#The pedestrian walkthrough free#
The Old City lots are free 24/7 and are a great option if you want to eat or drink in this part of town.īarley's Taproom & Pizzeria or Good Golly Tamale are some of our favorites in the Old City. Other free parking areas that we sometimes use include the Market Square Garage (this fills up quickly) or the large Old City Lots on Jackson Avenue under the James White Parkway. We like parking downtown because we can get something to eat before heading to the game and we can explore the Farmer’s Market as well. Shuttles start running 3 hours before game time and start the return in the 4th quarter, going until an hour after the game ends. There is a $10 KAT shuttle (with return) that takes you to the game from Krutch Park next to Market Square if you don’t want to walk. From here, it is a 1.1 mile walk to the Neyland Stadium and only takes us 20-30 minutes. You’ll find a pedestrian walkway from the 3rd level of the State Street Garage that takes you straight to Gay Street, putting you in the middle of everything downtown. It is relatively easy to get to the garage from the interstate, thus minimizing the battle with traffic, and we don’t usually have trouble finding an open spot on a game day if we get there at least a couple of hours before kick-off. It is our first choice when parking for UT football games.
The State Street Garage is always free on weekends (even on Game Day) as well as on weekdays after 6 pm.
We avoid avoid the hassle of parking on or near campus and park downtown. Parking Is Free Downtown And Easier To Get To Than Campus Paid parking lots and garages near campus and downtown increase their rates threefold on Game Day and traffic getting to the places closest to the stadium can be hard on my emotional well being as well as my wallet. As in "go buy lottery tickets right now" lucky. Students will have taken most of the very limited free street parking unless you arrive very early in the morning (ie sunrise), drive around for awhile, and get extremely lucky. UT gives most of the parking on campus to large donors so you can forget about that unless you are said moneybags. TRYING TO FIND PARKING ON CAMPUS IS AWFULĬampus and its immediate surroundings turn into a hotbed of budding entrepreneurship on Game Day with everyone running a small business selling parking spots in front of their business, in their driveways, and even on their lawn. For a 7pm game, we try to arrive around 1-2pm. For a 3:30pm game, aim to arrive before 11am. The later the kickoff, the earlier people arrive for tailgating. We like to arrive at least 3 hours before the kick-off, so if it is a noon game we try to arrive by 9am. You'll find plenty to occupy everyone for hours before kickoff and nothing kills the fun like being stuck in traffic. Plan on arriving early to avoid whining kids while you sit at red lights for an eternity swearing you will never do this again. Exits will back up along the shoulder of the interstate and the Strip (Cumberland Ave) is nearly non-navigable before game time. Imagine bringing 100,000 people into a confined space, add in some serious tailgating, and you can see why traffic can be brutal.
The airport is about 30 min from downtown. If you are flying into Knoxville, you can catch a taxi, Uber, or Lyft from the airport to campus. Most people arrive via the interstate, either I-40 or I-75, and then head to their preferred parking spot (more on that below). I will tell you where we park, where we eat, and what our favorite things are to do and see before the game.
#The pedestrian walkthrough plus#
If you are from out-of-town or just daunted by the thought of taking your kids to such a crowded event, here is my lowdown on how our family does Game Day plus some general advice about what to bring and what to wear. All of it makes a truly fun day out unique to our awesome hometown. The kids love going downtown and experiencing all the hoopla that happens around a home game so we almost always go, even if we don’t have tickets for the game itself.Įxplore the Farmer’s Market downtown, watch the band march through campus, admire the decked out boats in the Vol Navy, sing “Rocky Top” a billion times with the rest of the Vol Nation. The atmosphere on Game Day is plenty family-friendly. Fall means turning leaves, cooler weather, and my favorite, University of Tennessee football games. I love tailgating and meeting up with people that I may not have seen since last season.ĭowntown Knoxville turns into a sea of orange and white stretching across town from the floating Vol Navy docked on the river by the stadium to the waves of people rolling along the “The Strip” (Cumberland Ave).
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