An honest first-timer's plan for an A's game at the Las Vegas ballpark from Opening Day 2028: tickets, getting there, parking, food, weather, arriving early and leaving.
Quick answer: Your first A's game in Las Vegas will be at the new ballpark on the Strip, which targets Opening Day 2028. Plan the day in order: buy tickets from an official source, decide how you are getting there, sort parking ahead of time, expect heat on the walk in, arrive early, and plan your exit.
Where Do the A's Play Right Now?
Until the Las Vegas ballpark opens, the A's play home games at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, California, the home of the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. MLB lists Sutter Health Park as the team's 2026 home venue. If you want to see the team before 2028, that is where home games are. This guide is about your first game in Las Vegas, at the ballpark on the former Tropicana site at Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue, confirmed by the team.
Step 1: How Do You Get Tickets?
Here is what the team has confirmed on ballparkexperience.athletics.com:
- Priority access costs $19.01 one time. It is non-refundable, non-transferable and does not count toward the cost of tickets.
- Priority order is current A's season ticket holders, then Las Vegas Aviators season ticket holders, then Clark County residents.
- Single-game tickets go on sale "closer to opening."
- Premium full-season packages are on sale now at the Ballpark Experience Center at UnCommons, by appointment.
Prices for non-premium seats and the single-game on-sale date have not been announced. For the full picture, read our season tickets guide. For a first game, the useful advice from our older guides still holds: a weeknight game is usually a calmer introduction, while a weekend series brings bigger crowds and more energy. Neither is wrong. Pick the day you want.
Step 2: How Will You Get There?
The Las Vegas Review-Journal has reported that the main entrance is an elevated plaza tied into the pedestrian bridges at Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue. Existing bridges connect Excalibur and MGM Grand to that corner, and MGM Grand sits directly across Tropicana Avenue. If you are staying at a nearby resort, walking is likely to be the simplest option, but walking times have not been published.
Other things the Review-Journal has reported: a new RTC bus stop is planned on southbound Giles Street, there will be no main car entrance from Tropicana Avenue, and the Monorail's southern end is the MGM Grand station across the street. Game-day bus routes, rideshare pickup zones and any shuttles have not been announced. Do not count on a shuttle until the team announces one.
Step 3: What Should You Know About Parking?
Quick answer: Your first A's game in Las Vegas will be at the new ballpark on the Strip, which targets Opening Day 2028.
Parking is planned but not detailed. The Review-Journal reported in August 2026 that the A's on-site garage will have about 1,500 spaces, that Bally's plans more parking on the site, and that the ballpark will rely on nearby MGM Resorts properties with more than 30,000 spaces within walking distance. Full-season club seat members get on-site garage parking, confirmed by the team. Prices and how general fans buy parking are not announced. Our parking guide tracks what is known. Until there is an official plan, assume you will park at a resort and walk, and leave extra time.
Step 4: What About Food?
The team has confirmed Aramark as the concessionaire, with Will Guidara leading the culinary program. The Review-Journal reported 34 concession markets and 27 bars in the plans. Menus, prices and outside-food rules have not been announced. If you want to eat before the game, the resorts around the intersection are the obvious options.
Step 5: How Do You Handle the Heat?
NOAA normals for Las Vegas put average highs above 99°F in June, July and August, and July nights normally only fall to about 82°F. The ballpark is reported to be fully enclosed and air-conditioned, so the heat is mostly about the walk in. Carry water for the walk, wear sun protection for day games, and bring a light layer for the cooled seats. Our weather and what-to-bring guide has the full monthly numbers.
Step 6: Why Arrive Early?
First-timers tend to underestimate how much there is to see before first pitch: warmups, the concourses, the team store and the building itself. Gate times have not been announced, so we will not give you a number. What we can say is that a new ballpark on the Strip, with fans coming over bridges and from resort garages, is a good reason to give yourself a real buffer rather than aiming to walk in at first pitch.
Step 7: How Do You Leave?
Leaving is the part people forget to plan. Know before the game whether you are walking back to a resort, heading to a garage or meeting a ride, and agree on a meeting spot with your group in case phones die. The good news about a Strip ballpark is that you do not have to leave right away. The resorts around the intersection give you places to eat, sit down or wait out the first rush.
And enjoy it. Talk to the fans around you, keep your ticket and notice what you would do differently next time. People at the first seasons in Las Vegas get to say they were there at the start.
What Is Still Unknown
- The first game date. The team has confirmed only "Opening Day 2028."
- Single-game ticket prices and the on-sale date.
- Box office location, bag policy and gate times.
- Parking prices and how general fans buy parking.
- Game-day bus routes, rideshare zones and any shuttles.
- Walking times from nearby resorts.
- Concession menus and prices.
For everything in one place, use our Plan Your Trip hub.
Sources
- Athletics, ballparkexperience.athletics.com, ballpark FAQ and premium seating pages, accessed October 4, 2026
- MLB Stats API, Athletics 2026 team venue (Sutter Health Park, West Sacramento), accessed October 4, 2026
- Las Vegas Review-Journal, reporting on roads, transit and the RTC bus stop, March 17, 2025
- Las Vegas Review-Journal, reporting on the Monorail's MGM Grand station, March 18, 2024
- Las Vegas Review-Journal, reporting on pedestrian bridges, May 21, 2026
- Las Vegas Review-Journal, reporting on the enclosed, air-conditioned design, June 7, 2026
- Las Vegas Review-Journal, reporting on parking and MGM Resorts spaces, August 18 and 19, 2026
- Las Vegas Review-Journal, reporting on concessions and bars, December 23, 2025
- NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport, accessed October 4, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where do the A's play before the Las Vegas ballpark opens?
At Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, California, home of the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. The Las Vegas ballpark on the Strip targets Opening Day 2028, and the first game date has not been announced.
How do I get single-game tickets for the Las Vegas ballpark?
The team says single-game tickets go on sale closer to opening. A $19.01 priority access option exists, ordered for A's season ticket holders, then Aviators season ticket holders, then Clark County residents. Prices are not announced.
Is there a shuttle to the A's Las Vegas ballpark?
None has been announced. The Review-Journal has reported pedestrian bridges, a planned RTC bus stop on Giles Street and nearby Monorail access, but game-day bus routes, rideshare zones and shuttles are not announced.
Where will I park for my first A's game in Las Vegas?
Parking details are not announced. The Review-Journal reported an A's garage of about 1,500 spaces plus Bally's parking, with the ballpark relying on nearby MGM Resorts properties. Plan to park at a resort and walk.
What time should I arrive for my first game?
Gate times have not been announced. Give yourself a real buffer, because you will likely cross pedestrian bridges or walk from a resort garage, and first-timers usually want time to see the ballpark before first pitch.
