Wrigley Field Seating Chart

Parking, bag policy, transit and history are on the main Wrigley Field guide.

Reading the Wrigley Field chart in one pass

The short answer: Wrigley Field's section number tells you the level. Per the Cubs' own renumbering guide, the lower level uses the 100s and 200s, the upper level uses the 300s and 400s, and the bleachers are the 500s. For most buyers, the best value is the 300-level upper box behind home plate, which sits in front of the support poles and sees the whole field.

The Cubs adopted this Section/Row/Seat format on Opening Day 2019, replacing an older aisle-based system that dated to the early 1980s. No seat moved; only the labels changed. That matters if you compare a current listing with an old seat-view photo or an older forum post: what used to be the 400 level is now the 300s, the old 500 level is now the 400s, and the bleachers, once unnumbered, are the 500s.

• 100 and 200 levels: the lower deck, from the club and box seats nearest the field back to the terrace (the covered seats under the upper deck).
• 300 level: the upper box, the front rows of the upper deck.
• 400 level: the upper reserved, the rear of the upper deck under the roof.
• 500 level: the bleachers wrapping the outfield.
• Suites: keep their original numbers with an S prefix, for the Suite Level.

Lower deck: club seats, field boxes and the terrace

The lower deck is really two different products stacked together. The front portion, the club and field box seats, is open to the sky and close to the field. The rear portion, the terrace, sits under the upper deck, which gives shade and rain cover but also puts steel support columns in the sightlines.

The clubs along the lower deck

The 1060 Project renovation rebuilt the area behind home plate and moved the dugouts farther down the foul lines to make room for new premium clubs. Two seating guides agree on the layout that resulted:

• American Airlines 1914 Club: the first rows directly behind home plate, the closest seats in the park to the batter.
• The W Club: premium seats with a lounge on the third-base and left-field side.
• Maker's Mark Barrel Room: the matching premium area on the first-base side.

One seating guide places the visiting dugout on the first-base side, which puts the Cubs on the third-base side. If you want to watch the home team come and go, sit between home plate and third base.

Field box versus terrace

Field box seats run from foul pole to foul pole and carry the highest resale demand between the dugouts. The terrace behind them is deep, and the first few rows, sold as terrace box, sit in front of the poles. Farther back, terrace reserved rows trade a lower price for a column that may sit directly in your line to the plate or to second base. The back rows also lose high fly balls under the upper-deck overhang. In the terrace, row and seat number matter more than section number.

Upper deck: the 300s, the 400s and the L/R suffix

Every upper-deck section carries a letter after its number, such as 303L or 431R. Per the Cubs, the L means the left-field side and the R means the right-field side, and the suffix points you to the nearest ramp or stairway. Check it before you enter; walking up the wrong ramp at Wrigley means a long trip back around a crowded concourse.

300 level: upper box

The upper box is the front of the upper deck, and the Cubs themselves say these seats compare to 200-level seats at other ballparks. Because there are no columns in front of you, the infield upper box often gives a cleaner view than a more expensive terrace reserved seat downstairs. Two seating guides also identify the Catalina Club as four reconfigured upper box sections behind home plate, with cushioned seats and cup holders.

400 level: upper reserved

The upper reserved is a short stack of rows at the very back of the upper deck, tucked under the roof. It is shaded and usually among the lower-priced reserved seats, but the roof and its supports can clip the view of fly balls and the outfield video boards. Seating guides flag poles in parts of the upper reserved as well as the terrace, so treat any listing marked limited view as exactly that.

The bleachers and the outfield party areas

The 500 level wraps left, center and right field. The seats are metal benches without backs, and the sections are numbered, but per the Cubs, bleacher tickets are general admission during the regular season and assigned only in the postseason. Your ticket buys a place in the bleachers, not a specific bench. Fans who want the front row in left or right field line up before the gates open.

The outfield also holds group and hospitality areas that sell separately from the bleachers, including patio spaces built during the renovation. These suit a group outing more than close baseball watching. The bleachers have no roof, so for a day game in July, the sun is part of the ticket.

Pick a side by what you want to look at. From the left-field bleachers you face the right-field video board, and from the right-field bleachers you face the left-field board. Center field puts you farthest from home plate.

Concerts, outdoor hockey and other layouts

Wrigley has booked summer stadium concerts since 2005 and hosted two NHL Winter Classic games, and each event uses its own map. For concerts, the stage typically goes on the field, and floor seats or standing areas are added on the grass. The stage position, floor layout and which grandstand sections open all change by tour, so the baseball chart is only a rough guide.

• For a stage view: sections facing the stage straight on, at a moderate height, usually beat sections that are close but at a sharp side angle.
• For sound: the covered terrace and upper reserved can sound boomy; open seats generally sound cleaner.
• Seats behind or beside the stage: are often closed or sold as limited view. Read the listing notes.

For any non-baseball event, open the event-specific seating map attached to the listing before you buy.

Choosing the row and seat, not just the section

At a modern ballpark, a section number and row are enough. At Wrigley, the seat within the row also matters, because the columns that hold up the upper deck stand at fixed points. A few rules help:

• In the terrace, look for terrace box or a row in front of the first pole. If a listing does not say, compare the row against a seat-view photo taken since 2019, when the numbers changed.
• Prefer the 300s to the back of the terrace when the price is similar. You trade proximity for an unobstructed view.
• Aisle seats make concession trips easy in the narrow older rows, but an aisle seat next to a column is the worst of both.
• For shade at a day game, the covered terrace and upper reserved are the reliable choices; the third-base side shades first as the afternoon goes on.
• For a family, the upper box gives a full view without the bleacher crowd. The Cubs do not publish a designated alcohol-free section on their renumbering page, so ask the ticket office before you buy if that matters to you.

Accessible seating at Wrigley Field

The Cubs sell wheelchair-accessible spaces with adjacent companion seats through the team's ticket office,. Because the seating bowl is old and the levels are reached by ramps and elevators at specific points, ask which entrance and ramp serve the accessible location you are buying, and whether the sightline is covered or open.

The Cubs do not publish a section-by-section list of accessible locations on their seating pages, so confirm details with the team directly through the Cubs ballpark page. If a resale listing is marked accessible, keep the companion seat and wheelchair space together on the same order.

Sources

• Chicago Cubs – Wrigley Field seat renumbering
• Wikipedia – Wrigley Field
• Ballpark E-Guides – Wrigley Field seating guide
• RateYourSeats – Best seats at Wrigley Field
• RateYourSeats – Wrigley Field seating chart
• Shaded Seats – Wrigley Field