Oriole Park at Camden Yards Game Day Guide
Baltimore Orioles · Baltimore, MD
Know Before You Go
- Bag policy
Each guest may bring one approved bag: a clear bag up to 12 x 6 x 12 inches, a one-gallon freezer bag, or a fanny pack or clutch up to 5 x 7 inches.
Medical-equipment bags and diaper bags are also allowed and must use a designated search lane; all bags are subject to search.
- Bag storage
LockerUP lockers are outside Gates A and C and at the north end of the Warehouse near Gate H and the Main Box Office.
Locker rental costs $15 and must be paid by credit card.
- Gate opening
Gates open 60 minutes before Monday through Thursday games and 90 minutes before Friday through Sunday games.
Select games open two hours before first pitch, and all published gate times are subject to change.
- Mobile tickets
All Orioles tickets are delivered digitally through the MLB Ballpark app, and ticket screenshots are not accepted.
Confirm that tickets appear in the app before arriving and use the latest app version to avoid entry delays.
- Re-entry
Guests may not leave and re-enter Oriole Park with the same ticket under normal circumstances.
For an emergency, visit the Guest Services Center behind home plate before leaving so Ballpark Operations Management can consider authorization.
- Prohibited items
Oriole Park prohibits weapons of any kind, including toy weapons, plus air horns, cowbells, other noisemakers, brooms, tripods, frozen water bottles, and ice packs.
Laptop and tablet bags are prohibited; carry the device by hand or in an approved clear bag. Unauthorized items cannot be left at an entrance.
- First aid
First Aid rooms are behind home plate on the Upper and Lower Level concourses.
Registered nurses, a doctor, and paramedic units are on duty during each game.
- Nursing and lactation
Family Wellness Rooms near Gate G provide private spaces for nursing parents.
The rooms include seating, electrical outlets, televisions, and changing stations; visit Guest Services for access or assistance.
- Family restrooms
Family restrooms are next to First Aid behind home plate on the Lower and Upper Level concourses and on the Club Level across from Suites 7 and 8.
Changing tables are available in most men's and women's restrooms.
- Tickets for children
Children age 2 and younger do not need a ticket to enter Oriole Park.
Fans age 3 and older require a ticket.
- Guest services
Guest Experience Kiosks are around the main concourse and on Eutaw Street beneath light-blue umbrellas.
For discreet in-park assistance, text the issue and location to 443-335-8440.
- Service animals
Trained service animals are welcome and must remain properly harnessed or leashed while on stadium property.
Animals that are not housebroken, are disruptive, or are not leashed or harnessed may be required to leave.
- Smoking and vaping
Smoking is prohibited everywhere inside Oriole Park's gates, including electronic and smokeless cigarettes, vaping devices, and devices that mimic smoking.
Game Day Timeline
What the day looks like at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, hour by hour.
Arrive in Inner Harbor / Federal Hill
Take the Light Rail to Camden Yards or park in the official lots. Walk through the Inner Harbor and enjoy the waterfront before heading to the ballpark.
Pregame on Eutaw Street
The Eutaw Street promenade behind the B&O Warehouse is the heart of the pregame scene, food vendors, beer stands, and home run markers embedded in the sidewalk.
Enter Camden Yards
Walk through the main gates and explore the concourses. The ballpark's brick-and-steel design and downtown skyline backdrop are worth soaking in.
Watch batting practice
Head to the right field seats to watch BP. Balls regularly bounce off the B&O Warehouse, catching one is a Camden Yards rite of passage.
Find your seat
Camden Yards has excellent sightlines from virtually every section. Settle in and enjoy the view of the Baltimore skyline beyond the outfield.
Play ball
Nine innings of baseball in the park that started the retro-ballpark revolution. The B&O Warehouse looms beyond right field, and the crowd yells 'O!' during the national anthem.
Stand up and stretch
The crowd sings 'Thank God I'm a Country Boy' by John Denver, a Camden Yards tradition. Grab a final Maryland crab cake or Orange Crush.
Walk to the Inner Harbor or Federal Hill
The Inner Harbor is a 10-minute walk for post-game drinks and food. Federal Hill to the south has neighborhood bars with a local vibe.
Tips & Fan Reports
Walk the Eutaw Street promenade behind the B&O Warehouse. Brass plaques mark where famous home runs landed.
Boog's BBQ (named after Boog Powell) on Eutaw Street is a Camden Yards institution. Get the pit beef sandwich.
Take the Light Rail, the Camden Yards station is directly at the ballpark. It's the easiest way to get to the game.
Yell 'O!' during 'The Star-Spangled Banner' - it's a Baltimore tradition honoring the Orioles and the anthem's origins here.
Day-of parking is a gamble: a very limited number of spaces in Lots F, G and H, and nothing promised.
The lots open only an hour before the gates, so there is little point arriving much earlier by car.
Gates A and H open two and a half hours out, well before the rest, and only A, C, D and H are guaranteed open at all.
Eutaw Street is the pregame here: no tailgating is permitted in any Orioles lot.
Before the Game
Tailgating is not permitted in Orioles parking lots, and the ballpark's answer to a pregame is built into the architecture instead: Eutaw Street, the walkway between the warehouse and the ballpark, is open year-round and lined with vendors selling food, drink and merchandise whenever the Orioles are playing. Parking lots open an hour before the gates, with a very limited number of day-of general spaces in Lots F, G and H. For 2026, Gates A and H open two and a half hours before first pitch for all ticket holders, and entry is only through Gates A, C, D and H, with the others opening game by game as needed.
Where to Go Before the Game
Eutaw Street
The walkway between the warehouse and the ballpark, open to walk year-round and lined with vendors selling food, drinks and merchandise during games. This is the Camden Yards pregame, given the lots permit none.
Known for Between warehouse and ballpark · Food and drink vendors · Open year-round
Gates A and H
The two gates opening two and a half hours before first pitch for all ticket holders this season, the earliest way in, and the route onto Eutaw Street.
Known for Open 2.5 hours before · All ticket holders
Lots F, G and H
Where a very limited number of general parking spaces may be available on a day-of-game basis. The lots open an hour before the gates do.
Known for Day-of spaces · Very limited · Open 1 hour before gates
Pregame Rules
What Oriole Park at Camden Yards allows before the game, and what it does not.
- Tailgating is not permitted in Orioles parking lots.
- Orioles parking lots open one hour before the gates open, for all regular season games.
- A very limited number of general parking spaces may be available on a day-of-game basis in Lots F, G and H.
- For the 2026 season, Gates A and H open two and a half hours before first pitch for all ticket holders.
- Fans may enter Oriole Park only through Gates A, C, D and H, with other gates opening on a game-by-game basis as needed.
- Eutaw Street, between the warehouse and the ballpark, is open to walk year-round, with vendors selling food, drinks and merchandise during games.
Weather
Oriole Park at Camden Yards is open air, so these are the conditions you sit in.
Across the MLB season the warmest month is July, with an average high of 90°F, and the coldest is April, when the average low is 48°F. July is the wettest month at 4.7 inches and May the driest at 3.4 inches.
That April low ranks 19th coldest of the 30 MLB venues, and July here ranks 13th wettest.
April
3.5 inchesMay
3.4 inchesJune
3.4 inchesJuly
4.7 inchesAugust
4.3 inchesSeptember
4.5 inchesOctober
3.5 inchesWhat to Bring
- Only the outside food and drink the rule allows
Guests may bring individual portions of food and nonalcoholic beverages in one approved bag for Orioles regular-season home games.
- A card or a phone wallet
Oriole Park is cashless and accepts Mastercard, Visa, American Express, and Discover at parking lots, concessions, and ticket windows.
- A warm layer for after dark
April nights average 48°F at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
- Sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat
July highs average 90°F at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, with no roof over the seats.
- A rain layer
July averages 4.7 inches of rain here.
How We Checked This Page
Every section below names the source it was read from and the day it was read. Where we could not reach a published figure, the page says so rather than presenting an estimate as a checked fact.
- Game day timeline
Gate opening time checked against the venue's own gate-opening policy: Gates open 60 minutes before Monday through Thursday games and 90 minutes before Friday through Sunday games.
- Pregame
Baltimore Orioles official site: Parking, Directions and Transportation, and Oriole Park Policies and Procedures
- Weather
NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
- Venue policies
Current Orioles A-to-Z, accessibility, concessions, and digital-ticket guidance reviewed for entry, family, payment, food, parking, and accessibility rules.