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Bag policy
Bags must be 10 × 6 × 2 inches or smaller. Diaper and medical bags are permitted. All bags are searched and must enter through designated bag-screening entrances. Paid lockers are available outside the Team Shop and Skybridge entrance.
Entrances
Toyota Center is at 1510 Polk Street, Houston. Door open times change by event and are listed on the ticket (or call 713-758-7200). All entrances use EVOLV and/or walk-through magnetometer screening. For Rockets games, guests with bags must use designated bag entrances (Jackson Street, Bell Atrium, or Skybridge for premium); for concerts and third-party events, bag screening is available at any entrance. Ticket assistance on event nights is at the Bell Street Atrium and Polk Lobby once doors open. Re-entry is not permitted without an unused ticket.
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Bags must be 10 × 6 × 2 inches or smaller. Diaper and medical bags are permitted. All bags are searched and must enter through designated bag-screening entrances. Paid lockers are available outside the Team Shop and Skybridge entrance.
Verified Oct 5, 2026Houston Toyota Center A-Z Guide / Bag Policy
The arena has a street-level concourse and states it meets or exceeds ADA requirements, with accessible seating in all areas. Accessible parking is on levels 1 and 3 of the Tundra Garage when offered for that event; accessible drop-off is on La Branch Street south of Polk (and Bell/Jackson). Elevators serve all levels. Free assistive-listening devices are at Guest Experience (ID required); closed captioning needs at least 48 hours’ notice; ASL interpreters need about seven days. Complimentary wheelchair escorts are available. KultureCity sensory bags and a sensory room near Section 125 are offered. Service animals are welcome.
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Getting there
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1510 Polk St, Houston, TX, 77002
Houston METRO operates bus (and related) service near Toyota Center; the arena directs guests to RideMETRO.org/ToyotaCenter or 713-635-4000 for current routes and schedules and does not name individual lines on its public-transportation page. METRO buses are fully accessible; METROLift paratransit serves riders who cannot use fixed routes (713-225-0119). Lyft pickup is directed west toward Austin Street across Root Memorial Square Park.
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Parking
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Concession stands and food courts are on the Main and Upper Concourses (including stands across from Sections 113–115 and food courts near 102/125 on the main level, and stands near 409/410/423/427 with food courts near 404/432 upstairs). Offerings include pizza, barbecue, Mexican, grilled, Asian, and traditional arena food. Outside food and drinks are prohibited. The building is cashless; cash can be exchanged for virtual currency at the box office for concessions use.
Verified Oct 5, 2026Houston Toyota Center Accessibility / A-Z Guide
Restrooms are throughout Toyota Center and meet or exceed ADA specifications, with accessible drinking fountains adjacent. Family restrooms sit next to public restrooms on the Main and Upper Concourses. Baby-changing facilities are in all public restrooms. Mamava nursing pods are on the East Main Concourse and Upper Concourse near Children’s Memorial Hermann Sky Court.
Verified Oct 5, 2026Houston Toyota Center Accessibility / A-Z Guide
On event days, merchandise is sold on the Main Concourse across from Section 113 and across from Section 126, plus portable stands; suite/club lounges and the sky bridge also have merch for premium guests. The Rockets Team Shop lobby store on Polk Street is closed to the general public on concert and event days (limited non-event hours are published on the A-Z Guide); online shopping continues at RocketsShop.com.
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