Can't miss
- Burnt orange on the Tower After a Longhorns win, the UT Tower is lit burnt orange. Walk back past it.
Quick answers
What time do the lots open at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium?
7 a.m. on game days, or 6 a.m. for the earliest kickoffs. Tents and setups can go up from 7 a.m. No overnight parking.
Can you grill at Texas tailgates?
Yes, in the open tailgating areas and permit lots. Texas asks you to dump charcoal and ashes in the containers provided. There's no tailgating at all in UT garages.
Can you drink at Texas tailgates?
UT calls itself an alcohol-free campus, with an exception for fans 21 and over tailgating in designated areas. No outside alcohol goes into the stadium.
Do you need a ticket to tailgate?
The official tailgating rules don't ask for one, and Bevo Blvd and the other pregame areas are free to attend. To park on campus, you need a permit for that lot.
How do you buy parking?
Campus lot and garage permits go to Longhorn Foundation season ticket holders. Single-game parking is sold for select state lots and garages downtown through the Texas Facilities Commission, linked from the Texas parking page.
The game-day timeline
- 7 AMParking lots open, and tents and setups can go up. Lots open at 6 a.m. for the earliest games.
- 3 to 5 hrs outBevo Blvd, Smokey's Midway, Hook 'Em Hangout, Longhorn City Limits and Big Bertha's Bazaar open. Each week's times post in the Forty Acres Insider.
- 3 hrs outThe Bevo Parade on Bevo Blvd
- 2 hrs 15 minStadium Stampede: the team arrives on Bevo Blvd
- 2 hrs outStadium gates open
- 30 min outBevo Blvd and the pregame areas close
Where to park
Campus parking is permit-only on game days, so sort it out before you leave the house.
- Permit lots
- Longhorn Foundation season permits. Mobile only, no screenshots, one space for the game printed on it.
- Lots 37, 38, 39
- Surface lots east of the stadium on Red River St. Tailgating is allowed there with that lot's permit.
- Garages
- Permit parking only. No tailgating in any UT garage.
- Single game
- Select state lots and garages downtown, sold through the Texas Facilities Commission.
- Accessible
- ADA shuttles run between Lot 118 and the stadium. Fan Services golf carts help fans with mobility, hearing or vision needs.
- Rideshare
- South curb of Dean Keeton St between Robert Dedman Dr and Red River St. A drop-off zone sits at MLK Blvd and San Jacinto Blvd.
There's no parking on San Jacinto Blvd. That stretch is Bevo Blvd on game days.
Coming from the north on I-35 for MLK Blvd? Stay on the lower deck. There's no MLK exit from the upper deck during construction.
No car? CapMetro Routes 7 and 837 drop off in front of the stadium, and other routes stop around campus. Pay by tapping a phone or card when you board.
The rules
Rules last verified Oct 14, 2026 against texaslonghorns.com, utexas.edu and capmetro.org.
The big ones here are where you set up and when, not what you cook.
- Grills
- Allowed in the tailgating areas. Charcoal and ashes go in the containers provided. No fire cooking in the reserved spaces on the LBJ Lawn.
- Alcohol
- 21 and over, in designated tailgating areas only. UT is otherwise an alcohol-free campus.
- Tents
- Tents and setups go up starting at 7 a.m. on game day.
- Your space
- Open tailgating in the areas marked on the official tailgating map. Lots 37, 38 and 39 need that lot's permit. Red areas are reserved.
- Not allowed
- Tailgating in any UT garage. Overnight parking. Tobacco anywhere on campus, parking areas included.
- Clean up
- Trash out, and recycle cans, plastic and glass in the blue bags handed out in the tailgate lots.
- Bags at the gate
- Clear, up to 12 x 6 x 12 inches, or a 1-gallon freezer bag, plus a clutch smaller than 4.5 x 6.5 inches.
- Gates open
- 2 hours before kickoff. Use the gate printed on your mobile ticket.
Before you go
Texas Football fan guideTexas Football parking2026 tailgating map (PDF)Forty Acres Insider (weekly game-day schedule)CapMetro: ride to UT FootballOfficial pages. Rules change; check them the week of the game.
Pack for Austin
What we'd bring.
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Opener & Shotgun Tool
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The stadium sets up cooling stations for early-season games.
Where the party is
Texas runs its own pregame festival around the stadium, and all of it is free. Set up in an open area or your permit lot, then work the loop: Bevo Blvd, the Midway, Longhorn City Limits.
The main street
Bevo Blvd
San Jacinto Blvd on the west side of the stadium. The Bevo Parade and the team's Stadium Stampede both come through here. It closes 30 minutes before kickoff.
The permit lots
Lots 37, 38 and 39
Surface lots on Red River St, right next to Longhorn City Limits. You need that lot's permit to park and tailgate.
The music
Longhorn City Limits
Free concerts on the LBJ Lawn before the game, and after select games. The bars there serve fans 21 and over.
What to eat
Longhorn City Limits serves Texas barbecue, and the food trucks set up at Hook 'Em Hangout.
Cook thisBrisket tacosGetting out
Campus empties onto a handful of streets at once. Here's how to beat it:
- Stay for the music. Longhorn City Limits plays free postgame concerts after select games on the LBJ Lawn. Let the streets drain first.
- Ride CapMetro. Routes 7 and 837 stop in front of the stadium, so nobody has to find the car.
- Rideshare from Dean Keeton. The pickup is on the south curb of Dean Keeton St between Robert Dedman Dr and Red River St.
Skip this
Head for the 15th St on-ramp. The one to northbound I-35 is gone. Expect to be waved toward 12th St, and pack some patience.
First time here?
Visiting? How to join a tailgate
Get to Bevo Blvd early enough for the Bevo Parade and the Stadium Stampede.
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