Little Caesars Arena Game Day Guide
Detroit Red Wings · Detroit, MI
Know Before You Go
Essential details checked against official venue information.
- Bag policy
Single-compartment bags, wallets, clutches, fanny packs, and clear bags smaller than 4 x 6 x 1.5 inches are permitted.
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- Diaper, parenting, and medically or dietarily necessary bags smaller than 16 x 16 x 8 inches are permitted; larger bags, including cases for laptops, tablets, cameras, and binoculars, are prohibited.
- Gate opening
Doors typically open 90 minutes before Red Wings games.
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- Door times are subject to change.
- Mobile tickets
Arena entry is mobile-ticket only; access tickets through the Red Wings app or team Account Manager and save them to a digital wallet before arrival.
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- For ticket help, visit Guest Relations or contact the ticketing team before game day.
- Re-entry
Guests who exit Little Caesars Arena are not permitted to re-enter.
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- Prohibited items
The arena prohibits weapons, ammunition and self-defense sprays, outside alcohol, noisemakers, aerosols, large bags, hard containers and coolers, drones, wheeled recreational devices, smoking products, recording devices and mounts, sticks, poles, and throwable or inflatable objects.
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- Laptops, tablets, iPads, small binoculars, hockey pucks at hockey events, and qualifying water bottles are permitted without oversized cases. Review the current official list before the game.
- First aid
Medstar First Aid stations are outside Portal 20 on the Street Level and Portal 67 on the Upper Concourse.
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- Nursing and lactation
The Parents Room outside Portal 20 on the Street Level provides private curtained nursing areas with outlets, a sink, microwave, refrigerator, and family restroom.
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- Breast pumps are permitted inside the arena.
- Family restrooms
Family restrooms with changing tables are outside Street Level Portals 5, 9, and 14, inside the Parents Room near Portal 20, and outside Upper Concourse Portals 24, 39/40, 41/42, 59, and 61.
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- Additional family restrooms are on the Blue Cross Suite and club levels.
- Tickets for children
Guests age 2 and older need a ticket for Red Wings games; younger children may sit on a ticketed guest's lap without obstructing another guest's view.
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- Guest services
Guest Services is outside Portals 10 and 20 on the Street Level and Portal 67 on the Upper Concourse.
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- For non-emergency help during an event, text LCAHELP with your issue and location to 313-513-4357.
- Service animals
Guide, signal, and task-trained service dogs or miniature horses assisting guests with disabilities are permitted; other animals are not.
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- A service animal may not occupy an additional seat unless that adjacent seat has its own ticket.
- Smoking and vaping
Little Caesars Arena is smoke-free; cigarettes, vaping, e-cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, and marijuana use are prohibited.
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- Violations may result in ejection, and leaving to smoke does not allow re-entry.
Game Day Timeline
What the day looks like at Little Caesars Arena, hour by hour.
Explore the District Detroit
Arrive in the entertainment district and grab a pregame meal. Mike's Pizza Bar and Kid Rock's Made in Detroit are steps from the arena.
Pregame drinks on Woodward
Walk Woodward Avenue for craft breweries, cocktail bars, and the energy of a Detroit game night. The sports bar scene is thriving.
Doors open
Enter Little Caesars Arena and walk the Via concourse, a street-level retail and dining arcade that connects the arena to the neighborhood.
Find your seat
Settle in for warm-ups. The arena's bowl is steep and intimate. Even mezzanine seats have good sightlines.
Game time
Three 20-minute periods with two intermissions. Red Wings fans are knowledgeable and loyal through decades of tradition.
Hit the concourse
The Via concourse has upscale food options beyond typical arena fare. Detroit-style pizza and coney dogs are available.
District Detroit nightlife
Walk the district for post-game drinks. Greektown is a 10-minute walk east for late-night dining and entertainment.
Tips & Fan Reports
Look for the Red Wing logo at the northeast corner lower concourse made of auto parts. There are multiple selfie and photo spots including the Red Wings bench and Little Caesars spear.
Hockeytown pride runs deep. The octopus toss tradition lives on even at Little Caesars Arena.
The District Detroit around LCA has improved dramatically since the arena opened. New restaurants on Woodward.
The Via concourse connects the arena to street-level restaurants and shops. It's worth exploring before the game.
QLine streetcar ($1.50) runs right down Woodward Avenue to the arena entrance.
The QLine streetcar on Woodward is free and stops near the arena, great for bar-hopping pregame.
Little Caesars Arena is one of the NHL's newest arenas (2017), the amenities, sightlines, and concessions are top-tier.
Weather
Little Caesars Arena is indoor, so these are the conditions for the parking lot and the walk in, not the seats.
Across the NHL season the warmest month is October, with an average high of 61°F, and the coldest is January, when the average low is 20°F. April is the wettest month at 2.8 inches and January the driest at 1.4 inches.
That January low ranks 10th coldest of the 32 NHL venues, and April here ranks 24th wettest.
October
2.3 inchesNovember
2.2 inchesJanuary
1.4 inchesMarch
2.0 inchesApril
2.8 inchesDetroit Red Wings Clear Bag Policy
Most venues require a clear bag. Get an approved one before you travel.
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How We Checked This Page
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- Game day timeline
Gate opening time checked against the venue's own gate-opening policy: Doors typically open 90 minutes before Red Wings games.
- Weather
NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
- Venue policies
Current Little Caesars Arena venue, A-Z, entry-policy, parking, and Red Wings arena pages reviewed for Detroit Red Wings game-day policies.