Hamilton Stadium guide: schedule, kickoff times, parking and bag policy

Hamilton Stadium holds 23,218 fans and is home to Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL). This page covers the stadium's gates, parking and bag rules, and adds every home game with its kickoff time once the next schedule is published.

Capacity (football)	23,218
Formerly	Tim Hortons Field (renamed Hamilton Stadium in 2024)
Opened	September 1, 2014
Home teams	Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
Address	64 Melrose Avenue North, Hamilton, ON L8L 8K7

When is the next home game at Hamilton Stadium?

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2026 CFL season is over, and the 2027 CFL schedule has not been published yet. This page adds every home game with its start time as soon as the schedule is published.

When do the gates open at Hamilton Stadium?

Gates open 2 hours before kickoff on weekend or holiday games, and 1.5 hours before kickoff on weekday games. (source)

Is there a sun and shade map for Hamilton Stadium?

Not yet. We have not built a seat model for this stadium. Our sun and shade maps need a recent lidar survey and a section-by-section seating map, so we cover the bigger US stadiums first. We only publish seat and sun data measured from a survey of the stands as they are now, so this guide sticks to the schedule, parking and stadium policies until a newer survey is flown.

Before you go

Bags: Bags of any kind larger than 14 inches by 14 inches by 6 inches are prohibited. There is no on-site bag check-in or storage. Bag policy.
Payment: All concessions at Hamilton Stadium are 100% cashless, operated by Sodexo Live!. Purchases are made by tap with Visa, Mastercard, debit, and Ticats gift cards.
Getting there: Tiger-Cats fans can ride Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) buses free with a valid game ticket starting 2 hours before kickoff. Express Shuttles run to and from Hamilton Stadium from three park-and-ride locations: CF Lime Ridge Mall (Transit Terminal Platform #5), Eastgate Square (southwest corner of the mall lot at Queenston Road and Kenora Avenue), and University Plaza (transit terminal platform, route 10 bus stop). The first shuttle departs 2 hours before kickoff and the last 30 minutes before kickoff; the first return trip departs about 15 minutes after the game ends. Parking and transit.
Food: No outside food and beverage is permitted into the stadium. Guests may bring an empty water bottle up to 1L and refill it at water bottle fill stations on each concourse. Guests requesting to bring outside food and beverage due to dietary restrictions must fill out a request form at least 72 hours in advance of the event.