Tailgating at Memorial Stadium

Tailgater Supply · Game-day sheet

Rules last verified Oct 14, 2026 against iuhoosiers.com. Rules change; check the official pages the week of the game.

5 hrslots open before kickoff

1 stallthe width your tailgate gets

10 x 10the biggest tent allowed

FreeAtwater Garage and shuttle

Where to park

Game-day lots: Union Street Grass Lot (1105 N Union St), Union Court Grass Lot (1130 N Union Ct) and the Fee Lane Garage. First come, first served.
Free: The Atwater Garage, limited spaces, with a free shuttle 3 hours before kickoff and 2 hours after the game.
Grass lots: Park Avenue and Forrest Avenue grass, prepaid only. Attendants park cars front to back, so groups arrive together.
RV: Bell Tower RV Lot sells game-day RV spaces. Overnight lots open 6 p.m. the night before and clear by noon Sunday.
Accessible: Gate 12 in the Green Lot, north of Assembly Hall, with a placard or plate. Golf-cart shuttles run to the gates.
Rideshare: Set the app to Briscoe Quadrangle, the Christian Student Fellowship building or 913 N Woodlawn Ave.

Take the shuttle back. Free shuttles to the Atwater Garage and E. Lingelbach Lane run for 2 hours after the game.
Use the pass in your pocket. The QR code on your parking pass opens Waze with IU's traffic pattern loaded.
Rideshare from the right corner. Briscoe Quadrangle, the Christian Student Fellowship building or 913 N Woodlawn Ave.

Skip this: Leave with everyone at the final whistle. IU sold out every game this year. Do the math.

Your space: Tailgate on grass or right behind or in front of your car, inside the width of your stall. A second pass can't claim the next space.
Grills: Allowed inside your stall. Fire pits must be UL-listed and raised off the ground, and remnants never go on the ground.
Tents: 10 x 10 feet or smaller, inside your stall width.
Not allowed: Saving spaces, blocking drive aisles, weapons, littering, box trucks, trailers and outside tailgate or catering services.
Alcohol: No lot rule posted. None into the stadium, and sales inside end after the third quarter.
Smoking: No tobacco or vaping anywhere on IU Bloomington property.
Re-entry: Pass-outs are available at every gate.
Bags at the gate: 1 clear bag up to 12 x 6 x 12 inches or a 1-gallon freezer bag, plus a small clutch. No coolers.
Water: 1 empty clear bottle up to 64 oz, to fill at the stations inside.

The full guide: tailgatersupply.com/blogs/stadium-guides/tailgating-at-memorial-stadium-bloomington