POLICIES & PROCEDURES
Please read the below list of allowed and prohibited items in the stadium. The Tampa Bay Sun Football Club / Riverfront Stadium is not responsible for items left behind, lost or damaged. Event patrons are responsible for their conduct, as well as the conduct of their guests and/or persons occupying their seats. Stadium staff will promptly intervene to support an environment where event patrons, their guests, and other fans can enjoy the event free from prohibited actions.
- Weapons of any kind
- Smoking, Vaping, Medical Marijuana
- Outside Food & Beverage
- Unapproved Flags or Poles
- Fireworks or Smoke Bombs
- Non-Service Animals in Unapproved Locations
- Airhorn, Bullhorn, Cowbells, Vuvuzelas
- Umbrellas
- Bags larger than 12x12x12″
- Bicycles, Scooters
- Cameras with 12″ or more lenses
- Confetti
- Class or Cans
- Inflatable Items, excluding regulation size or smaller soccer balls
- Lasers and/or laser pointers
- Outside alcohol, Illegal Substances
- Sticks, Clubs
- Signs containing commercial, political, vulgar or obscene language
- Water guns
A No Bag policy is in effect for all events at Riverfront Stadium. Guests are only permitted to bring in one clutch purse no larger than 12x12x12″. Please return all other bags to your vehicles. Bags larger than 12x12x12”, regardless if they are clear, will not be permitted into the stadium.
Riverfront Stadium is committed to creating a safe, comfortable and enjoyable experience for all fans, both in the stadium and parking lots. The following is a list of behaviors that will not be tolerated.
- Abusive, foul or disruptive language and obscene gestures
- Any behavior which otherwise interferes with other guests’ enjoyment of the game
- Any disruption to the progress of the event by a guests’ actions, including throwing, kicking objects and field jumping
- Displays of affection not appropriate in a public setting
- Distributing handbills, pamphlets, etc., unless authorized by stadium management and the licensee renting the facility
- Entering the stadium with unlawful weapons of any kind (except those required by Florida Law or the Licensee’s admission policy)
- Failing to follow event staff instructions
- Fighting, taunting or threatening remarks or gestures
- Guests are expected to remain in their designated ticketed seats at all times while in the stadium bowl seating sections.
- Intoxication or other signs of impairment related to alcohol consumption or drug use
- Obscene or indecent clothing
- Re-entering the stadium
- Running or jogging
- Sampling or unauthorized collections of any kind on stadium property
- Sitting in a location other than the guest’s ticketed seat
- Standing/congregating in open areas or sitting anywhere other than the seat listed on the guests’ ticket is prohibited.
- Shirts are required for entry please note that tank tops, crop tops, bikini tops, and other like tops provided they offer appropriate body coverage in accordance with the public nature of events.
- Smoking and the use of tobacco products of any kind
- Standing on chair seats or stepping over chair backs
- Standing or sitting in walkways, aisles or ramps
- Tampa Bay Sun Football Club and Riverfront Stadium reserves the right to change this list at any time. VIOLATION MAY RESULT IN EJECTION, ARREST, AND/OR TICKET REVOCATION.
- one (1) small bag no larger than 12X12X12”
- Banners and/or flags without sticks or poles no larger than 11″ x 15″
- Binoculars
- Blankets and/or towels if unrolled or unfolded
- Canes, Walkers and Wheelchairs
- Empty spray bottles
- Ponchos if worn, carried over the arm, or in original sealed clear package
- Small, handheld radios or TVs with earphones
- Sunscreen lotion (no aerosol or spray bottles)
Our goal is for every guest to have an enjoyable and safe experience. We ask that you follow our policies and procedures to ensure the safety and security of yourself and others. For your safety, all patrons entering Riverfront Stadium are subject to a security search of their person and belongings upon entering the venue and subject to video surveillance. In order to expedite entry into the stadium:
- Follow stadium wide policies and procedures
- Arrive early and avoid the last-minute rush
- Have mobile ticket ready
All events at Riverfront Stadium:
- No Bag Policy: A No Bag policy is in effect for all events at Riverfront Stadium. Guests are only permitted to bring in one small bag no larger than 12x12x12”.
- Parking: Recreational activities are not allowed. All parking lots are utilizing cashless and contactless transactions.
Items not permitted into Riverfront Stadium must be returned to the patron’s vehicle. Items cannot be held by stadium personnel. Storage lockers will be available on site during all events. All items left unattended outside the gates will be disposed of. Approved bags must be carried when approaching the queue lines prior to entry into the stadium.
All fans entering the stadium will be subject to a metal detection screening for prohibited items.
Items permitted into the stadium are generally governed by the admissions policy of the Licensee and/or promoter of the event. Generally, most licensees’ and/or promoters’ admissions policies prohibit all weapons. Please contact the Tampa Bay Sun Football Club Operations department about the admissions policies implemented by the Licensee and/or promoter for each specific event. Violation may result in ejection, arrest, and/or ticket revocation.
Please note that unauthorized vendors (without proper credentials) are not permitted on Riverfront property. In addition, access to the stadium perimeter road will only be given to vehicles that have vehicle movement passes and arrive prior to gate opening (guest gates). Vehicle movement on the stadium perimeter road will stop 15 minutes prior to gate opening for an event. Security procedures are subject to change.
In the event of severe weather conditions, Tampa Bay Sun Football Club will temporarily suspend the game. Riverfront Stadium will urge all fans to seek shelter in the parking garage behind the west stands. Stadium personnel will monitor weather conditions and keep fans updated on when play will resume.
In the event of an emergency, Riverfront Stadium will ask all fans to immediately exit the stadium and walk across one of the surrounding perimeter streets, which include Spruce Cove, W Main Street and N Boulevard. Fans should then go to their vehicles and turn on their car radios or personal devices for reentry information.
On event day, guests can report issues and concerns to event staff or security personnel (not vendors or custodians).
Tampa Bay Sun Football Club is committed to creating a safe, comfortable, and enjoyable entertainment experience.
Guests have a right to expect an environment where:
- Guests will be treated in a consistent, professional and courteous manner by all venue personnel.
- Guests will enjoy every event free from disruptive behavior, including foul or abusive language or obscene gestures.
- Guests will consume alcohol in a responsible manner. Intervention with an impaired, intoxicated or underage guest will be handled in a prompt and safe manner.
- Guests will sit only in their ticketed seats/areas and show their tickets when requested.
- Guests who engage in fighting, throwing objects or attempting to enter the field of play will be immediately ejected from the venue.
- Guests will not smoke in the venue.
- There will not be any obscene or indecent messages on signs or clothing.
- Guests will comply with requests from venue staff regarding facility operations and emergency response procedures.
- Guests will be able to communicate instantly, discretely and directly with Riverfront Stadium guest services if assistance is needed in dealing with an unruly fan, a cleanup in their section or any issues and concerns that a guest may feel the need to report.
- Guests who violate the Fan Code of Conduct may be subject to ejection without refund and, the the extent their conduct constitutes a violation of law, may be subject to arrest or face other sanctions; up to and including a ban.
- Season ticket holders may also be subject to having their season subscription revoked or facing other sanctions.
All vehicles that enter Riverfront Stadium/Tampa Bay Sun Football Club property are subject to search.
Please follow the directions on the message boards that surround roads leading to the stadium for reserved, general or disabled lots. In the event of severe weather, some lot entrances may be temporarily closed and you will be asked to remain in your vehicle until further notice.
Parking Lot Policies:
- All parking lots are utilizing cashless and contactless transactions
- The stadium parking fee rates approved by the Tampa Bay Sun Football Club will be enforced at all events.
- Drive Lanes Must be Left Clear for Emergency Vehicles
- No Recreational Activities, i.e. Throwing or Kicking Balls
- Saving parking spaces is not permitted
- Overnight parking is prohibited
- One parking spot = 10’x 24′
- Tents over 10′ × 10′ without prior approval (stadium management and licensee) or proper permits are not permitted on Riverfront Stadium property; tents cannot be combined to make a larger tent
- Kegs and large vessels are prohibited
- Amplified Sound Systems/Use of Radios/Audio Devices with External Speakers at Loud Levels or Inappropriate Language is Prohibited
- Political campaigning, picketing or distributing handbills/pamphlets is prohibited
- Sampling or distributing of items by unauthorized individuals is prohibited
- Unauthorized collection of any kind is prohibited on stadium property
- No running or jogging in parking lots
- Unlawful weapons and fireworks are not permitted in the parking lots
- Fans that participate in disorderly conduct, including profanity, will be ejected
- All patrons must pay the proper parking fee or present a parking pass in the stadium parking lots; the pass must remain prominently displayed in the vehicle
- A parking fee will be charged for all spectator-type events held in the stadium
- Parking passes are not valid for re-entries into the stadium’s parking lots
- Team buses and “license approved buses” are the only buses permitted to park on the stadium perimeter road.
- Refunds or rain checks will not be givens
- Riverfront Stadium’s parking lots are not available for public recreation and trespassing is prohibited in parking lots on non-event days
Riverfront Stadium works hard to promote responsible consumption of alcoholic beverages. Fans should be aware of the following alcohol policies:
- All guests purchasing alcohol must be prepared to show valid identification
- Alcoholic beverages will be limited to two per person per purchase
- Policies may vary per event without notice
- Alcoholic beverage sales at portable and permanent concessions stands on the main and upper concourses will cease at the beginning of the fourth quarter of a football game or its equivalent at other events. The club section, however, may serve alcohol until the end of the event
- Guests passing alcohol to minors or guests possessing alcohol, who do not have proof of being at least 21 years of age, may be ejected or subject to arrest
- Alcoholic beverages may not be brought into the stadium. Any attempt to bring in alcohol will be considered a violation of the Code of Conduct and may result in the guest being ejected, arrested or have their ticket(s) revoked
- Legends reserves the right to refuse services at any point in time to any patron that they deem as intoxicated
- No alcohol may be taken out of the stadium
- Alcoholic beverages will not be sold in the stadium during high school events
- Beer, wine and liquor will be sold throughout the stadium
- Drugs and/or narcotics (prescription medications for medical reasons would be an exception)
- Firearms (except those required by Florida Law or the Licensee’s admission policy), explosives, sheath or hunting knives, switch blades, fireworks, etc.
- Pets (Assistive animals would be an exception.)
- Skates, skateboards, skate shoes, scooters, and other motorized non‐vehicular modes of transportation, etc. (Motorized wheelchairs would be an exception.)
- Large amounts of alcohol; kegs or large vessels that contain alcoholic beverages.
- Tents without proper permits or approval or larger than 10′ x 10′.
Smoking & tobacco (including e-cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco vaping devices and cigarettes) are not permitted. Guests wishing to smoke or use tobacco products may do so prior to entering the stadium.
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NO BAG POLICY
A No Bag policy is in effect for all events at Riverfront Stadium. Guests are only permitted to bring in one clutch purse no larger than 12x12x12″. Please return all other bags to your vehicles. Bags larger than 12x12x12”, regardless if they are clear, will not be permitted into the stadium.
SMOKE & TOBACCO FREE
Smoking & Tobacco (including e-cigarettes and vaporizers) are not permitted on Stadium property.
HOW TO ACCESS YOUR MOBILE TICKETS
Don’t wait for the Gate.
- View your tickets under the ‘TICKETS’ tab in your Tampa Bay Sun Account Manager through SeatGeek in a browser or in the SeatGeek app.
- Tickets may be added to your wallet from the SeatGeek app ONLY. Fans are strongly encouraged to download the app prior to arrival.
- Have your tickets ready to scan for entry into Riverfront Stadium.
- Children 2 years old and under are considered lap children and do not require a ticket.
- Entry is located on the south side of the stadium by the ADA lot and on the north side by the Tampa Riverwalk.
IN-GAME CONCESSIONS
Salty Sisters Gourmet Popcorn: Food Truck Row- North West Concourse
Berns Steak House & Haven: Food Truck Row- North West Concourse
Cold Stone Creamery: Food Truck Row- North West Concourse
Diggy Dogs: South East Concession
Greenlane: South East Concession
Small Giant: South West Concession
San Valentino Italian Market: Pop-Up location on West Concourse, between garage and fan seating
PATH TO THE PITCH
We are teaming up with businesses along Downtown Tampa’s Riverwalk for our “Path to the Pitch” before every home game.
Park along the beautiful Riverwalk; from The Sail to Ulele and arrive to the Riverfront Stadium north entry via the Pirate Water Taxi. Meet us at the Sunset Lawn at Ulele for pre-game activations pregame.
Round Trip Rides at AW Pier: Complimentary Pirate Water Taxi rides will be available for Tampa Bay Sun FC ticket holders from Stop 16 at the AW Pier near Armature Works. Rides will depart every 10 minutes and will be available postgame.