Planning Guides

A good event night downtown is mostly decided before you leave the hotel. These planning guides walk through the practical steps in the order most people need them: buying tickets from the right place, timing your arrival, choosing how to get downtown and home again, planning for accessibility, getting through entry with the right bag, and dressing for the weather.

Each guide is written in general terms that apply across the venues on our board. Where something depends on a specific venue or show, such as a bag rule or the time doors open, we point you to the venue's own website rather than guessing. Read them in order for a first visit, or jump to the one you need. The glossary at the end explains the box-office terms you will see on tickets and order pages.