Skip to content
Bring Check

Item rules

Can You Bring a Cooler Into MLB Ballparks? Rules by Venue

Of the 30 MLB ballparks we have verified for coolers, 13 allow them with limits, 13 ban them and 3 do not say. Rules can change by event, so check the event page for your date too. Each venue below shows its own rule, the official page it comes from and the date we read it.

Last updated

At a glance

MLB Ballparks compared
30
State a rule
26
Last check
Oct 7, 2026

How the verified MLB ballparks treat coolers

Allowed with limits: Wrigley Field, Rogers Centre, Citi Field, Oracle Park, Busch Stadium, Petco Park, Target Field, Great American Ball Park, Progressive Field, Daikin Park, Coors Field, Angel Stadium and T-Mobile Park.

Not allowed: Fenway Park, Dodger Stadium, Truist Park, Comerica Park, Kauffman Stadium, American Family Field, Globe Life Field, Nationals Park, Citizens Bank Park, Tropicana Field, loanDepot park, Rate Field and Sutter Health Park.

Not mentioned on the pages we read: PNC Park, Chase Field and Oriole Park at Camden Yards. We do not guess for these, so ask the venue or check the event page.

A verdict here is a summary of the venue's own wording, and the rows below give that wording. Rules can change by event, so a game and a concert at the same venue can differ. See the coolers guide for how every kind of venue treats them.

What each of the 30 MLB ballparks says

Each row is the venue's own rule, with the official page it came from and the date we read it.

Cooler

  • American Family FieldNot allowed

    Coolers, both hard-sided and soft-sided, are prohibited.

    American Family Field security page, checked

  • Angel StadiumConditional

    Hard-sided coolers are not allowed. The pages do not name soft-sided coolers, and all bags must fit the bag rule.

    Angel Stadium security guidelines page, checked

  • Busch StadiumConditional

    Soft-sided coolers up to 10 x 8 x 10 inches are allowed. Hard-sided and Styrofoam coolers, larger soft-sided ones and hard plastic inserts are not.

    Busch Stadium security and prohibited items page, checked

  • Chase FieldNot stated

    The pages do not mention coolers. Only the approved clear bags, a gallon bag and a small clutch are allowed, so a cooler would not fit.

    Chase Field clear bag policy page, checked

  • Citi FieldConditional

    Small soft-sided coolers up to 16 x 16 x 8 inches are permitted. Hard-sided coolers are not.

    Citi Field bag policy page, checked

  • Citizens Bank ParkNot allowed

    Coolers, hard-sided, soft-sided and Styrofoam, may not be brought in.

    Citizens Bank Park guest code of conduct page, checked

  • Comerica ParkNot allowed

    Hard and soft coolers are prohibited, except for religious, dietary or medical necessity.

    Comerica Park event policies and procedures page, checked

  • Coors FieldConditional

    Hard-sided coolers and containers are prohibited regardless of size. A soft-sided, single-pocket cooler within 16 x 16 x 8 inches would fit the bag rule, and hard-sided ones can be claim checked at the tent outside Gate E.

    Coors Field policies and procedures page, checked

  • Daikin ParkConditional

    Hard-sided and Styrofoam coolers are prohibited. Soft-sided coolers that do not exceed 16 x 16 x 8 inches are allowed.

    Daikin Park policies and procedures page, checked

  • Dodger StadiumNot allowed

    Hard and soft coolers are not permitted, and food cannot be carried in coolers or thermoses.

    Dodgers stadium policies and procedures page, checked

  • Fenway ParkNot allowed

    Hard-sided coolers are prohibited. The pages do not name soft-sided coolers, which would have to meet the 12 x 12 x 6 inch single-compartment bag rule.

    Red Sox Fenway Park security page, checked

  • Globe Life FieldNot allowed

    Coolers of any kind are prohibited.

    Globe Life Field policies and procedures page, checked

  • Great American Ball ParkConditional

    Soft-sided coolers holding food or non-alcoholic drinks in sealed plastic bottles are allowed. Hard-sided coolers are prohibited.

    Great American Ball Park policies and procedures page, checked

  • Kauffman StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers of any kind are prohibited.

    Kauffman Stadium policies and procedures page, checked

  • loanDepot parkNot allowed

    Hard-sided coolers and containers are prohibited. The page does not name soft-sided coolers, and everything has to fit the clear bag rule.

    loanDepot park policies and procedures page, checked

  • Nationals ParkNot allowed

    Soft-sided coolers, hard coolers and ice chests are all listed as prohibited bags.

    Nationals Park bag policy page, checked

  • Oracle ParkConditional

    Hard-sided coolers are not permitted. The pages do not name soft-sided coolers.

    Oracle Park ballpark policies page, checked

  • Oriole Park at Camden YardsNot stated

    The page does not name coolers. Everything has to fit in the one approved bag, and ice packs are prohibited.

    Oriole Park policies and procedures page, checked

  • Petco ParkConditional

    Hard-sided coolers are prohibited. Soft-sided food containers are allowed if they comply with the bag policy.

    Petco Park entry policies page, checked

  • PNC ParkNot stated

    The guide does not mention coolers. It bans hard-sided bags and any bag larger than 16 x 16 x 8 inches, so a hard-sided cooler would not get in.

    PNC Park information guide, checked

  • Progressive FieldConditional

    Hard-sided coolers are not permitted. Soft-sided coolers are permitted, subject to inspection.

    Progressive Field policies and procedures page, checked

  • Rate FieldNot allowed

    Soft-sided coolers, hard coolers and ice chests are all on the prohibited bag list.

    Rate Field policies and procedures page, checked

  • Rogers CentreConditional

    Hard-sided coolers are prohibited. A food container has to be soft-sided and small enough to fit under your seat, and the stadium rules also list soft-sided coolers among the items it can restrict.

    Blue Jays know before you go page, checked

  • Sutter Health ParkNot allowed

    Ice chests and hard-sided coolers are prohibited, and outside food and drinks are banned anyway.

    Sutter Health Park ballpark security page, checked

  • T-Mobile ParkConditional

    Hard-sided and Styrofoam coolers, hard plastic inserts for soft coolers and backpack coolers are prohibited. The page does not name other soft-sided coolers, which would have to fit the clear bag rule.

    T-Mobile Park policies and procedures page, checked

  • Target FieldConditional

    Single-compartment soft-sided coolers up to 16 x 16 x 8 inches are allowed. Hard-sided coolers of any size are prohibited.

    Target Field policies and procedures page, checked

  • Tropicana FieldNot allowed

    Hard-sided coolers, boxes and cases of any size are prohibited. Soft-sided ones would have to fit the clear bag rule, and outside food and drinks are banned anyway.

    Tropicana Field safety and security regulations page, checked

  • Truist ParkNot allowed

    Ice chests and hard-sided and soft-sided coolers are prohibited. Soft-sided coolers without the plastic liner are permitted only for medical needs.

    Truist Park security measures page, checked

  • Wrigley FieldConditional

    Hard-sided coolers of any size are prohibited. Soft-sided coolers smaller than 16 x 16 x 8 inches are listed as permitted bags.

    Cubs Wrigley Field policies and procedures page, checked

Keep comparing

Questions about coolers at MLB ballparks

  1. It depends on the venue. Of the 30 MLB ballparks we have verified, 26 state a rule for coolers, and the rows above show each one with its source.

  2. Fenway Park, Dodger Stadium, Truist Park, Comerica Park, Kauffman Stadium, American Family Field, Globe Life Field and Nationals Park and 5 more ban them, according to the official pages we read.

  3. Often. The venues we have verified say rules can change by event, so check the event page for your date and the venue page linked above.

Sources for this page

Every rule above comes from one of these official pages. They open in a new tab.

Keep exploring

Keep reading

Browse by place

Not affiliated with any venue. Always confirm with the venue for your event. How we verify