Cincinnati Reds
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH
- Capacity
- 42,319
- Roof
- Open Air
- Surface
- Natural Grass
- Opened
- 2003
- Tickets
- $10+
- Parking
- $8+
- Beer
- $9+
- Food
- $5+
- Est. total
- $32+
Against the other 29 MLB ballparks, Great American Ball Park is the joint 16th cheapest game day: 17th for tickets, joint 2nd for parking and joint 4th for food and drink, compared on market ticket medians and published lot and menu prices in US dollars. See the full ranking.
Prices are estimates. See our methodology.
What to Expect
Great American Ball Park sits on the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati, with views of the Northern Kentucky hills beyond the outfield. The Reds are the oldest professional baseball team (founded 1881) and the ballpark honors that history with statues of Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, and other franchise legends outside the main entrance. The pregame scene centers on The Banks, the entertainment district between the ballpark and Paul Brown Stadium, with bars, restaurants, and a riverfront promenade. Cincinnati's craft beer scene is one of the best in the Midwest, and Rhinegeist and MadTree are well-represented inside the gates. Games run about 3 hours.
View Seating GuideTips & Fan Reports
Game Day
Book the Central Riverfront Garage ahead by phone or online rather than chancing it.
The West and East Garages take single-game passes too but depend on availability.
Everything not pre-sold is first come, first served.
Parking & Directions
The free Cincinnati Bell Connector links The Banks, downtown and Over-the-Rhine, with Station 1 steps from the ballpark.
Day-of parking is credit card only; there is no cash option.
The Brent Spence Bridge project has closed the Second Street ramps from eastbound Sixth Street/U.S. 50 and southbound I-75.
Food & Drinks
Moerlein Lager House or Yardhouse are both great restaurants minutes from the stadium for pregame. Moon Deck or Bleachers are my top picks for seats. There really is not a bad seat in the whole park.
You can bring in bottled water and peanuts - they are much cheaper outside the stadium. Don't open them before you enter the ballpark or they will not let them through. Soft sided coolers are allowed too.
You must try a Skyline Chili coney or 3-Way at the ballpark. It's the quintessential Cincinnati food experience. Order it 'all the way' (mustard, onions, cheese).
Seating
Section 524 is nice because of the view of the river and it is much cheaper. The incline is surprisingly slight at Great American - you are not going to feel like you are climbing a mountain to your seats.
Club Boxes at the back of 306 and 307 are entirely under cover and open directly into the climate-controlled Champions Club.
Diamond Seats are the first eight rows behind the plate: a very small block, so they go early.
Know Before You Go
- Bag policy
Bags and soft-sided coolers may measure no more than 16 x 16 x 8 inches.
Multi-pocket backpacks are prohibited unless designed for medical or infant care. Small purses, food bags, and Reds Heads bags distributed beginning in 2020 are permitted and all carry-ins are inspected.
- Gate opening
For most 2026 games, gates open 60 minutes before first pitch Monday through Thursday and 90 minutes before first pitch Friday through Sunday.
Opening Day gates open two hours early, Kids Opening Day and several listed games have special times, and the Reds may alter the schedule; check the official guide for the game date.
- Venue payments
All concession stands and the Reds Box Office are cashless.
Concessions accept cash-conversion cards from on-site cash-to-card machines, and the Box Office accepts major credit and debit cards.
- Re-entry
Limited re-entry is available only through the designated Gapper's Alley gate.
Have the ticket scanned before exiting, return through the same designated gate, and complete security screening again; no carry-in items are permitted through the re-entry gate.
Guides for Great American Ball Park
- Game Day Guide
8 steps from arrival to first pitch, and 20 venue rules checked against official sources. 3 bars, patios and plazas to fill the hours before doors, and what to bring.
- Parking & Directions
2 lots and garages with distances and entry routes, from $8. Or leave the car: the cheapest way in is Cincinnati Bell Connector (Streetcar), free.
- Food & Drinks
16 concession stands and 42 items researched from the venue's own menus, cheapest food $5 and drink $4.
- Seating Guide
8 seating areas at Great American Ball Park, with the level names printed on the ticket.
- Cost Calculator
Build a total for your own party using Great American Ball Park's stored figures.
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.
- Venue facts
Wikipedia / Official Venue Page
- Venue policies
Current Reds Great American Ball Park, food, transportation, and mobile-ticket guidance reviewed for entry, family, payment, food, parking, and accessibility rules.
Not yet checked against a published source
These figures are estimates. Most venues no longer publish the numbers behind them (concession and ticket pricing moved to dynamic marketplaces), so we hold them as estimates rather than dating them as verified.
- Ticket prices: Secondary market averages (SeatGeek/StubHub)
- Parking prices: Great American Ball Park + Cincinnati Streetcar
- Food prices: Team Marketing Report FCI + venue research
- Drink prices: Team Marketing Report FCI + venue research