Kenan Stadium

Tradition. Students fill most of the west end zone, an area known as the Tar Pit.

Tailgating. REVELXP sells reserved full-service tailgates at the Bell Tower, the amphitheater by the Kenan Football Center and other spots near the stadium.

Parking. Rams Club members get hang-tag passes; public parking is $25 and can be prepaid via ParkMobile, and Tar Heel Express shuttles ($5 round trip) run from the Friday Center and Southern Village park-and-rides.

Official game-day parking information ↗

Kenan Stadium seats 50,500 after bleachers were replaced with individual seats in 2018. Built in a wooded ravine in 1927, it keeps pines and oaks along its walkways. The sidelines are double-decked, the west end zone was added in the late 1990s, and the 2011 Blue Zone enclosed the east end with club, loge and suite levels. Most of the west end zone is the student section, the Tar Pit, plus three sections of the south stands, with students entering at Gate 5. The Kenan SkyBox, on the fifth floor of the Kenan Football Center, is an add-on for any ticket holder. The field returned to natural grass in 2025.

Campus lots near the stadium are mostly Rams Club parking managed by the Educational Foundation. Public parking costs $20 and can be prepaid through ParkMobile for lots such as Manning, Branson Street and 700 Hibbard. Many fans ride the Tar Heel Express from the Friday Center, Carolina Coffee Shop or Southern Village for $5 round trip, with buses dropping off on South Road. Rideshare uses the South Columbia bus lane. Chapel Thrill Game Day starts three hours before kickoff in front of Wilson Library, and REVELxp tailgates set up under the Bell Tower. Check UNC's Know Before You Go page, since details change.