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Campus Parking on Game Day

Check this page regularly to help you adjust your plans and make game days run as smoothly as possible. If you are a Cougar football fan who is looking for information on where to park on game day, please consult the football fan guide and the game day parking map. Football fans wanting to buy game day parking in advance can do so here.
2024 Home Schedule (All games are on a Saturday)
Aug. 31, 6 p.m., vs. UNLV
Sept. 14, 7 p.m., vs Rice
Sept. 28, 6 p.m., vs. Iowa State
Oct. 26, TBD, vs. Utah
Nov. 2, TBD, vs. Kansas State
Nov. 23, TBD, vs. Baylor

 

The next Cougar football home game of the season at TDECU Stadium takes place at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. Streets, parking lots and garages will be directly impacted: 

ZONE F

  • All vehicles in lots 12A and 15C must be moved out by 11:59 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27. Vehicles left in these lots after midnight will be ticketed and towed to the Elgin Street Garage.
  • Valid UH parking permit holders will not be able to park in Zone F, including lot 15C adjacent to the Fertitta Center, all day on Sept. 28. Zone F will reopen on Sunday, Sept. 29.

STADIUM GARAGE

  • All three entrances to the Stadium Garage will close at 11:59 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27.
  • Stadium Garage permit holders will not be able to enter the garage with their vehicle all day Sept. 28.
  • Stadium Garage permit holders will be able to return to the garage on Sunday, Sept. 29.

ZONES A, B, E

  • Zone E lots will be closed Saturday, Sept. 28.
  • Zone A and Zone B lots 16B and 16D, as well as the 16C visitor lot will also be closed.
  • Permit holders will NOT be allowed to enter any of these lots after 11:59 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, and all day Saturday, Sept. 28. We ask that vehicles be moved out of these lots before they close, but it is not mandatory.

UNIVERSITY GATEWAY, ELGIN STREET GARAGES

  • The University Gateway Garage and the Elgin Street Garage will both be used for game day parking starting at approximately 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28.
  • Permit-holders for these garages will NOT be allowed to enter once they convert to game-day parking.
  • East-Gateway Garages permit-holders will still be able to park in the East Garage. Elgin Street Garage permit-holders (and most other valid permit-holders) also will be allowed to park in the East Garage.

GATED LOT 13A

  • Gated lot 13A will be blocked off at approximately 7 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28.
  • Lot 13A permit holders will NOT be allowed to enter the lot after it is blocked off.

WHERE PERMIT HOLDERS CAN PARK ON GAME DAY

All valid UH parking permit holders (except for Katy permits and MWF and TTh permits) can park in the following locations without having to pay a game day fee:

  • The ungated/uncovered zone parking lots in Zones A, C and D that are not being used for game day donor parking. These lots will have numerous temporary signage set up stating that the lot is being used for $30 text-to-pay game day parking. Valid permit holders do not have to pay the fee if they park in these lots as long as their vehicle is associated with their permit.
  • Permit-holders should NOT park in any restricted space. These include reserved, 20-minute unloading, disabled and the orange text-to-pay visitor spaces. If you park in an orange text-to-pay space without paying, you will receive a citation. Please note: All of the spaces in visitor lot 21C are orange text-to-pay spaces. DO NOT PARK IN THIS LOT.
  • Valid permit-holders can also park in the student/faculty/staff section of the East Garage (You will need to swipe your physical Cougar Card, scan the QR Code generated by your digital Cougar Card, or use a registered toll tag for entry).
  • If you park in the East Garage and your permit is for another location, your vehicle must be moved out no later than 7 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30.

CULLEN BOULEVARD TO CLOSE

  • Cullen Boulevard will be closed to vehicular traffic between Holman Street and Cougar Place Boulevard at approximately 11 a.m. (seven hours prior to kickoff).