Globe Life Field Game Day Guide
Texas Rangers · Arlington, TX
Know Before You Go
- Bag policy
Each guest may bring up to two soft-sided bags, each no larger than 16 x 8 x 16 inches.
Applies to: Texas Rangers games
- Backpacks of every kind are prohibited except qualifying diaper, medical, and Jr. Rangers branded backpacks; single-compartment drawstring bags are allowed.
- All bags and items are inspected.
- Bag storage
Globe Life Field does not store prohibited items, including noncompliant bags.
Applies to: Texas Rangers games
- Gate opening
All Globe Life Field entries open 90 minutes before afternoon games and two hours before night games.
Applies to: Texas Rangers games
- Opening Day, postseason, and special-event gate times may change.
- Mobile tickets
All Globe Life Field tickets are digital and require the MLB Ballpark app for mobile entry.
Applies to: Globe Life Field events
- The rotating barcode must be presented in the app; screenshots are not accepted.
- Re-entry
Re-entry is available at all public entries before the game starts and only at designated TXU North and SeatGeek Southeast doors after it starts.
Applies to: Texas Rangers games
- The ticket must be scanned before exit, and returning guests must scan again and repeat security screening.
- Prohibited items
Globe Life Field prohibits weapons, pepper spray, pocket knives, outside alcohol, coolers, glass or metal containers, drones, and laser pointers.
Applies to: Texas Rangers games
- Backpacks, noisemakers, beach balls, balloons, tripods, monopods, selfie sticks, camera lenses longer than eight inches, and drinks other than the permitted water bottle are also prohibited; review the official list before arrival.
- First aid
First Aid is across from Guest Services near Section 101 on the Main Concourse and near Section 203 on the Upper Concourse.
Applies to: Texas Rangers games
- Nursing and lactation
Private nursing rooms are near Sections 20 and 27, 101, 125, 130, 209, and 224 and beside Suite Level Guest Services.
Applies to: Texas Rangers games
- Family restrooms
Family restrooms are available across every public level of Globe Life Field, including additional restrooms inside First Aid.
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- Women's and men's restrooms also include diaper-changing areas.
- Tickets for children
Children under 36 inches tall do not need a ticket when seated on a ticket holder's lap.
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- Discounted Grandstand Reserved tickets for children age 13 and younger are sold at the box office with an accompanying adult-ticket purchase.
- Guest services
Guest Services locations are on the Lower, Main, Suite, and Upper levels and remain open until one hour after the event.
Applies to: Texas Rangers games
- Main Concourse locations are behind Section 101 and near Sections 125 and 130.
- Service animals
Individually trained service dogs and miniature horses are welcome when their work or tasks relate directly to the guest's disability.
Applies to: Texas Rangers games
- Animals that provide only emotional support or companionship are not admitted.
- Smoking and vaping
Globe Life Field is smoke-free, including e-cigarettes, vapes, and other smoking devices.
Applies to: Texas Rangers games
Game Day Timeline
What the day looks like at Globe Life Field, hour by hour.
Arrive at the Entertainment District
Head to the Arlington Entertainment District for pregame. Texas Live! is the hub, multiple bars and restaurants in one complex directly across from the ballpark.
Texas Live! pregame
PBR Texas, Troy's, and Guy Fieri's Taco Joint fill with Rangers fans. Cold beer and Tex-Mex fuel the pregame scene.
Enter Globe Life Field
Walk through the main entrance on Randol Mill Road. The retractable roof status is announced on the Rangers app. It's usually closed from May through September.
Watch batting practice and explore
Walk the concourse, Globe Life Field is modern with wide open spaces. The left-field porch is a good spot for BP homers.
Grab food and find your seat
The brisket sandwich and Boomstick are the signature items. Lines build fast. Go now or during BP.
Play ball
Nine innings of climate-controlled baseball. The retractable roof keeps it around 72°F inside even when it's 100°F outside.
Deep in the Heart of Texas
The crowd sings 'Deep in the Heart of Texas', clap along. Grab a final round before the late innings.
Head back to Texas Live!
Walk across to Texas Live! for postgame drinks or head to your car. The lots clear in 20-30 minutes.
Tips & Fan Reports
Globe Life Field is climate-controlled so don't worry about the Texas heat. The stadium is amazing and every seat has a good view. Get there early to walk around and take in the sights.
The Arlington Entertainment District has NO public transit. Same situation as Cowboys games. Car required.
Texas Live! is the pregame destination, multiple bars and restaurants in one complex right across from the park.
Globe Life Field has a retractable roof and air conditioning - essential for Texas summer baseball.
Arlington has no public transit to the ballpark. Driving is the reality, pre-book parking to save money.
Texas Live! entertainment district between Globe Life Field and AT&T Stadium is the pregame hub.
The window runs to the end of the second inning, so there is no rush to be seated for first pitch.
There is a full hour of post-game tailgating, which beats sitting in the exit queue.
Lots A, B and T permit no tailgating at all, so check the letter before buying.
Set up on the grass, not in your bay. Globe Life is explicit that parking spaces hold vehicles and nothing else.
Before the Game
Globe Life Field inverts the usual tailgating geometry. Tailgating and all its set-up — tents, grills, tables, chairs — is permitted only on the grassy areas surrounding the parking lots, never in a parking space: the spaces are for vehicles and vehicles only. It is permitted across most Rangers lots but not in Lots A, B or T. The window is generous at both ends, running from the moment the lots open through to the end of the second inning, and then again for up to an hour after the final out.
Where to Go Before the Game
The grassy areas around the lots
The only ground where a tailgate may be set up. Tents, grills, tables and chairs all go here rather than in a parking bay, because the bays are for vehicles only.
Known for The only tailgate ground · Not the parking spaces · Tents and grills here
The general Rangers lots
Most of the parking around the ballpark permits tailgating on the adjacent grass. Lots typically open around 3.5 hours before first pitch with gates at 2.5 hours, though this varies by event.
Known for Tailgating permitted · Lots ~3.5 hours before · Gates 2.5 hours before
Lots A, B and T
The three lots where tailgating is not allowed at all, whatever the grass beside them looks like.
Known for No tailgating · Parking only
The post-game hour
Tailgating resumes after the game and runs up to an hour past the final out, which makes the lot a way to let the Arlington traffic clear.
Known for One hour post-game · Beat the traffic
Pregame Rules
What Globe Life Field allows before the game, and what it does not.
- Tailgating is permitted in most Rangers parking lots, but not in Lots A, B or T.
- Tailgating and all set-up — tents, grills, tables, chairs and similar — is permitted only in the grassy areas surrounding the parking lots.
- Parking spaces are for vehicles only and may not be used for tents, grills, chairs or other items.
- Tailgating is permitted from the time the parking lots open until the end of the second inning.
- Post-game tailgating is allowed for up to one hour after the final out.
- Shuttle service runs from when the lots open, generally about 30 minutes before the gates.
Weather
Globe Life Field has a retractable roof, so these are the conditions for the walk in and the pregame, and the roof decides the rest.
Across the MLB season the warmest month is August, with an average high of 95°F, and the coldest is April, when the average low is 54°F. October is the wettest month at 4.8 inches and August the driest at 2.4 inches.
That April low ranks 23rd coldest of the 30 MLB venues, and October here ranks 10th wettest.
April
3.3 inchesMay
4.7 inchesJune
3.8 inchesJuly
2.5 inchesAugust
2.4 inchesSeptember
3.5 inchesOctober
4.8 inchesWhat to Bring
- Only the outside food and drink the rule allows
Each ticket holder may bring one sealed clear quart-size bag of food and one sealed unflavored plastic water bottle up to one liter.
- A card or a phone wallet
Globe Life Field is cashless; guests who carry cash may convert it to a payment card at a reverse ATM.
- A light layer for after sunset
April, the coolest month of the season here, still averages 54°F at night.
- Sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat
August highs average 95°F outside Globe Life Field, whatever the roof does.
- A rain layer
October averages 4.8 inches of rain here, outside the roof.
Tailgate Gear
Lots open when the lots open, through to the end of the second inning.
- A setup for grass rather than asphalt — tents, grills, tables and chairs all belong there
- A lot that is not A, B or T
- Something to do after the game: tailgating runs an hour past the final out
- Nothing placed in the parking space itself, which is for the vehicle only
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: All Globe Life Field entries open 90 minutes before afternoon games and two hours before night games.
- Pregame
Texas Rangers official site: Globe Life Field Policies and Procedures, and Parking and Rideshare
- Weather
NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
- Venue policies
Current Rangers ballpark, accessibility, and digital-ticket guidance reviewed for entry, family, payment, food, parking, and accessibility rules.