Detroit Pistons

Little Caesars Arena has a ton of cool stuff inside including Pistons history displays. Get there early to walk around and explore. The mezzanine level gives a nice elevated view if you like being higher up.

Parking opens three hours out and rates move with whatever else is happening in the District that night.

Tailgating is prohibited outright in the Olympia lots (before, during and after), so the pregame here happens indoors or in the District rather than at the car.

Cass Tech High School Visitors Lot is one of the best kept secrets for free parking near Little Caesars Arena. Incredibly close, safe, and almost nobody knows about it.

Trinity Health Garage provides skybridge and tunnel access for premium guests; standard Pistons ticket holders must use a main entrance.

Wayfinding is by sign rather than by published route: highway, street-level and variable message signs steer traffic to the lots.

Detroit-style pizza inside the arena is the must-try, square pan, crispy cheese edges, thick crust.

The coney dog is a Detroit original. Get it with chili, mustard, and onions.

Arena food pricing is very affordable, Detroit has some of the cheapest concessions in the NBA.

There is no general admission at Red Wings or Pistons games: every ticket is a specific seat.

Portals 1-20 are on the street level concourse and 21-72 on the upper concourse, so the portal number tells you which level you are entering.

The Michigan First Gondolas hang in the rafters directly over the action, which is the most distinctive seat in the building and the highest.

Pistons games are usually cheap and the arena is nice. Come for a weeknight game and you might have the whole section to yourself. Good way to introduce someone to basketball without breaking the bank.