Pat Downs Have Been Suspended Until Further Notice
Your cooperation and patience are requested to ensure the game is played without any interference. For everyone’s safety, all fans, players, coaches, media personnel, entertainers, employees and guests should expect a mandatory pat-down search as they enter the facility. No exceptions. In addition, stadium personnel will search each bag and purse prior to granting entrance to the facility.
All coolers, hard containers, large bags and backpacks are prohibited. If you arrive at the gate with the items and are denied entry, they will not be stored at the gate so expect to return them to your vehicle. The Tampa Sports Authority and Raymond James Stadium are not responsible for items left behind, stolen or damaged. You may be asked to leave the stadium if you are found in possession of the prohibited items listed below as they cannot be stored at the gate.
You are strongly encouraged to arrive at the stadium gates to Raymond James Stadium earlier than usual to help facilitate these security measures. Inspection points will be located at all entry gates. Pat-downs of all people entering NFL stadiums have been implemented on a frequent basis in recent years.
We thank you in advance for your respect and adherence to these necessary policies and procedures.
Possession of prohibited items is grounds for ejection and your game tickets will be forfeited.
Items Prohibited in Raymond James Stadium
- Backpacks, duffel bags or large bags
- Food, drinks, cans, bottles, glass
- Seat cushions
- Banners/flags with sticks or poles
- Video cameras
- Umbrellas or anything that would obstruct a fan’s view
- Coolers
- Horns/air horns (artificial noisemakers)
- Lasers
- Weapons/fireworks
- Items that could be missiles or projectiles
- Cameras with lenses longer than 12"
- Chucky dolls
- Thunder sticks
- Footballs
- Strollers
- Large bags
- Pets (except assistive animals)
- Skates, skateboards, skate-shoes, all cycles and segways.
Stadium staff will not store any items at the gates. Guests may either return the items to their cars or throw them away.
Please Read These Helpful Reminders
- Ponchos may be worn, carried over the arm or presented in their original factory-sealed packages.
- Contraband items will not be permitted into the stadium and cannot be stored at the stadium. They must be returned to your car or thrown away.
- There is no stadium re-entry. If you leave the stadium, you will not be permitted to re-enter.
- Standing is permitted only when the majority of the section is standing.
- Banners must meet the stadium’s code of good taste and be approved by a TSA stadium manager.
Actions Prohibited in Raymond James Stadium
Stadium Security staff will eject or have arrested any guest found in possession of these items or in violation of these rules of conduct.
- Smoking (except in designated locations)
- Throwing or kicking any objects
- Sitting/standing on chair backs or stepping over/on chairs
- Standing/sitting in walkways, aisles and ramps
- Disorderly conduct including public intoxication, fighting and profanity
- Abuse of intoxicants
- Spitting tobacco juice
- Placing cups on any walls
- Running or jogging
- Entering field without proper credentials
Actions and Prohibited Items in Stadium Parking Lots
- Infringing on another guest’s area when tailgating
- Saving parking spaces
- Throwing or kicking of balls or other objects
- Disorderly conduct (including profanity)
- Running or jogging
- Tents without proper permits or approval
- Picketing or political campaigning
- Distributing handbills or pamphlets
- All cars are subject to search
- Weapons and fireworks
- Failure to abide by Tampa Sports Authority policies may result in receiving a courtesy warning card.
