Michigan venues — what you can bring in

Only single-compartment bags, wallets, and clutches smaller than 4"x6"x1.5" are allowed; backpacks and larger bags are banned, with diaper/medical bags exempt up to 16"x16"x8".

Max size: 4" x 6" x 1.5" (single-compartment bags/wallets/clutches)

Only clear plastic/vinyl/PVC bags up to 12"x6"x12", a one-gallon clear freezer bag, or a small clutch up to 4.5"x6.5" are allowed; all other bags including backpacks, purses, and diaper bags are prohibited.

Max size: 12" x 6" x 12" (clear bag) or 4.5" x 6.5" (small clutch/one-gallon clear freezer bag)

One clear plastic/vinyl/PVC tote up to 12" x 6" x 12" (logo up to 4.5" x 3.4" on one side), or a one-gallon clear Ziploc-style bag, plus one small clutch/handbag up to 4.5" x 6.5"; all bags are subject to search.

Max size: 12" x 6" x 12" clear tote (logo up to 4.5" x 3.4"), or 1-gallon clear Ziploc-style bag; clutch up to 4.5" x 6.5"

Only single-compartment bags, wallets, clutches, fanny packs, and clear bags smaller than 4"x6"x1.5" are allowed; diaper/medical-necessity bags are exempt up to 16"x16"x8".

Max size: 4" x 6" x 1.5" (general bags); 16" x 16" x 8" (diaper/medical bags)

All bags—including purses, clear bags, and fanny packs—are prohibited; only one approved medical or childcare bag per guest is allowed after inspection.

Only clear plastic/vinyl/PVC bags, one-gallon clear freezer bags, or small clutch/camera/binocular cases are allowed; all other bags and containers are prohibited.

Max size: Clear bag: 12" x 6" x 12"; clutch/camera/binocular case: 4.5" x 6.5"

Clear plastic/vinyl/PVC bag no larger than 12" x 6" x 12" (logo up to 4" x 3.4"), or a small clutch up to 4.5" x 6.5", or a one-gallon clear freezer bag; exceptions made for medical items/diaper bags after security inspection.

Max size: 12" x 6" x 12" clear bag (logo up to 4" x 3.4"), or 4.5" x 6.5" clutch, or 1-gallon clear freezer bag

A Bag Check service is available for guests who arrive with prohibited items, located inside the southeast entrance of Crisler Center off Stadium Way.

General parking lots in The District Detroit are first-come-first-served with access opening about two hours before game time — but the Tigers' own site doesn't publish a flat general-lot rate, instead directing fans to pre-book through SpotHero. Oversized-vehicle passes are a confirmed $60/vehicle.

Fee: $60/vehicle (oversized, confirmed); general-lot rate not published by the Tigers, sold via SpotHero

The stadium's own parking page returned no fetchable pricing content — secondary sources put official garages at $40-60 for Lions games, with a $30 prepaid Ticketmaster option and cheaper nearby alternatives like Eastern Market ($10) and Greektown ($15-20).

Fee: $40-60 official garages (per secondary sources, unconfirmed officially); $30 prepaid; $10-20 Eastern Market/Greektown

As of 2025, the entire venue including parking is fully cashless (Apple Wallet/Google Wallet/credit/debit/Apple Pay/Google Pay only); lots on the south side (63E, 63W, 73) open 4 hours before kickoff, with RV parking in 63W.

The arena's own site wasn't fetched directly for this entry — secondary sources name the two official on-site garages (LCA Garage, UWM Garage) at roughly $40, with nearby options at $25 (Fox Garage), $20 (West Temple Garage), $15 (The D Garage), and $8-12 for surface lots along Cass Avenue (10-20 minute walk).

Fee: $40 on-site garages (per secondary sources, unconfirmed officially); $15-25 nearby garages; $8-12 Cass Ave surface lots

The fetched official page covers gameday logistics but not a parking rate table — secondary sources put season-permit-lot parking around $60/game ($480 for a 2026 season permit), Green Lot accessible parking at $55/game, and general game-day lots anywhere from $25-95 depending on proximity and demand.

Fee: $60/game season permit (per secondary sources); $55 accessible (Green Lot); $25-95 general range

Secondary sources put public gameday parking at $40, with the Lot 89 commuter lot at $20 (with shuttle) and the Cherry Lane public lot (via Lot 70 entrance) at $30 — this wasn't independently confirmed from a first-party fetch for this entry.

Fee: $40 public (per secondary sources, unconfirmed officially); $20 Lot 89 (commuter, with shuttle); $30 Cherry Lane; $100 bus / $60 RV (Lot 203)

Lots open 5 hours before kickoff; general parking is $15/vehicle, cashless entry only; Lot 13 is reserved for students; a free shuttle runs from Lawson Arena.

Fee: $15/vehicle, cashless

One factory-sealed, clear plastic water bottle (20 oz. or less) plus one empty plastic bottle are allowed per guest; other bottled beverages, glass, metal, and aluminum containers are banned.

Outside beverages, including water bottles, are not permitted; guests must purchase water/drinks inside the stadium.

Outside food and beverages are prohibited, explicitly including bottled water; water is sold at concessions inside.

One factory-sealed, clear plastic water bottle of 20 oz or less is allowed, plus one empty crushable plastic bottle (20 oz or less); juice boxes are permitted when accompanying children.

Outside water bottles of any kind (plastic, glass, or aluminum) are not permitted inside the stadium.

One factory-sealed bottle of water, 20 oz. or smaller, is allowed per person; open bottles or other drink containers are not.

Max size: 20 oz. maximum, must be factory-sealed

One factory-sealed, unopened bottle of water is permitted; other bottles/containers/open containers are prohibited.

Outside food and beverage of any kind is prohibited, except for religious, dietary, or medical necessity.

Outside food is not permitted into Ford Field.

Outside food and beverages are prohibited; concessions are extensive and, as of 2025, cashless-only.

Outside food and beverage of any kind is not permitted, except for religious, dietary, or medical necessity.

Outside food of any kind is prohibited inside Michigan Stadium.

Outside food of any kind is prohibited inside Spartan Stadium.

Food of any kind is listed as a prohibited item.

Medical bags/equipment (breast pumps, oxygen, insulin, epi-pens, etc.) are exempt from the standard bag-size rule and allowed up to 16"x16"x8", subject to inspection at the gate.

Max size: 16" x 16" x 8"

Medically necessary items are permitted after inspection at a designated gate, even if they would otherwise violate the bag or container policy.

Medical bags or necessary medical equipment, such as oxygen tanks or concentrators, and other personal medical equipment are explicit exceptions to the clear-bag policy, still subject to inspection.

Medical bags/equipment required for dietary or medical necessity (e.g. oxygen, insulin, epi-pens) are exempt from the standard bag-size rule and permitted up to 16"x16"x8".

Max size: 16" x 16" x 8"

Guests with medical needs may bring one appropriately sized bag of medical supplies through a designated Bag Exception Gate after inspection.

Fans with necessary medical items larger than bag-policy limits can bring them in after inspection at designated Medical Needs Bag Check gates.

Exceptions are made for medical items needed after a proper inspection by security at the gate before entry.

Outside alcohol is banned entirely; in-park purchases require guests to be 21+, cap at two drinks per transaction, and stop after the 7th inning in seating areas (8th inning at concession stands).

No outside alcohol (BYOB) is allowed; alcoholic beverages are sold at concessions to guests 21 and older with valid ID.

It is strictly prohibited to bring alcohol into the stadium, with violators subject to ejection; the stadium does sell beer and seltzers at multiple points on the west concourse. Tailgating alcohol is subject to Michigan law, confined to the CMU-Police-designated tailgating area, with no kegs, glass containers, mass quantities, or drinking games.

No outside alcohol is permitted; guests must be 21+ with valid ID, and in-venue alcohol purchases are limited to two beverages per transaction.

Outside alcohol is not permitted, but beer and other alcoholic beverages are sold at concession points on the concourse, including in general seating (not just premium areas).

Outside alcoholic beverages of any kind are prohibited; alcohol is sold inside the stadium (21+, valid ID, 2-drink limit per transaction) but cannot be brought in.

No outside alcohol is permitted. In-venue sales require valid ID (21+), capped at 2 drinks per transaction, wristband system, with sales cutting off at the start of the 4th quarter and alcohol not allowed to leave the stadium.

Marijuana is explicitly listed alongside illegal narcotics as a prohibited item, with no medical or recreational carve-out despite Michigan's statewide recreational legalization.

Marijuana, including medically prescribed cannabis, and related paraphernalia are strictly prohibited.

CMU's Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act policy prohibits possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs by anyone on CMU property or as part of a university activity; marijuana remains federally illicit, so this applies at football games despite Michigan's state legalization.

Marijuana and illegal narcotics, including any related accessories or paraphernalia, are prohibited; this is reinforced separately under the venue's smoke-free policy.

Marijuana and other illegal substances are prohibited inside Michigan Stadium, grouped with the ban on outside alcoholic beverages.

The use or possession of any marijuana, medicinal or recreational, is not permitted anywhere on WMU's campus, citing the university's position under the federal Drug-Free Workplace Act and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act, notwithstanding Michigan's state-level legalization.

Coolers of any kind, hard- or soft-sided, are banned except for religious, dietary, or medical necessity.

Coolers of any kind are prohibited.

Coolers, thermoses, cups, bottles, cans, or flasks brought from outside are explicitly prohibited.

Hard-sided or soft-sided coolers are prohibited, except for religious, dietary, or medical necessity.

Containers of any kind—including coolers, cups, cans, thermoses, and flasks—are prohibited inside the stadium.

Coolers, thermoses, cups, bottles, cans, flasks, and containers of any kind are prohibited.

Coolers are explicitly prohibited.

Strollers are allowed in the concourse and must fold to fit under a seat and not block guest movement, but aren't brought into the seating bowl itself; wagons aren't separately addressed.

Max size: Must fold to fit under a seat

Strollers, infant car seats, and carriers are not permitted inside Ford Field.

Strollers are allowed, subject to search, and cannot be left unattended in the concourse or stands; strollers with a small child are also an explicit exception to the clear-bag policy. Wagons are not addressed in any official source found.

Strollers are allowed in the venue but not in the seating area; wagons are not separately addressed in official materials.

Strollers and infant car seats are not permitted inside Michigan Stadium.

Strollers are prohibited inside Spartan Stadium.

Strollers are explicitly prohibited; wagons are not separately addressed on any official page found.

Breast pumps are allowed as a medical necessity, and the ballpark has dedicated nursing pods at Sections 130 and 210.

Ford Field has three dedicated Nursing/Breastfeeding Rooms plus a Mamava Nursing Pod, and pumping supplies (including a small soft-pack cooler for milk) are permitted after inspection.

Breast pumps are permitted inside the arena, and a Parents Room with nursing amenities is available outside Portal 20.

A private lactation room is available for nursing and pumping mothers.

Wheelchairs and other ADA mobility devices are welcomed throughout the ballpark.

Guests may bring their own wheelchairs, scooters, canes, crutches, and walkers, and Ford Field offers accessible seating with elevator access.

Accessible/wheelchair-companion seating, elevator access to all levels, and an open-captioning system for deaf/hard-of-hearing patrons are available; fans needing accommodations are directed to arrange in advance via Ticket Central.

Guests are permitted to bring their own wheelchairs and other powered mobility devices; venue wheelchairs are also available at entrances on a first-come, first-served basis.

Wheelchairs and personal mobility devices are welcomed, with complimentary wheelchair checkout and wheelchair-assistance service available at Guest Services locations.

Wheelchairs and mobility devices are accommodated with ADA-compliant ramps and accessible parking/shuttle service.

Wheelchair-accessible seating with companion seating is available in Sections B, CC, EE, F, and N, and assistive listening devices are available.

Skateboards, scooters, rollerblades/roller skates, hoverboards, and bicycles are all banned, except ADA-approved mobility devices.

Skateboards, scooters, rollerblades, roller skates, hoverboards, and bicycles are prohibited (ADA-approved mobility devices are the only exception).

Bicycles are explicitly listed as a prohibited item.

Personal cameras without detachable lenses larger than 8 inches are fine, but tripods/monopods, GoPros, Google Glass, and other eyeglass-style recording devices are banned; binoculars are allowed but their cases/bags aren't (per the bag policy).

Max size: No detachable lenses larger than 8 inches

Standard personal cameras are allowed, but cameras with lenses longer than 5 inches, detachable lenses, video recorders, tripods, wearable cameras/GoPros, and selfie sticks are prohibited.

Max size: Lens length up to 5 inches

Small non-professional cameras and radios are permitted; camera bags and binocular cases are explicitly prohibited as a bag type.

Cameras without detachable lenses larger than 8 inches are permitted; professional/commercial cameras with larger detachable lenses and recording devices like GoPros or Google Glass are prohibited. Some performances impose a stricter no-electronics policy.

Max size: No detachable lenses larger than 8 inches

Small still cameras with a lens shorter than six inches are allowed; video/motion-picture cameras, tripods, monopods, and selfie sticks are prohibited.

Max size: Camera lens under 6 inches

Small handheld cameras and radios are allowed, but camcorders, tripods, and selfie-sticks are prohibited.

Max size: Cameras/radios: no larger than 5.5" x 8.5" x 2"; camera cases up to 4.5" x 6.5" under the bag policy

Regular cameras are not listed as prohibited, but video cameras, tripods, and selfie sticks are explicitly prohibited, and camera bags/cases are separately banned under the clear-bag rule.

Unmanned aerial vehicles/drones are banned in and around the ballpark.

Drones and remote-controlled aircraft are strictly prohibited.

CMU's campus-wide drone policy explicitly lists flights during a CMU football game or other events with restricted airspace as requiring special-operation approval from CMU Police or the Drone Lab Manager.

Drones and other unmanned aircraft are prohibited both inside the venue and in the surrounding parking areas.

Drones and remote-controlled aircraft are prohibited at Michigan Stadium and the surrounding area.

Drones, model aircraft, or any other remote-controlled flying objects are not permitted.

Small collapsible umbrellas are allowed, but large golf umbrellas and metal-tipped umbrellas are discouraged/prohibited, and umbrellas may not be opened during play except during a rain delay.

Max size: Small/collapsible only; no large golf umbrellas or metal tips.

Small/compact umbrellas are allowed; large umbrellas are prohibited.

Max size: Compact/small size only

Umbrellas of any size are explicitly prohibited; rain apparel such as ponchos is explicitly permitted instead.

Umbrellas with non-pointed tips that don't obstruct other guests' views are permitted, but may not be opened/activated during an event unless there's a rain delay in progress.

Umbrellas are not permitted inside Michigan Stadium; rain apparel (ponchos, raincoats) is allowed instead.

Umbrellas are prohibited; fans are advised to bring rain apparel instead.

Umbrellas are explicitly prohibited.

Air horns, cowbells, whistles, vuvuzelas, and other noisemakers are banned; signs/banners/flags larger than 11"x17" are restricted and may not obstruct other guests' sightlines.

Max size: Banners/signs/flags: 11" x 17" or smaller

Noisemaking devices (bells, horns, kazoos, whistles) and large flags/banners are not permitted.

Artificial noisemakers are prohibited; signs are permitted, but signs on poles that block the view of other fans or stadium advertisements are prohibited. Flags and banners specifically are not addressed in any official source found.

Air horns, bullhorns, cowbells, whistles, vuvuzelas, and similar noisemakers are banned; banners/signs/flags larger than 11"x17" are prohibited, and no sign may be pole-affixed, obstruct views, or carry obscene/political/commercial messaging.

Max size: Banners/signs/flags: 11" x 17" or smaller

Artificial noisemakers, flags, and flagpoles are prohibited; handheld signs are allowed only without a pole/stick and without profane or abusive language.

Artificial noisemakers, flags, banners, signs, and flagpoles are prohibited.

Flags and flagpoles are prohibited, as are amplified noisemakers (bullhorns, air horns) and musical instruments other than the WMU marching band; limited non-amplified noisemakers (thunder sticks, vuvuzela horns, cowbells) are permitted.

Blankets and soft seat cushions are allowed, but folding, camping, or collapsible chairs/stools are banned.

Seat cushions/chairs are not allowed, but blankets may be carried draped over the shoulders per the leaguewide clear bag exception.

Blankets are explicitly permitted; seat cushions/seatbacks are permitted only if they have no pockets, and personal seatbacks with pockets are listed as prohibited. Full-size personal chairs are not addressed.

Collapsible, folding, or camping-type chairs are prohibited; blankets and soft seat cushions without metal surfaces are permitted.

Blankets and rain apparel are allowed, as are small foam seat cushions without storage pockets.

Blankets and rain apparel are allowed, and backless seat cushions without pouches/pockets are permitted, but non-approved seat backs are prohibited.

Seat cushions with metal, pockets, zippers, storage slots, seatbacks, or armrests are prohibited (plain cushions are implied permitted); padded chairback seats are rentable for $10 on gameday; blankets are not separately addressed.

Fee: Chairback rental: $10/gameday

Firearms, ammunition, knives of any kind, pepper spray/mace, brass knuckles, and toy/fake weapons (including squirt guns) are all banned; fan-owned baseball bats of any size are separately prohibited.

No firearms or weapons of any kind are allowed; violations result in confiscation, ejection, and possible arrest.

Weapons are explicitly prohibited stadium-wide. CMU's Weapons Policy (3-5) bans possession, discharge, or use of any weapon on all CMU-owned, leased, or controlled property, explicitly stating this applies regardless of whether the individual holds a concealed weapon permit — the same property-based-ban pattern already confirmed at Western Michigan, since Michigan has no statute forcing public universities to allow concealed carry.

Firearms, ammunition, pepper spray, mace, brass knuckles, toy or fake weapons, squirt guns, and knives of all types and sizes are prohibited.

All weapons are prohibited inside Michigan Stadium.

Weapons and firearms of any kind are prohibited.

Weapons are listed as a stadium prohibited item, reinforced campus-wide by WMU Board of Trustees Policy 16-05 ("Weapons on Campus," effective June 1, 1999), which bars possession of firearms or other dangerous weapons on university property with narrow exceptions for police and licensed transport agents. Michigan's concealed-pistol law only bars permit holders from dormitories/classrooms specifically, so WMU's broader campus-wide ban rests on the university's own institutional property authority rather than the state concealed-carry statute itself.

Comerica Park is a fully smoke- and vape-free venue — cigarettes, e-cigarettes/vaping devices, smokeless tobacco, cigars, and marijuana are all strictly prohibited throughout.

Ford Field is a smoke-free facility per Michigan law; smoking and e-cigarettes/vaping are banned inside the seating bowl but permitted in designated outdoor areas during Lions games.

CMU is a tobacco-free campus, with a policy explicitly defining tobacco products to include traditional cigarettes, e-cigarettes/vapes, chew, pipes, cigars, and hookah/waterpipe smoking, across all CMU properties, facilities, and vehicles.

Little Caesars Arena is a smoke-free venue; smoking, smokeless tobacco, cigars, e-cigarettes/vaping, and marijuana smoking are all prohibited, with violations potentially resulting in ejection.

Michigan Stadium and the entire Stephen M. Ross Athletic Campus are tobacco- and nicotine-free.

MSU is a tobacco-free campus; smoking and all tobacco use, including vaping, are prohibited on campus, including at Spartan Stadium on game days.

WMU is a Tobacco-Free Campus (Policy 10-01), covering cigarettes, e-cigarettes/vapes, cigars, and other tobacco products, applying to all university property indoors and outdoors, including confirmed for Waldo Stadium gamedays.

Face-covering masks (ski masks, balaclavas, costume masks) are prohibited except for religious or medical reasons, or when required as part of a performer's requested costume.

Costumes are permitted but subject to inspection; masks and headwear that obstruct view must be removed, and items like swords, spikes, or capes attached to a costume are not allowed.

Ski masks, balaclavas, and costume masks are prohibited except for religious or medical reasons, or unless expressly requested by the performing artist.

Only ADA-defined service animals (dogs and miniature horses) are allowed; emotional support animals and other pets are banned.

Pets/animals are not permitted, but certified service animals assisting guests with disabilities are allowed.

All pets, including dogs, are prohibited inside the stadium and tailgate areas, with an exception for service animals.

Animals are prohibited except approved service animals, defined per ADA as dogs or miniature horses individually trained to perform a task for a person with a disability.

Only service dogs and trained miniature horses assisting guests with disabilities, plus service animals in training with a handler, are permitted; all other animals are banned.

General pets are prohibited; service animals and service animals in training are explicitly permitted.

There is no re-entry into Comerica Park once a guest exits the gates.

Ford Field has a no re-entry policy for Lions games, with only a very limited exception for medical conditions.

The venue has a no re-entry policy — guests who exit will not be permitted to re-enter.

Re-entry is generally not permitted once a guest leaves the stadium.

Once a guest exits Spartan Stadium, re-entry is not permitted.

There is no re-entry into Waldo Stadium once a guest leaves the venue.

Aerosol/pressurized cans, laser pointers, and other devices that could create an optical illusion are banned; guests age 4+ need a ticket (kids 3 and under may sit on a ticketed guest's lap if they don't block others' views).

Miscellaneous allowed items include small personal radios with an earpiece, non-disruptive tablets, and unaltered football helmets; laser pointers and permanent markers are prohibited.

The entire venue, including parking, concessions, and tickets, went fully cashless starting the 2025 season, and a Digital Student Access Pass replaced physical CMU ID for student admission; a gameday-issue text hotline is available.

A Bag Check service is available for guests who arrive with prohibited items.

Also prohibited: containers of any kind (including aerosol/spray cans), oversized hats, and projectiles or other potentially dangerous objects.

Gates open 1.5 hours before kickoff across 8 entry gates; confetti/streamers/glitter/balloons, aerosol/spray cans, flammable or pyrotechnic items (except matches/pocket lighters), laser pointers, and projectile toys are all prohibited.