Lincoln Financial Field Tailgating
Philadelphia Eagles · Philadelphia, PA
Tailgating is permitted across most of the Lincoln Financial Field lots, and the stadium defines the exception geographically rather than by lot list: it is not permitted north of Pattison Avenue or west of Darien Street, which covers Lots Q through W and the lot by the Jefferson Health Training Complex. Parking areas generally open four and a half hours before kickoff. The staged opening after that is worth knowing — Pepsi Plaza at the north end opens three hours before, clubs and suites two hours, and the inner stadium gates only ninety minutes before kickoff, so there is a long window where you are inside the complex but not yet in your seat.
Tips & Fan Reports
You need to be there at least 4 hours before game time to have a proper tailgate. Lots start filling up fast - we got notifications that lots were full by 4pm for a night game.
The M/N lot has the biggest tailgates from what I've seen. K lot is also good. You can only grill in the official tailgating lots - non-tailgating lots allow coolers, chairs, and snacks but no open flame.
Check out Green Legion for an all-inclusive tailgate package. It's not in the actual parking lots so it's a different vibe, but all food and drinks are included.
There is a ninety-minute gap between Pepsi Plaza opening and the inner gates opening. The Miller Lite Tailgate Zone in the plaza exists to fill it, and it is open to every ticketed guest.
The tailgating boundary is a map, not a lot list: north of Pattison Avenue or west of Darien Street and you cannot tailgate, whatever the lot is called.
Whatever you tailgate with stays outside — coolers, grills and canopies are all on the stadium's prohibited list at the gates.
Reserved lots are subject to vehicle inspection on entry, so leave time for the queue on top of the walk.
Where to Tailgate
The main tailgating lots
Everything south of Pattison Avenue and east of Darien Street, which is where tailgating is permitted. Lots generally open four and a half hours before kickoff and are subject to vehicle inspection on entry under NFL safety directives.
Known for Tailgating permitted · Open 4.5 hours before kickoff · Vehicle inspection on entry
Lots Q-W and the Jefferson Health Training Complex lot
The lots north of Pattison Avenue and west of Darien Street. Tailgating is not permitted in any of them, so a space here is parking only regardless of what you have brought.
Known for No tailgating · North of Pattison Avenue
Miller Lite Tailgate Zone, Pepsi Plaza
At the north end of the stadium, opening about three hours before kickoff and open to all ticketed guests, with seating and televisions. The indoor-adjacent option for anyone without a lot space, and the place to be in the ninety minutes before the inner gates open.
Known for Open to all ticketed guests · Seating and TVs · Opens 3 hours before
Rules to Know
What Lincoln Financial Field allows, and what it does not.
- Tailgating is not permitted in the parking lots north of Pattison Avenue and west of Darien Street — Lots Q-W and the lot near the Jefferson Health Training Complex.
- Parking areas are generally open four and a half hours prior to kick off.
- All reserved parking areas are subject to a vehicle inspection prior to an event, in line with NFL safety directives.
- Coolers, grills, tents and canopies, and bottles or cans of alcoholic beverages may not be brought into the stadium itself.
- The Pepsi Plaza generally opens three hours before Eagles games, clubs and suites two hours before, and the inner stadium gates ninety minutes before kickoff.
What to Bring
- A bag the gate will accept
One clear plastic, vinyl, or PVC bag no larger than 12 x 6 x 12 inches or a one-gallon clear freezer bag is permitted, plus a clutch no larger than 4.5 x 6.5 inches.
- Only the outside food and drink the rule allows
Food wrapped in clear plastic is permitted, but bottles, cans, and beverage containers are prohibited.
- A card or a phone wallet
Lincoln Financial Field is cashless; concessions and the Eagles Pro Shop accept credit or debit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
- Your tickets on a charged phone
Eagles ticketing is fully mobile; access tickets in the Eagles app and add them to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet before arrival.
- Layers, gloves and a hat
January lows average 28°F, and the seats are open to it.
- Sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat
September highs average 80°F at Lincoln Financial Field, with no roof over the seats.
- A poncho, not an umbrella
Umbrellas are on Lincoln Financial Field's prohibited list, and September averages 4.9 inches of rain.
Philadelphia Eagles Tailgate Gear
Canopies, grills, coolers, and official Philadelphia Eagles gear for the ultimate tailgate.
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