Step Inside Little Caesars Arena, Home of the Detroit Pistons, Red Wings

Home of the Detroit Pistons & Detroit Red Wings

Little Caesars Arena is home to the Detroit Pistons of the NBA and the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL.

Located at 2645 Woodward Avenue in Midtown Detroit, the arena replaced both Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills when it opened in 2017. The venue features a creative “deconstructed” design with the box office, retail shops and a number of restaurants built outside the arena, but connected to the overall campus under a giant glass roof.

Below, here’s everything you need to know about Little Caesars Arena. Get a look at the stadium’s history, parking and admission, and capacity and seating options, and learn all about the food and beverage options inside the arena.

Little Caesars Arena History

Little Caesars Arena opened September 5, 2017 as the keystone of Detroit’s planned sports and entertainment district, The District Detroit.

The Red Wings played their first game at the arena on September 23, 2017, in a preseason faceoff with the Boston Bruins. Weeks later, the Pistons also made their debut at the arena with their first preseason game on October 4, 2017 against the Charlotte Hornets.

Other events that have taken place at Little Caesars Arena include the 2017-2018 edition of the Great Lakes Invitational NCAA ice hockey tournament, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, UFC 218, multiple WWE events, the 2019 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the 2019 League of Legends Championship Series Summer Finals, and the 2022 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.

On March 16, 2025, the arena hosted a record-setting Professional Women’s Hockey League game between the Minnesota Frost and the New York Sirens. With an attendance of 14,288, the game marked the largest crowd to ever watch a professional women’s hockey match in U.S. history.

 

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Parking and Admission at Little Caesars Arena

Little Caesars Arena offers 32 different parking locations throughout The District Detroit, all within a 10-minute walk of the venue. Fans can use the free what3words app to find exact parking locations without needing to remember a street address or location of their parking garage.

Accessible parking locations closest to the arena include the Trinity Health Garage, UWM Garage and Temple West Garage. ADA pickup and drop-off is also available outside the arena on W Fisher Service Drive directly east of the UWM Garage (using the Henry Street Lobby entrance). A complete map of accessible parking options can be viewed here.

Bags, purses and clutches larger than 4 in x 6 in x 1.5 in are prohibited inside the venue. Other prohibited items at Little Caesars Arena include:

• Air horns, fog horns, bullhorns, cowbells, bells, horns, kazoos, whistles, vuvuzelas, didgeridoos, and other noisemakers
• Aerosol cans and items that contain contents under pressure, including hairspray, mace, and pepper spray
• Alcoholic beverages of any kind
• Animals (except approved service animals)
• Banners, signs, and flags larger than 11 in x 17 in (must also not obstruct sightlines of other guests, cover up existing signage, exhibit messages that are obscene, offensive, commercial or political in nature, create a disturbance, or interfere with the enjoyment of other guests)
• Bags associated with laptops, tablets, iPads, cameras, and binoculars
• Baseball bats, hockey sticks, golf clubs, poles, brooms, selfie sticks, frisbees, fishing nets, fishing poles, missile-like objects that can be thrown, balloons, beach balls, or other inflatable items
• Beverages (except for religious, dietary, or medical necessity)
• Bottles, glass, aluminium, or metal containers
• Cameras with detachable lenses longer than 8 inches
• Clothing or garments that exhibit messages that are obscene, offensive, commercial, or political in nature, create a disturbance, or interfere with the enjoyment of other guests
• Coolers, either hard- or soft-sided (except for religious, dietary, or medical necessity)
• Drones and/or unmanned aircraft flown inside or outside of the venue (including the surrounding parking areas)
• Fireworks or any type of explosives
• Laser pointers or pin wheels
• Marijuana and/or illegal narcotics of any kind (including accessories or paraphernalia)
• Outside food and beverage of any kind (except for religious, dietary, or medical necessity)
• Plastic and/or metal poster tubes
• Skateboards, scooters, rollerblades, roller skates, hoverboards, bicycles, and/or any wheeled vehicle (ADA vehicles permitted)
• Video and/or sound recording devices, including tripods, monopods, GoPro, Google Glass, and eyeglass video recording devices
• Weapons of any kind, including firearms, ammunition, pepper spray, mace, brass knuckles, toy or fake weapons, squirt guns or super soakers, and knives of all types and sizes
• Any other item deemed dangerous, inappropriate, or otherwise violating the Guest Code of Conduct Policy

Little Caesars Arena Capacity & Seating Options

Little Caesars Arena has a total capacity of 20,332 for basketball games, 19,515 for hockey games and anywhere between 15,000 and 22,000 for concerts. Seating in the arena is split between an upper and lower bowl, a mezzanine club and private gondola boxes.

Check out a seating chart for Little Caesars Arena on Ticketmaster.

How much are Detroit Pistons tickets?

Ticket prices for Detroit Pistons games depend on a variety of factors, including date and time, city, matchup, seat location, and when the tickets are purchased. The average ticket for a Detroit Pistons game can cost anywhere between $50-$150.

Food & Beverage Options at Little Caesars Arena

Little Caesars Arena offers a variety of concessions on both the upper and street-level concourses. Food and beverage options include 313 Grill Co., The Coop, The Classics, Taqueria, Dogs & Snacks, Via Sports Bar, J.P. Wiser’s, Bottle & Barrel, Detroit House, UWM District Market Express and, of course, plenty of Little Caesars Pizza.

The arena also has a number of on-site restaurants that are open before and during games and other events, including Mike’s Pizza Bar, The Mixing Board, Bell’s Tap House and UWM District Market.