Bridgestone Arena Pregame Guide
Nashville Predators · Nashville, TN
Bridgestone Arena opens its doors 90 minutes before a Predators game, straight onto Lower Broadway — the arena has no lots and publishes no tailgating policy, and the honky-tonks are the pregame. Backpacks of any size are prohibited and the arena strongly discourages bringing a bag at all, with exceptions only for medical needs and diaper bags. Parking is a choice of nearby garages: the Pinnacle Garage attached to the arena at 6th Avenue South and Demonbreun, another directly across the street at 6th Avenue South and Broadway, the 5th Ave of the Arts Garage at 5th and Church, and the MCC garage inside Music City Center off 6th Avenue.
Tips & Fan Reports
Doors open 90 minutes before a Predators game, and Lower Broadway is immediately outside them.
The Pinnacle Garage is attached to the building, so it is the option that keeps you out of the Broadway crowds.
No backpacks of any size, and the arena would rather you brought nothing at all.
Guest drop-off is the eastbound curb of Broadway between 6th and 5th, not at a door.
Where to Go Before the Game
The Pinnacle Garage, 6th Avenue South and Demonbreun Street
Attached directly to the arena on the corner of 6th Avenue South and Demonbreun Street — the closest option and the one that needs no street crossing.
Known for Attached to the arena · 6th Ave S and Demonbreun
The garage at 6th Avenue South and Broadway
Directly across the street from the arena on the corner of 6th Avenue South and Broadway, putting you on Lower Broadway as you leave the car.
Known for Across the street · On Broadway
5th Ave of the Arts Garage and the MCC garage
Two more options a short walk out: the 5th Ave of the Arts Garage at 5th Avenue and Church, and the MCC garage within Music City Center off 6th Avenue.
Known for 5th and Church · Inside Music City Center
The Broadway drop-off and the Nissan entrances
Guest drop-off is the eastbound curb lane of Broadway between 6th and 5th Avenues. The Nissan Main Entrance is at 5th Avenue and Broadway and the Nissan SoBro Entrance at 5th Avenue and Demonbreun.
Known for Drop-off on Broadway · Main entrance at 5th and Broadway · SoBro at 5th and Demonbreun
Rules to Know
What Bridgestone Arena allows, and what it does not.
- Backpacks of any size are prohibited. Guests are strongly discouraged from bringing bags at all and urged to arrive early and travel light.
- Exceptions to the bag policy may be made for extenuating circumstances such as medical needs and diaper bags.
- Doors open 90 minutes prior to the start of Nashville Predators games.
- Guest drop-off is at the eastbound curb lane of Broadway between 6th and 5th Avenues.
- The Pinnacle Garage is attached to the arena at the corner of 6th Avenue South and Demonbreun Street. Other options include a garage across the street at 6th Avenue South and Broadway, the 5th Ave of the Arts Garage at 5th Avenue and Church, and the MCC garage within Music City Center off 6th Avenue.
- Accessible entrances are at the Nissan Main Entrance at 5th Avenue and Broadway, the Nissan SoBro Entrance at 5th Avenue and Demonbreun, and all five entry points in the 6th Avenue Parking Garage.
- The arena publishes no tailgating policy.
What to Bring
- A bag the gate will accept
Backpacks are prohibited, but other bags up to 12 x 12 x 6 inches are permitted after the required screening.
- Only the outside food and drink the rule allows
Outside food and drinks are prohibited, but an empty clear plastic water bottle up to 32 ounces is permitted.
- A card or a phone wallet
Bridgestone Arena is cashless and accepts mobile payments plus Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover.
- Your tickets on a charged phone
Predators home games use mobile-only entry through the Predators app or a smartphone web browser.
- A coat for the walk in
January lows average 28°F between the lot and the door at Bridgestone Arena.
- A rain layer for the walk in
March averages 5.4 inches of rain outside Bridgestone Arena.
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- Pregame
Bridgestone Arena official site: Directions & Parking, Arena Policies, Bag Policy, and A to Z Guide
- Venue policies
Current Bridgestone Arena and Nashville Predators accessibility, arena-guide, ticketing, parking, and box-office pages reviewed for Predators policies.
- Weather
NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals