Find Shaded Seats
Before Buying Your Tickets
Stadium and event shade guides that help fans avoid direct sun during day and afternoon games.
How Seats are Identified
Finding shaded seats isn’t always obvious from a seating chart or images.
These shade guides focus on how each stadium is laid out and how sun exposure typically changes during outdoor events.
Stadium orientation and sun path
Levels, overhangs, and structures
Event start times
The Best Shaded Seats at the Ballpark
Every MLB stadium has its own sun path and orientation. Before you buy tickets, find the best seats to keep you out of the direct sun and in the shade.
- Which side is the “Shade Side”?
- Which rows and sections stay fully protected?
MLS Summer Shade Guides
From coast to coast, the soccer wave is taking over the US. But matching the energy of a summer MLS match shouldn’t mean roasting in the direct afternoon sun or fighting a blinding field glare for 90+ minutes.
- Find the “Shade Side” of the pitch
- Avoid the afternoon sun glare
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