Tailgating at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee

Tailgater Supply · Game-day sheet

Rules last verified Oct 15, 2026 against famuathletics.com, famu.edu and news.famu.edu. Rules change; check the official pages the week of the game.

Propanecharcoal grills are banned

20 x 20largest tent allowed

4 hrsstreets close before kickoff

2 hrsgates open before kickoff

Where to park

Bragg lot and garage: The stadium lot and the Althea Gibson Way Garage are for Investing in Champions members only.
Permit lots: Welcome Center, SBI East, Lua Bartley and the garage need a permit. Banneker A and B, Perkins Way, Recreation Field and Recreation Center use digital permits in the Clutch app.
Paddyfote Lawn: Extra tailgate spaces across from the Student Services Center on Althea Gibson Way. Each one comes with an assigned parking space.
RVs: Villages lot or Ardelia Court only, from 5 p.m. Thursday. No RVs, buses, trailers, box trucks or trucks in the tailgate areas.
Bragg spaces: In a lined Bragg space, no tent bigger than an 8 x 8 foot footprint and no vehicle over 18 feet long or 8 feet wide.
Accessible: Welcome Center, with SBI West as overflow. Free shuttles every 15 to 20 minutes from 2 hours before kickoff, back from the 4th quarter until 2 hours after.
Visiting buses: Enter at the Althea Gibson and Okaloosa checkpoint and park across from the FAMU Police Department, 2400 Althea Gibson Way.

Stay with your setup. Tailgate areas stay open 2 hours after the game. Let the roads clear while you pack up.
Ride the ADA shuttle. Return trips to the Welcome Center and SBI West start in the 4th quarter and run until 2 hours after the game.
Walk out to off-campus parking. If you parked off campus, you skip the campus lots entirely.

Skip this: Leave at the final whistle. Along with every car in the Bragg lot.

Grills: Propane only, always attended, 2 feet above the pavement and 10 feet from a gas cap. On grass, set the grill on a board. No charcoal.
Fire: Grilling only. No fire pits, ground fires or candles. Keep a 2A-10B:C extinguisher handy.
Tents: Up to 20 x 20 feet, and never blocking rescue vehicles. In Bragg's lined spaces, 8 x 8 feet max.
Your space: Tailgate only in the space you bought or on the Paddyfote Lawn. Never in a garage or on a campus road.
Power and water: No university outlets or water. No personal portable toilets.
Not allowed: Vendors in the tailgate areas, pets other than service animals, drones.
When it ends: Gates and tailgate areas close 2 hours after the game. Everything off campus by 11:59 p.m.
Bags at the gate: Clear, up to 12 x 6 x 12 inches. Any bag over 4.5 x 6.5 inches must be clear. No coolers or cans.
Gates open: 2 hours before kickoff. No re-entry.

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