Rogers Centre Pregame Guide
Toronto Blue Jays · Toronto, ON
Rogers Centre sits under a roof in the middle of downtown Toronto with no surface lots of its own, so there is no tailgating to arrange — the pregame is the blocks around the dome. On Saturday and Sunday home games the gates open two hours before first pitch, though the club notes gate times can change. The bag rule is the thing to settle before travelling: nothing over 16 by 16 by 8 inches, soft-sided diaper bags, medical bags, small purses and knapsacks are fine, hard-sided cooler bags and containers are not, and there is no bag storage anywhere at the ballpark — so an oversized bag has nowhere to go.
Tips & Fan Reports
With no stadium lots, the pregame is the surrounding downtown blocks.
Weekend gates open two hours out, but the club warns gate times move.
There is no bag check here at all, so an oversized bag is a trip back to the hotel rather than a fee.
Hard-sided coolers are refused whatever their size; a soft-sided bag under 16x16x8 is the way through.
Where to Go Before the Game
Downtown Toronto around the dome
The blocks surrounding the ballpark in the city centre, which is the pregame given Rogers Centre holds no surface parking of its own.
Known for City centre · No stadium lots · Bars and restaurants
The weekend gates
On Saturday and Sunday home games the gates open two hours before first pitch, though the club notes that gate times are subject to change.
Known for 2 hours at weekends · Subject to change
The no-storage rule at the gates
There is no bag storage anywhere at the ballpark, so a bag over 16 by 16 by 8 inches cannot be checked at any gate and has to go back downtown with you.
Known for No bag check · 16x16x8 limit · Plan before you travel
Rules to Know
What Rogers Centre allows, and what it does not.
- On Saturday and Sunday home games the gates to Rogers Centre open two hours prior to game time. Gate times are subject to change.
- Only bags smaller than 16" x 16" x 8" are permitted into the ballpark.
- Fans are discouraged from bringing bags. Soft-sided bags such as diaper bags, medical bags and small purses or knapsacks are permitted; hard-sided cooler bags and containers are not.
- No bag storage is available at the ballpark.
- The Blue Jays reserve the right to inspect any bags or articles prior to entry, and may refuse admittance of any item deemed hazardous, inappropriate, offensive or suspicious.
- Rogers Centre has no surface parking lots of its own and publishes no tailgating policy.
What to Bring
- A bag the gate will accept
Soft-sided bags no larger than 16 x 16 x 8 inches are permitted after inspection; bags and contents must fit in the inspection bin without adjustment.
- Only the outside food and drink the rule allows
Fans may bring food that is wrapped, bagged, or secured in a container that complies with the bag policy and fits under a seat.
- A card or a phone wallet
Rogers Centre is cashless.
- Your tickets on a charged phone
Blue Jays tickets are digital and must be scanned from a mobile device through the MLB Ballpark app, Blue Jays Account Manager, or Ticketmaster app.
- Layers, gloves and a hat
April lows average 35°F outside Rogers Centre; the roof decides what the seats get.
- Sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat
July highs average 83°F outside Rogers Centre, whatever the roof does.
- A poncho, not an umbrella
Umbrellas are on Rogers Centre's prohibited list, and April averages 4.1 inches of rain.
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- Pregame
Toronto Blue Jays official site: Know Before You Go, Rogers Centre Information Guide, and Where to park at Rogers Centre
- Venue policies
Rogers Centre information, accessibility, dining, and infant-feeding guides reviewed for entry, family, payment, food, and accessibility rules.
- Weather
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