Gainbridge Fieldhouse Entry Rules: Bags, Water and Food

Guests may bring in one empty plastic refillable bottle of 32 ounces or less to refill at the fountains. Outside drinks, cans and bottles are otherwise prohibited, though plastic bottles of formula are permitted for babies. Outside food or drinks are on the prohibited items list. Baby bags, plastic bottles and formula are permitted. Coolers are prohibited, along with cans, bottles and other similar containers.

Non-professional still cameras are allowed at Pacers and Fever games, with lenses under 6 inches. Video cameras and tripods are not allowed. For concerts and non-NBA or WNBA events, any detachable lens or one extending over 1 inch is generally prohibited. Cameras with a detachable lens longer than 6 inches, large lenses or lenses that extend more than 2 inches are prohibited at Pacers and Fever games. Tripods, monopods and selfie sticks are prohibited. Drones are on the prohibited items list. The pages do not mention laptops, tablets and power banks.

Collapsible strollers may be stored beneath your assigned seat. A bag that becomes an obstruction may be checked at the Hyatt Place across the street. Bags for necessary medical devices should be no larger than needed for the item. Baby bags, plastic bottles and formula are permitted.

The pages do not mention umbrellas, blankets and seat cushions.

Small signs, banners and posters are welcome unless the teams or building management say otherwise. Signs, flags and banners larger than 11 x 17 inches or on a pole are prohibited, and so are signs with obscene or offensive content. Flags larger than 11 x 17 inches or affixed to any pole are prohibited. The pages do not mention binoculars.

Bags for necessary medical devices should not be larger than needed to hold the item. Baby bags, plastic bottles and formula are permitted. The pages describe no separate medical bag process.

Guests are screened, including by metal detecting magnetometers, and bags are x-rayed. Management can refuse entry to a guest who refuses inspection. All exits past the ticket point are final, so there is no re-entry.

Oversized bags may be stored for a fee, subject to availability, at the Hyatt Place Indianapolis Downtown Valet Bell Services Desk across the street. Guests with a prohibited item found in a search can dispose of it or return it to a safe place away from the Fieldhouse.

The prohibited items page says the list changes by event, and the camera policy differs for concerts and non-NBA and WNBA events. Check the Know Before You Go email for your event.