Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
- Capacity
- 65,890
- Roof
- Open Air
- Surface
- Natural Grass
- Opened
- 1998
- Tickets
- $40+
- Parking
- $20+
- Beer
- $13+
- Food
- $6+
- Est. total
- $79+
Against the other 31 NFL stadiums, Raymond James Stadium is the 5th cheapest game day: 5th for tickets, joint 14th for parking and joint 18th 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
Raymond James Stadium is home to one of the most distinctive features in all of professional sports, a 103-foot, 43-ton pirate ship anchored in the north end zone. When the Bucs score, the ship's cannons fire and the crew raises the Jolly Roger flag, creating a uniquely Tampa Bay game-day moment. The stadium sits in north Tampa near Dale Mabry Highway, separate from the downtown core but surrounded by a thriving tailgate culture. Tampa's year-round warm weather means outdoor football here is a sun-soaked, Caribbean-tinged party. The Krewe culture, Tampa's pirate heritage from the annual Gasparilla festival, infuses the entire game-day experience with a swashbuckling spirit unique in the NFL.
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Game Day
Get there 4-5 hours before kickoff. Find field parking down the road and tailgate with the Krewe till kickoff. The grass lots have the best tailgate scene.
If you have club tickets the gates open an hour before the regular gates. Go early, check out the team store, grab food and drinks before the rush. The club level AC is a lifesaver for early season games.
Every lot is cashless, so there is no paying at the gate with notes.
Parking & Directions
For an authentic Tampa experience, park in the neighborhood southeast of Raymond James (east of Himes Ave, north of Columbus). Locals are friendly - a bit of Spanish helps.
Uber/Lyft drops off at Steinbrenner Field across Dale Mabry. There is an overpass walkway to cross. Have them drop you at Miller's Ale House if you don't want to sit in traffic for 20 minutes getting closer.
Try to get a VIP parking lot pass - usually $30-40. Buy ASAP because they sell out. You get on the road way faster after the game compared to general lots.
Food & Drinks
Download the Buccaneers app - you can mobile order food from select stands inside the stadium and skip the lines. The refillable popcorn bucket is the best value in there.
The Cuban sandwich is the must-have item, Tampa is the Cuban sandwich capital and the stadium version is solid.
Cigar City Jai Alai IPA is Tampa's signature craft beer, available at multiple concession stands throughout the stadium.
Seating
Sections 206-215 are your best bet for shade. Get as far back in the section as possible. It also has the benefit of being club seating so you can go into the AC to cool off.
The East Stadium Club and the Hyundai Club are separate spaces: one ticket does not open both.
Seats at the 50 sits INSIDE the Hyundai Club, a club within a club, and its ticket price covers the buffet and bar outright.
Know Before You Go
- Bag policy
Raymond James Stadium has a no-bag policy; each guest may carry one clutch no larger than 4.5 x 6.5 inches, and it does not need to be clear.
Larger bags are prohibited even when clear; contact Guest Services in advance for medically necessary items.
- Gate opening
Main stadium gates open 90 minutes before kickoff for Buccaneers games, while club gates open 2.5 hours before kickoff.
- Venue payments
Food, beverage, and retail locations are cashless, and reverse ATMs at select locations convert cash to a general-use Visa value card.
- Re-entry
Re-entry is prohibited except for a medical emergency; speak with a Tampa Sports Authority supervisor at the gate before leaving.
Guides for Raymond James Stadium
- Game Day Guide
6 steps from arrival to kickoff, and 22 venue rules checked against official sources. Where the tailgate happens, the lot rules, and what to bring.
- Parking & Directions
2 lots and garages with distances and entry routes, from $20. Or leave the car: the cheapest way in is Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART), $2.
- Food & Drinks
4 concession stands and 20 items researched from the venue's own menus, cheapest food $6 and drink $5.
- Seating Guide
8 seating areas at Raymond James Stadium, with the level names printed on the ticket.
- Cost Calculator
Build a total for your own party using Raymond James Stadium'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
- Ticket prices
Secondary market medians (SeatGeek/StubHub 2025-26)
- Drink prices
Raymond James Stadium 2026: domestic beer $13, premium draft $14, craft $15, regular soda $6, refillable souvenir soda $14
- Venue policies
Raymond James Stadium A-Z, accessibility, policy, mobile-ticket, and Buccaneers gameday pages reviewed for visitor-facing policies.
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.
- Parking prices: Never checked against a published rate: the venue's parking page, read 2026-09-05, publishes none: parking is first-come on event day, cashless, and priced per event on the event page, with no figure on the parking page. The 2026-07-27 figures were compiled from third-party listings (was: "Raymond James Stadium 2026: event parking $25, first come first served; nearby residence lots $16-$20").
- Food prices: Team Marketing Report FCI + venue research