Rate Field Entry Rules: Bags, Water, Food, Cameras and Gear

Guests may bring one factory-sealed or empty plastic bottle of no more than 1 liter. Glass, metal and aluminum containers, tumblers, thermoses and flasks are not allowed. Single-serving food items may come in if they are in an approved bag or carried in your hands so they can be screened. Soft-sided coolers, hard coolers and ice chests are all on the prohibited bag list.

Cameras and video cameras without detachable lenses larger than 8 inches are allowed if they do not disturb others. Selfie sticks and tripods are not allowed, and camera bags must follow the bag policy. Cameras with detachable lenses more than 8 inches will not be allowed. Tripods and selfie sticks are not allowed. Drones and unmanned aerial vehicles are prohibited. Computer bags are prohibited. The page does not say whether a laptop can come inside an approved bag. The page does not mention power banks. It describes portable chargers that guests can borrow. The pages do not mention tablets.

Strollers are permitted after a search at the gates. Smaller umbrella-style ones can be folded under the seat, and larger ones can be checked at any Guest Relations Booth. They cannot go in wheelchair accessible seating. Medically necessary bags and diaper bags with a child present are allowed after an additional search. Medical equipment such as breast pumps, insulin, epi-pens and oxygen may be allowed and is searched.

Small collapsible umbrellas are allowed, and ones with metal tips or larger than 10 inches are not. No umbrella may be open in the seats while the game is in play. The pages do not mention blankets and seat cushions.

Signs and banners larger than 24 x 36 inches are not allowed, and neither are poles to display them. They cannot interfere with the game, be offensive, disparaging or political. Flags larger than 3 x 5 feet are not allowed, and poles to display flags are not permitted. Flags cannot be offensive, disparaging or political. The pages do not mention binoculars.

Medically necessary bags and diaper bags with a child present are allowed after an additional search. Medical equipment such as breast pumps, insulin, epi-pens and oxygen may be allowed and is subject to search.

All bags are subject to search or are not allowed into the ballpark. Once a guest exits the ballpark, they may not return. Security guards and Guest Relations booths can help with questions.

An independent checking facility on the northwest corner of 35th and Shields in parking lot C holds restricted items for a fee. It opens when the gates open and closes 30 minutes after the game ends.

The guide is written for White Sox home games. It gives no separate list for concerts or other events, so check the event page for your date. The park was called Guaranteed Rate Field before it became Rate Field.