Hamden, CT venue guide
Plan your visit to M&T Bank Arena in Hamden, CT with entrance, accessibility, transit, parking, dining, and upcoming event details.
Bag policy
Oversized bags, coolers, duffle bags, purses, and fanny packs are prohibited at M&T Bank Arena, and guests are asked to bring only essentials. Medical and childcare items such as prescriptions, diapers, and baby bottles are allowed after inspection and tagging, while alcohol, weapons, outside food and drink, laser pointers, noisemakers, drones, and tobacco or vape products are banned.
Entrances
Guests enter through the main lobby entrance, where will call and media check-in are located and ID is required for pickup. Doors open 60 minutes before basketball and women's hockey games and 90 minutes before men's hockey, and re-entry is not allowed.
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Venue essentials
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Oversized bags, coolers, duffle bags, purses, and fanny packs are prohibited at M&T Bank Arena, and guests are asked to bring only essentials. Medical and childcare items such as prescriptions, diapers, and baby bottles are allowed after inspection and tagging, while alcohol, weapons, outside food and drink, laser pointers, noisemakers, drones, and tobacco or vape products are banned.
Verified Sep 25, 2026Quinnipiac University Athletics official site
Verified Sep 25, 2026Quinnipiac University Athletics official site
Elevator service is available for guests who need access to the arena's upper levels, and service dogs are permitted. Medical staff and EMTs are on site for all events, with the AMR First Aid Room in the main lobby next to the women's restroom.
Verified Sep 25, 2026Quinnipiac University Athletics official site
Policies can change by event. Venue signs, staff, and official event notices are the source of truth at the door.
Getting there
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305 Sherman Avenue, Hamden, CT, 06518
The venue does not publish public transit guidance; guests arrive by car via Whitney Avenue (Route 10) and Sherman Avenue from I-91 Exit 10 or Merritt Parkway Exit 61.
Verified Sep 25, 2026Quinnipiac University Athletics official site
Parking
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Official operating notes that apply across events at this venue.
Concession stands are in the arena lobby and are cashless, accepting credit and debit cards and mobile payments. Outside food, beverages, and alcohol are prohibited.
Verified Sep 25, 2026Quinnipiac University Athletics official site
Restrooms are located off the main lobby and along the concourse, with water fountains nearby. An ATM is in the rear of the lobby near the men's restroom.
Verified Sep 25, 2026Quinnipiac University Athletics official site
Official Quinnipiac Bobcats merchandise is sold at a mobile stand at the top of section 117 for hockey or section 104 for basketball, and at the campus bookstore.
Verified Sep 25, 2026Quinnipiac University Athletics official site
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