Frequently Asked Questions

It depends on each individual artist or performer's policies. Usually, small point-and-shoot cameras and cell-phone cameras are allowed. Cameras with lenses on them considered to be professional-length are not allowed to be brought into the arena. Ushers will ask guests to leave such cameras in their cars. Professional-length camera lenses are considered to be 3.5 inches or longer. Audio or video recording is also almost never allowed at concerts or family shows. The Memorial Coliseum will make its best effort to post each event's camera and recording policy on its web site, several days prior to the event.

Guests are not permitted to bring food and/or beverages into the building, with the exceptions of baby food stored in reasonably small containers or baby bottles.

 

Event organizers, promoters and staff are also prohibited from bringing in their own food and/or beverage. To contract your event's catering with ARAMARK, the Coliseum's full-service, in-house caterer, call Renee Ray, Catering Sales Manager, at 260.480.3711 or email her at rray@memorialcoliseum.com.

The only phone number that you can call to order tickets to Memorial Coliseum events is 800.745.3000. This is Ticketmaster National charge-by-phone number. The regular Ticket Office phone number is for information only.

The preferred and in-house food and beverage service provider at the Memorial Coliseum is ARAMARK. Lessees who use ARAMARK can also get their room rental for free when a minimum food and beverage order is met. Call Renee Ray, Catering Sales Manager, at 260.480.3711 for more information.

 

However, the Memorial Coliseum does offer a list of additional Pre-Approved Caterers that can be used for your events. To view the Pre-Approved Caterers List, click here.

 

YES! ARAMARK is the official food and beverage provider for events at the Memorial Coliseum. Their culinary staff can provide everything from snacks and munchies to plated, five-course gourmet meals.

 

When you use ARAMARK to cater your event at the Memorial Coliseum and meet your room's food and beverage minimum requirement, your rental cost is credited back towards your catering bill. Use ARAMARK and your room rental can be FREE!

 

Call Renee Ray, Catering Sales Manager, at 260.480.3711, or send her an email at rray@memorialcoliseum.com, for more information about menus and pricing. Let the event professionals at the Memorial Coliseum help you plan the perfect event.

 

View a PDF file of our current Catering Menu

View a PDF file of our Room Rental Rates

View a PDF file of our Equipment Rental Rates

 

 

 

No, the Coliseum does not have motorized carts available.

 

We do have a limited supply of standard wheelchairs available for guests to use while in the building. Please see a Guest Services Staff member, in a red jacket, upon your arrival in the lobby. You will be required to show identification before being given a wheelchair to use during your visit.

The Fort Wayne Komets have open skating sessions following all their Sunday evening games on the schedule (www.komets.com). A game ticket is required for admission and you must provide your own skates. We don't have skates available for rent.

No, the Memorial Coliseum does not rent strollers. Guests are welcome to bring their own child strollers into the buiding for tradeshows or sale events in the Expo Center.

Yes, we have a limited supply of wheelchairs available for guests to use while in the building. Please see a Guest Services Staff member, in a red jacket, upon your arrival in the lobby. You will be required to show identification before being given a wheelchair to use during your visit.

Yes, there is a small fee of $10.00 for 12 hours of use. The 12 hours does not have to used in the same day and is good for 6 months.  Directions:  Connect to the facilities' access point (War Memorial Coliseum) and you will be directed to a secure page where you can create an account and enter credit card information to purchase access.

Normally, backstage passes for concerts are not for sale. Most often, backstage passes are obtained through record labels, fan clubs or radio stations. Rarely, does the venue distribute backstage passes for any event.

You can visit the Memorial Coliseum's Administrative Office during normal business hours to pick up an application part-time, hourly and event-based employment positions. It can be filled out immediately, or taken with you to fill out and return.

There are currently NO FULL-TIME employment positions available at the Coliseum. For more information, visit www.memorialcoliseum.com/employment.aspx.

All of the Memorial Coliseum's 24 luxury suites are privately owned, except for one. Suite 501 is the suite that the Memorial Coliseum leases for individual events. For Komets games, the schedule usually fills up fast, soon after the season's schedule is released. Call the Director of Premium Seating at 260.480.2186 for pricing and availability.

If you include the three separate rooms of the main Expo Center, the total is 13.

For more information on any or all of these reception room options at the Memorial Coliseum, please see our Event Space, or call the Director of Sales & Marketing at 260.482.9502. You can also email him at pviglianti@memorialcoliseum.com.

 

It costs $4.00 to park a standard vehicle (car, truck, van) in the Main Lot and $8.00 in the Preferred Lot, which is accessible via the Coliseum Boulevard main entrance. It costs $12.00 to park a bus.

 

For more information and a map of the parking lots, visit Directions & Parking.

Each event can set their own age requirements for children's tickets. Most family shows require children who have reached their first birthday to have their own ticket. Sporting events may be different. For the most accurate information available, on each event, visit that event's detail page in the Events Calendar on this web site, or call the Ticket Office at 260.483.1111.

Club Seats are the two rows of black leather arena seats, just below the luxury suites and above the top of the 200 level sections. Club Seat tickets include food and beverage service, right at your seat, from a full menu of sandwiches, salads, snacks and drinks. The cost of food and beverage is not included in the ticket price.

 

Club Seat ticket holders gain access to their seats through the Premium Seating level which offers nicer restrooms and comfortable lounge areas to relax during intermission or breaks in the action.

 

For more information, visit Club Seats. 

The Memorial Coliseum Ticket Office is also open for all ticketed events outside normal hours of operation, including Sundays.

 

You can also purchase tickets to events 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, at www.ticketmaster.com or charge-by-phone at 260.424.1811.

PROHIBITED ITEMS at the Memorial Coliseum include, but are not limited to, outside food and beverage, weapons, pocket knives, laser light pointers, air horns, umbrellas, bottles, cans, large bags and coolers.