Frequently Asked Questions

It depends on each individual artist or performer's policies. Usually, small point-and-shoot cameras and cell-phone cameras are allowed. Cameras with lenses on them considered to be professional-length are not allowed to be brought into the arena. Ushers will ask guests to leave such cameras in their cars. Professional-length camera lenses are considered to be 3.5 inches or longer. Audio or video recording is also almost never allowed at concerts or family shows. The Memorial Coliseum will make its best effort to post each event's camera and recording policy on its web site, several days prior to the event.

 

YES! ARAMARK is the official food and beverage provider for events at the Memorial Coliseum. Their culinary staff can provide everything from snacks and munchies to plated, five-course gourmet meals.

 

When you use ARAMARK to cater your event at the Memorial Coliseum and meet your room's food and beverage minimum requirement, your rental cost is credited back towards your catering bill. Use ARAMARK and your room rental can be FREE!

 

Call Renee Ray, Catering Sales Manager, at 260.480.3711, or send her an email at rray@memorialcoliseum.com, for more information about menus and pricing. Let the event professionals at the Memorial Coliseum help you plan the perfect event.

 

View a PDF file of our current Catering Menu

View a PDF file of our Room Rental Rates

View a PDF file of our Equipment Rental Rates

 

 

 

The preferred and in-house food and beverage service provider at the Memorial Coliseum is ARAMARK. Lessees who use ARAMARK can also get their room rental for free when a minimum food and beverage order is met. Call Renee Ray, Catering Sales Manager, at 260.480.3711 for more information.

 

However, the Memorial Coliseum does offer a list of additional Pre-Approved Caterers that can be used for your events. To view the Pre-Approved Caterers List, click here.

You can visit the Memorial Coliseum's Administrative Office during normal business hours to pick up an application. It can be filled out immediately, or taken with you to fill out and return.

Guests can be dropped off at the circle drive in front of the main entrances and Ticket Office. This area can be accessed from eastbound Coliseum Boulevard by turning right into entrance marked "VIP Parking" and "Ticket Pick-Up." The Preferred Parking Lot can also be accessed via this entrance.

 

Access to the circle drive is limited to 15 minutes, to allow time to purchase tickets at the Ticket Office or for picking up and/or dropping off guests.

 

For more informati, visit Parking & Directions.

Call or visit the Administrative Office of the Memorial Coliseum during normal business hours. The phone number is 260.482.9502. You can also call or visit during an arena event, when the Administrative Office is staffed.

The Memorial Coliseum Ticket Office is also open for all ticketed events outside normal hours of operation, including Sundays.

 

You can also purchase tickets to events 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, at www.ticketmaster.com or charge-by-phone at 260.424.1811.

It costs $4.00 to park a standard vehicle (car, truck, van) in the Main Lot and $8.00 in the Preferred Lot, which is accessible via the Coliseum Boulevard main entrance. It costs $12.00 to park a bus.

 

For more information and a map of the parking lots, visit Directions & Parking.

Each team, respectively, handles their own arrangements for performances of the national anthem prior to their games. That is not arranged or coordinated by Memorial Coliseum staff.

If you want to share a comment or complaint with a building staff member, contact the Assistant General Manager at 260.482.9502.

 

 

A new, full-service Holiday Inn is currently under construction right across the street from the Memorial Coliseum and is expected to open sometime in September 2008. You can visit their web site at www.fortwayneholidayinn.com for rates and reservations.

 

For information about other hotels in the area, check out the web site, www.visitfortwayne.com.

 

You should call each team, respectively, for information about their event programs.   

No, the Coliseum does not have motorized carts available.

 

We do have a limited supply of standard wheelchairs available for guests to use while in the building. Please see a Guest Services Staff member, in a red jacket, upon your arrival in the lobby. You will be required to show identification before being given a wheelchair to use during your visit.

Yes, there is a small fee of $10.00 for 12 hours of use. The 12 hours does not have to used in the same day and is good for 6 months.  Directions:  Connect to the facilities' access point (War Memorial Coliseum) and you will be directed to a secure page where you can create an account and enter credit card information to purchase access.

No, the Memorial Coliseum does not rent strollers. Guests are welcome to bring their own child strollers into the buiding for tradeshows or sale events in the Expo Center.

Guests are not permitted to bring food and/or beverages into the building, with the exceptions of baby food stored in reasonably small containers or baby bottles.

 

Event organizers, promoters and staff are also prohibited from bringing in their own food and/or beverage. To contract your event's catering with ARAMARK, the Coliseum's full-service, in-house caterer, call Renee Ray, Catering Sales Manager, at 260.480.3711 or email her at rray@memorialcoliseum.com.

Yes, we have a limited supply of wheelchairs available for guests to use while in the building. Please see a Guest Services Staff member, in a red jacket, upon your arrival in the lobby. You will be required to show identification before being given a wheelchair to use during your visit.

All of the Memorial Coliseum's 24 luxury suites are privately owned, except for one. Suite 501 is the suite that the Memorial Coliseum leases for individual events. For Komets games, the schedule usually fills up fast, soon after the season's schedule is released. Call the Director of Premium Seating at 260.480.2186 for pricing and availability.

If you include the three separate rooms of the main Expo Center, the total is 13.

For more information on any or all of these reception room options at the Memorial Coliseum, please see our Event Space, or call the Director of Sales & Marketing at 260.482.9502. You can also email him at pviglianti@memorialcoliseum.com.