Bank of America Stadium

Bank of America Stadium sits in the southern edge of Uptown Charlotte (Charlotte's downtown), bounded by Mint, Graham, and Morehead Streets. The CATS LYNX Blue Line light rail stops at the Carson and Stonewall stations a short walk from the stadium — the canonical transit approach for Panthers and Charlotte FC home games. Driving from I-77 uses the Trade Street or Morehead Street exits; team-affiliated and adjacent Uptown garages ring the stadium, and reserving in advance via the parking link above typically beats event-day pricing on Panthers Sundays and Charlotte FC marquee dates. Rideshare drop-off zones are signed along Mint Street and Graham Street. Confirm bag and entry rules on the team site (Panthers' or Charlotte FC's) before going — the NFL's clear-bag policy applies for Panthers games.

Walkable pre-game stops include The Tilted Kilt Charlotte (an Uptown sports bar a short walk from the stadium), Carolina Ale House Uptown (a Carolinas-chain game-day sit-down on Trade Street), and Mac's Speed Shop (the South End barbecue-and-biker bar with motorcycle-and-Panthers-fan crossover crowds). For the canonical South End brewery crawl, Sycamore Brewing anchors the Camden Road brewery cluster and Wooden Robot Brewery is a short walk away. Optimist Hall is the city's premier food hall a short ride north for a varied pre-game meal. Price's Chicken Coop was the canonical Charlotte fried chicken counter for decades before its 2021 closure — successor concepts in South End and Plaza Midwood have picked up the tradition. Midwood Smokehouse is the canonical Charlotte barbecue stop. Pre-game crowds at Uptown bars build quickly within an hour of kickoff for both Panthers and Charlotte FC matches.

For the Panthers, Panthers–Saints is the closest geographic rivalry and the marquee NFC South divisional weekend, with the Saints' traveling fan base typically filling out a meaningful share of visiting sections. Panthers–Falcons and Panthers–Buccaneers round out the NFC South slate. Panthers–Cowboys and Panthers–Steelers in non-divisional rotation pull above-average crowds. Any playoff home games price as the hardest tickets of the year. For Charlotte FC, the inaugural-era rivalries with Atlanta United (the Southeast derby) and Inter Miami (especially since Messi's arrival) anchor the strongest match days. Charlotte FC–DC United, Charlotte FC–Nashville SC, and Charlotte FC–Orlando City pull steady division crowds. Charlotte FC has consistently posted some of MLS's highest single-match attendance figures at Bank of America Stadium. The Wells Fargo Champions Classic college basketball and CIAA Tournament games have also drawn major crowds in the building's broader event calendar.