ITEMS ALLOWED
- Blankets
- Umbrellas (small hand-held style)
- Soft-sided coolers (small sized only, approx. 10”L x 7”W x 7”H)
- Baby strollers
- Portable/collapsible chairs (individual units only; no “double-wide” connecting chairs)
- Regular-size/unframed backpacks
- Two factory sealed water bottles up to 1 liter each
- Ice in soft-sided cooler or camelback (small sized cooler only; approx. 10″L x 7″W x 7″ H)
- Binoculars
- Personal camera equipment (i.e. digital cameras, point-&-click digital cameras or film cameras. No detachable lenses of any kind.)
ITEMS PROHIBITED
- Weapons of any kind, even with a concealed handgun license
- Framed or large backpacks
- Alcohol (alcohol is sold at the event)
- Glass containers
- Food or beverages, except for factory-sealed water bottles
- Skateboards, scooters or personal motorized vehicles
- Bicycles inside event area (bike racks are available near each entrance)
- Carts of any kind
- Large chains or spiked jewelry
- Fireworks
- Explosives
- Large umbrellas
- Non-collapsible chairs
- Hard-sided coolers
- Tents
- Pets (except service dogs)
- Professional video equipment (no video recording will be allowed)
- Professional still camera equipment. No detachable lenses, tripods, large zooms or commercial use rigs.
- Professional audio recording equipment
- No illegal vending is permitted
- No unauthorized/unlicensed vendors allowed
- Unauthorized solicitations, handbills, sampling, giveaways, etc
- Metal aerosol containers
ENTRY/RE-ENTRY
The City of Dallas reserves the right to exercise crowd control and refuse admittance to anyone.
DISABILITY ACCESS
Click here to request special assistance.
SECURITY AND SAFETY
We make every effort to create a safe and secure environment within the Big D NYE venue area. On-site security is provided by the Dallas Police Department.








