Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl

This is an open-air college sports venue with Butler’s football and soccer programs as its regular tenants. The bowl sits directly northeast of Hinkle Fieldhouse and may show up in some navigation systems as the Butler Bowl. Because it is a campus venue, the most practical reference point is Hinkle Fieldhouse and the surrounding Butler streets: 49th Street to the south, Boulevard Place to the east, 52nd Street to the north, and Sunset Avenue to the west.

Use 510 W. 49th St., Indianapolis, IN 46208 as the address. If you’re driving, Butler’s directions page uses major approaches from I-65, I-70, I-74, and I-465 and points visitors toward the campus streets around Hinkle Fieldhouse. The venue is set on the northeast side of campus, so once you’re close, signs and the Hinkle area are the best landmarks to follow.

Football has a designated seating chart, while men’s and women’s soccer are general admission. The bowl also has accessible seating along the railing of each section. Butler’s renovation left the west side with bleacher seating, including chairback seats, and the east sideline provides space for visiting fans.

Parking rules depend on the event. For men’s and women’s soccer, the main Hinkle lot is free. For football, tailgate passes in the Hinkle lot are $20 per car except for Homecoming, and additional event parking is available in the Sunset Avenue garage for $10. If you are attending football, it is worth planning for the separate tailgate setup and paid options.

For football, walk-through metal detectors are used at the main entrances, and all bags are subject to search. Re-entry is not allowed for Sellick Bowl events. Butler also prohibits a long list of items, including weapons, outside food and drink with limited water exceptions during hot weather, noise makers, balloons, drones, strollers, and smoking products of any kind inside the gates. Signs are allowed if they are poster-board size or smaller and kept in good taste; flags must be handheld and cannot be attached to poles or railings.

Alcohol is sold at concession stands for ticketed events, with ID required and a purchase limit of two canned beverages or one wine-for-two. Animals are not permitted except service animals. If you need lost-and-found help, the Ticket Office at Gate 4 is the place to turn items in.

Concessions for Sellick Bowl events are located in the east concourse of Hinkle Fieldhouse, next to the Spirit Shop, and football may also have additional outdoor stands. Restrooms are in the lower level east and west hallways of Hinkle Fieldhouse, with portable toilets and hand-washing stations in the football tailgate lot. Family restrooms and gender-inclusive restrooms are available in the east and west hallways, and nursing mothers can use family restroom space or a private room with staff help through the Gate 4 Ticket Office.

The Butler Ticket Office is inside Gate 4 of Hinkle Fieldhouse and is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. On game day, Butler encourages fans to buy at the Gate 4 Ticket Office. Gates open 90 minutes before football kickoffs and 60 minutes before men’s and women’s soccer start times.

Butler publishes a football seating chart, while men’s and women’s soccer use general-admission seating. Use the arrangement named on your ticket rather than assuming that every event at the Bowl uses the same sections or admission process. Accessible seating is available along the railing of each section. Contact Butler Athletics before purchasing if you need help selecting an appropriate location.

The stadium sits immediately east of Hinkle Fieldhouse, so the two facilities share the same campus arrival area. Leave time to reach the correct entrance after parking, particularly when other university events are taking place. For additional games around the city, browse Indianapolis sports events; the event list on this page remains specific to Sellick Bowl.