforced, and they're scattered — buried in an A-Z guide, split across three different help pages, or written in language vague enough that you still aren't sure. Getting it wrong means a long walk back to the car, a trash can, or a paid locker.

Packaroni pulls those rules into one consistent format so you can check in a few seconds instead of digging through a venue's website. Just as importantly, it lets you compare across venues — something no single venue's own site will ever do for you. Whether a clear bag is required, whether a sealed water bottle is fine, whether a stroller makes it through the gate: the answer changes venue to venue, and that comparison is the point.

What we cover

Packaroni currently tracks 2126 verified policies across 113 venues in 30 states and provinces — professional and college stadiums, arenas, theme parks, and amusement parks.

Each venue is broken down across 24 item categories, including bags and backpacks, water bottles, outside food, alcohol, coolers, strollers, medical supplies, nursing supplies, wheelchairs and mobility devices, cameras, drones, umbrellas, chairs and blankets, service animals, smoking and vaping, and re-entry rules. Every item is labeled Allowed, Not Allowed, or Conditional, with size limits, quantity limits, fees, and exceptions recorded separately so the details don't get lost in a paragraph.

How we source and verify policies

This is the part that matters most, so we're specific about it:

• •Official sources only. Every policy is read off the venue's own website, its operator or league's published policy, or official gameday material — not forums, not social media, not other aggregators.
• •Every entry is linked. Each policy on the site carries a source link back to the page it came from, so you can confirm it yourself in one click. If we can't link it, we don't publish it.
• •Everything is dated. Policies show the date they were last verified, because a rule that was right two seasons ago may not be right today. You can see what changed recently on the Updates page.
• •We say when we don't know. If an item type hasn't been researched for a venue, that venue's page says so explicitly rather than leaving a blank that reads as “allowed.” Not yet verified means not yet verified — it never means unrestricted.

Corrections

Policies change, sometimes mid-season and usually without an announcement. If something here is wrong, out of date, or missing, every venue page has a Report an issue link at the bottom — you can tell us what changed and include a source link. Reports are reviewed against the venue's official material before anything is updated. For anything not tied to a specific venue, use the contact form.

Independence and limitations

Packaroni is an independent, unofficial resource. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any venue, team, league, or company named on this site, and no venue pays to be listed or to have its policies presented a particular way.

The site is supported by advertising, which keeps it free to use. Ads never influence how a policy is recorded or which venues are covered.

One honest caveat: we are not the venue. Rules change without notice, and gate staff have discretion on the day. Packaroni is built to get you to the right answer quickly and show you where it came from — but for anything you can't afford to be wrong about, follow the source link and confirm with the venue directly before you go.

Get in touch

Questions, corrections, or a venue you'd like to see added? Email contact@packaroni.com or use the contact form. Requests for venues we don't cover yet genuinely shape what gets researched next.