Forest Hills Stadium Seating Chart
Forest Hills Stadium in Queens is a historic open-air venue built in 1923 that once hosted the US Open tennis championships. Restored as a concert venue, its Tudor-style horseshoe and neighborhood setting give it a uniquely intimate feel for its size.
Sections at Forest Hills Stadium
The Forest Hills Stadium chart lists 5 main sections, and the one on your ticket does most of the deciding — price, distance, and view included. Scan the list before you buy, keeping in mind that the event type reshuffles the room: concerts, games, and private buyouts each open different parts of the house.
- Field — general-admission or reserved seating closest to the stage
- Lower stadium — fixed seats around the horseshoe
- Upper stadium — top rows of the bowl
- Box seats near the stage
- Marquee and premium areas
Best seats at Forest Hills Stadium
Reserved field rows and the lower stadium center sections facing the stage give the best combination of proximity and a head-on view. The upper horseshoe sides curve away from the stage, so aim for center if you want a square angle.
Tips before you go
Take the LIRR to Forest Hills or the E/F/M/R subway to 71st-Continental — it sits in a residential neighborhood with no event parking. Shows have a strict curfew due to the neighbors, so sets start and end on time; arrive early for the GA field.
How to read the Forest Hills Stadium seating chart
Forest Hills Stadium seats 14,000 across a fan of seating that faces one stage, and its chart is organized into 5 named sections — Field, Lower stadium, Upper stadium, Box seats near the stage, and Marquee and premium areas. The exact label on your ticket is what pins your spot: a seat two sections over can sit a level higher, a price tier apart, or on the opposite side of the room.
Every Forest Hills Stadium seat is really the sum of three choices: how far back you are, whether you're covered or out on the open lawn, and how centered you are on the stage. Put Marquee and premium areas and Field side by side and the gap shows up immediately — in level, in price tier, and often in which half of the Forest Hills room you land in. The best-seats notes above settle it for Forest Hills Stadium; just verify section, row, and seat on the official map before you pay.
For scale: at 14,000 seats, Forest Hills Stadium ranks 13th of the 42 New York venues in this guide by capacity — Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center (15,000) is the next size up, Innovative Field (10,840) the next size down.
Building a seating chart for an event at Forest Hills Stadium
If your event lands at or near Forest Hills Stadium — a corporate block, a reception, a team dinner — start from the venue's real geography: sections like Field and Marquee and premium areas and the tiers around them set the footprint. Rebuild that footprint in the maker with rounds for the dinner, rows for the program, and a head table where the format wants one, then assign guests and export a PDF for the Forest Hills event-services team. You won't need anywhere near the full 14,000-seat configuration; private blocks live in clubs, suites, and adjacent banquet rooms — exactly the scale the tool handles.
Hosting a private event at Forest Hills Stadium?
From dinner rounds to program rows to head tables, lay out your Forest Hills Stadium event the way the room will actually run. The maker supports up to 500 seats and exports a print-ready PDF for the Forest Hills venue's event staff.
Open the seating chart generatorFrequently asked questions
- How many seats does Forest Hills Stadium hold?
- 14,000 at full configuration. In practice the number depends on the event — sections open and close between a concert and a daytime show — and a private buyout uses just the sections booked, usually a club or a suite out of the 5 on the Forest Hills chart.
- What are the best seats at Forest Hills Stadium?
- Reserved field rows and the lower stadium center sections facing the stage give the best combination of proximity and a head-on view. The upper horseshoe sides curve away from the stage, so aim for center if you want a square angle.
- What sections does Forest Hills Stadium have?
- Main sections include: Field — general-admission or reserved seating closest to the stage; Lower stadium — fixed seats around the horseshoe; Upper stadium — top rows of the bowl. Full breakdown in the sections list above.
- Where is Forest Hills Stadium located?
- Forest Hills Stadium sits in Forest Hills, New York. For the exact street address, parking, and the transit stop nearest sections like Field, check the official Forest Hills Stadium site before the day — Forest Hills venues differ on gate, lot, and rideshare access.
- How do I plan a private event at Forest Hills Stadium?
- Use the maker on this page: begin with Forest Hills Stadium's real layout — sections like Field and Marquee and premium areas — place tables over the footprint your event will use, seat your guests, and export a PDF for the Forest Hills event-services team.