Seating chart
2025 Red River Rivalry football-section and gate reference
About this venue
Cotton Bowl Stadium sits inside Dallas’s Fair Park. Match the actual event to its seating chart, stadium bag policy and current park-to-stadium arrival route; avoid confusing it with the Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington.
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Event-day answers for Cotton Bowl
- Bag12 × 6 × 12 inClear bagOther styles and exceptions below
- ParkSee optionsThe owner names Gates 5 and 6 on Robert B
- ArriveCheck door timeUse your ticket’s doors or check-in time
- Get therePlan route + returnDirections and transport options below
FanProof verdictFor stadium events, the owner permits clear bags up to 12 × 6 × 12 inches, a gallon clear resealable bag or a non-clear clutch up to 4.5 × 6.5 inches. Medical bags are inspected. Ordinary daily park use has different rules; check the actual event for its current bag and prohibited-item policy.
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Bags & entry
For Cotton Bowl stadium events, Fair Park lists clear bags/totes up to 12 × 6 × 12 inches, a clear gallon resealable bag, OR a non-clear clutch/purse up to 4.5 × 6.5. Medical-device bags receive entrance inspection. Other bags/containers are prohibited and event-specific rules may change. Confirm carry quantities and necessary infant supplies on your event page. Fair Park’s separate unrestricted ordinary daily-visit bag policy is not the stadium-event rule.
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Reviewed bag sizes
Clear bag
up to12 × 6 × 12 in
Small clutch
up to4.5 × 6.5 in
Depth not listed by source.
Check all listed dimensions, style restrictions, quantities and your actual event below.
For Cotton Bowl stadium events, Fair Park lists clear bags/totes up to 12 × 6 × 12 inches, a clear gallon resealable bag, OR a non-clear clutch/purse up to 4.5 × 6.5. Medical-device bags receive entrance inspection. Other bags/containers are prohibited and event-specific rules may change. Confirm carry quantities and necessary infant supplies on your event page. Fair Park’s separate unrestricted ordinary daily-visit bag policy is not the stadium-event rule.
Confirm your actual event, exact bag style, carry quantities and necessary exceptions before travel.
Drawings are not to scale or an orientation guide. Check every side against the venue’s listed measurements.
Verified Oct 29, 2026Official policy (opens in a new tab)
Check your bag’s size
Will my bag fit?
Pick a bag to compare it with Cotton Bowl's published limit.
Dimensions only: bag type, contents, material and screening rules still apply. Preset sizes are typical, not your exact bag. Security staff make the final call at the gate.
Events, tickets & arrival timeline
- Venue details
- Venue typeEvent Venue
- Event information
Confirm your event’s dates and entry requirements with the organizer.
Browse the official calendar (opens in a new tab)
Getting thereArrival timing, parking, transit and getting home
Localtime
When to arrive
Plan for both the Fair Park approach and the stadium’s own security/ticket checks. Event gates and start times come from the organizer. A park map, daily park opening or Fair Park admission does not establish access to your stadium event or reserved section.
Transit & the journey home
The owner’s maps identify DART stations at Parry Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Confirm current service and the event’s pedestrian route. Accessible tickets vary by event; notify the parking attendant if you need accessible parking rather than assuming any open gate is the appropriate approach.
Confirm return service and last departures for your event’s finish time.
Parking
Parking At A Glance
Parking difficulty
Event traffic and Fair Park gate assignments vary.
- What to do
- Non-event daily Fair Park parking is free, while stadium and other event fees vary. Follow the actual event’s pass, gate and lot assignment. Nearby private lots are separate operators; the older owner parking drawing does not establish today’s price or availability.
- Best option
- The owner names Gates 5 and 6 on Robert B. Cullum as main park vehicle entrances, subject to the event plan. Tell an attendant if you need accessible parking; spaces are first come. Compare the currently operating DART route with the walk to your assigned stadium gate.
- Avoid
- Do not follow Cotton Bowl Classic directions to Arlington for a Dallas stadium event, assume normal free park parking applies on game day, or treat a 2022 parking drawing as a current closure/accessible-route guarantee. Rideshare gate instructions may change by event.
Location
3750 Midway Plaza ( In Fairpark )
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Seats & views
Accessibility
Fair Park directs guests needing accessible parking to notify the lot attendant, and accessible event seating is arranged through the event’s ticketing/organizer. Confirm the Cotton Bowl event’s assigned accessible/companion location, entrance, elevator/ramp route and parking pass before purchase. The general park access page does not establish particular stadium seating sections or a wheelchair loan.
Find your section
Seating maps & views
Match the layout to your event before choosing seats. Stage position, floor seating, standing areas, and available sections can change.
Real photos from the seats
Browse Cotton Bowl photos by section and compare the sightlines, railings, and stage views. Check the event and photo date; zoom can make the stage look closer.
View seat photos on A View From My Seat (opens in a new tab)2025 Red River Rivalry football-section and gate reference
Owner Fair Park campus and landmarks reference
Venue layout
Owner Fair Park campus and landmarks reference
Open original map (opens in a new tab)Source: City of Dallas · Fair Park (opens in a new tab)Source checked Oct 23, 2026
Owner-linked parking reference · source filename 2022
Venue layout
Owner-linked parking reference · source filename 2022
Open original map (opens in a new tab)Source: City of Dallas · Fair Park (opens in a new tab)Source checked Oct 23, 2026
Seating & atmosphere notes
Inside the Venue At A Glance
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MixedViewing and venue layout
The football-section chart is explicitly the 2025 Red River Rivalry configuration, with team-color areas and event-only security/premium details. Fair Park campus and parking drawings are arrival references, not numbered seating or current access guarantees.
Inside the venuePayment, water and the atmosphere
Water & drinks
Fair Park’s Cotton Bowl event policy prohibits plastic bottles, thermoses, coolers and other unapproved containers. No ordinary sealed-water or empty reusable-bottle exception is established. Confirm the actual event’s policy and necessary medical/infant liquids directly; ordinary daily park visitation uses separate rules.
The experience
- Best for: This is Cotton Bowl Stadium inside Dallas’s Fair Park, not the Cotton Bowl Classic game venue at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Match your football, soccer or concert ticket to its own section and entry plan; a 2025 Red River color-coded chart is a dated event reference.
- Watch out for: For stadium events, the owner permits clear bags up to 12 × 6 × 12 inches, a gallon clear resealable bag or a non-clear clutch up to 4.5 × 6.5 inches. Medical bags are inspected. Ordinary daily park use has different rules; check the actual event for its current bag and prohibited-item policy.
Why It Works
- ✓Owner park maps and a dated team-published football chart offer different scales of orientation.
Event details to verify
- ×Team colors, premium zones and security perimeters can change by event.
- ×Free daily park parking does not imply free event parking.
- ×The stadium’s bag limits differ from ordinary park use.
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3750 Midway Plaza ( In Fairpark ) · Dallas, TX
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