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L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, Louisville
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L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium

What a visiting fan needs to know: where to stay, getting in from SDF, parking and tailgating, what to eat and where to sit.

  • Louisville, KY
  • Home of the Louisville
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Where to stay near L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium

Where visiting fans stay

From a specialist guide
  • Downtown Louisville
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    Downtown LouisvilleVisiting fans pick this

    15 to 20 min. car or rideshare. Fourth Street Live!, Museum Row and the Louisville Slugger Museum.

  • Old Louisville
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    Old LouisvilleVisiting fans pick this

    10 min. car or rideshare. The country's largest collection of restored Victorian homes, with breweries and the Speed Art Museum.

  • Highlands
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    Highlands

    15 to 20 min. car or rideshare. Bars and pubs like Molly Malone's on Baxter Ave.

Around the stadium

From a specialist guide
Central Avenue, Louisville's sports corridor, links the stadium with Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Exposition Center, all within about a mile. Downtown bars like Fourth Street Live! are a short drive north.

Map of the area

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Getting to L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium

From Louisville Muhammad Ali

From a specialist guide
SDF Louisville Muhammad Ali International, the city's main airport.

On game day

Checked at the source
Rideshare. 3rd St and Central Ave (Jim Patterson Stadium) or Crittenden Dr and Central Ave.

Parking and tailgating at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium

Tailgating

Checked at the source
Purple, Red, White, Green and Yellow lots. Purple is speed parking, filled north to south; the others let you pick your own space, which makes it easier to tailgate with friends. Meet at the 'Meet to Park' staging area to arrive together. Green and Yellow Lots and select campus lots on Floyd Street sell single-game passes online for $40, while they last. All digital. Premium tailgate packages on Street Fest come with a 10 x 20 tent for 20 guests, a 40-gallon cooler and a front-row spot for the Card March. Full-season packages run just under $1,700 per game; single games are sold too. Beyond the university lots there are many cash lots around the stadium; Louisville Athletics posts a map of them.

Game day at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium

Getting in

Checked at the source
  • Bag policy: Clear bag policy. Purses and clutches must be 4.5 x 6.5 inches or smaller, even inside a clear bag. All bags are searched.
  • Bag check: A $10 bag check tent sits on Floyd Street across from Gate 2A.

After the final whistle

Checked at the source
Download Waze, Louisville Athletics' traffic partner, for live routes to and from your lot. Left turns onto Floyd St. from Central Avenue are blocked before games.

One thing to avoid

From a specialist guide
Don't count on Kentucky Expo Center parking: it closes to game parking when the Expo Center hosts its own events, as it did for Louder Than Life in 2026.

Food and drink at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium

Bars near the stadium

Checked at the source
  • Fourth Street Live!
    Fourth Street Live!, Google Maps

    Fourth Street Live!

    411 S. 4th St, Louisville, KY

    Downtown dining and nightlife district with several bars and restaurants, live music and sports watch parties.

    Away fans: hosts sports watch parties; open to all fans.

  • Molly Malone's Irish Pub
    Frank Treto, Google Maps

    Molly Malone's Irish Pub

    933 Baxter Ave, Louisville, KY

    Irish pub with Irish food, a big drink list and live music every week.

    Away fans: friendly Irish pub: come as a stranger, leave as a friend.

Things to do around L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium

Listed in the order they happen on game day. Each one earns points.

  1. Tour65 points

    Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory

    Tour the bat factory and museum on Museum Row downtown, where they've got a bat Babe Ruth used in 1927.

    $$. The day before

  2. Landmark75 points

    Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby Museum

    Churchill Downs has hosted the Kentucky Derby since 1875, about a mile down Central Avenue, and the Derby Museum sits right on the grounds.

    $$. The day before

  3. Outing40 points

    Speed Art Museum

    This is Kentucky's oldest and largest art museum, sitting in Old Louisville with an outdoor art park attached.

    $$. The day before

  4. Drink65 points

    Night out at Fourth Street Live!

    This is downtown's entertainment block, packed with bars, live music, and sports watch parties.

    $$. The day before

  5. Ritual75 points

    The Card March

    Line up on Street Fest to cheer the team on as they march into the stadium.

    Free. 2 hours 15 minutes before kickoff

Seats and views at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium

Where each part of the stadium sits, and what you see from it.

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100 level101 to 147200 level, boxes and suites201 to 246300 level301 to 312Tap any part of the stadium to see its view.