Kenan Memorial Stadium Seating Chart
Kenan Memorial Stadium is the home of North Carolina Tar Heels football, nestled in a pine grove on the UNC campus in Chapel Hill. The 1927 bowl seats around 50,500 across a lower bowl and upper deck, with the surrounding trees giving it one of the most scenic settings in the ACC.
Sections at Kenan Memorial Stadium
The Kenan Memorial Stadium chart lists 6 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.
- Lower Bowl — sideline and end zone
- Club / premium level
- Upper Deck — east and west
- Student Section — end zone
- End Zone sections
- Suites
Best seats at Kenan Memorial Stadium
West-side lower sideline sections near midfield catch the best football angle and afternoon shade. The upper deck on the west side gives a full view of the bowl and the pine grove that frames the stadium.
Tips before you go
Kenan sits on the UNC campus near Franklin Street, so park in the campus lots and walk through the pines on game day. Chapel Hill fall weather can be warm at noon and cool by dusk — pack a layer, and pre-game on Franklin Street.
How to read the Kenan Memorial Stadium seating chart
Start with the shape of the room: 50,500 seats around a field, split into 6 sections — Lower Bowl, Club / premium level, Upper Deck, Student Section, End Zone sections, and Suites. Your ticket names exactly one of them, and that name is worth reading twice, because neighboring sections can differ by a full level, a price tier, or which side of the room you face from.
When you weigh a Kenan Memorial Stadium ticket, three variables do the work: how close you are to the field, whether you sit on a sideline or in an end zone, and how high you are. That's why Suites and Lower Bowl can price and view so differently while sitting on the same chart. Use the best-seats notes above as the tiebreak for Kenan Memorial Stadium, then confirm section, row, and seat against the official Chapel Hill map before checkout.
For scale: at 50,500 seats, Kenan Memorial Stadium ranks 4th of the 16 North Carolina venues in this guide by capacity — Carter-Finley Stadium (57,583) is the next size up, Greensboro Coliseum (22,000) the next size down.
Building a seating chart for an event at Kenan Memorial Stadium
Booked a suite, a club space, or a room adjacent to Kenan Memorial Stadium for something private? Let the chart above anchor the plan — sections like Lower Bowl and Suites and their surrounding tiers show the geography — and lay tables over just the part of it your event occupies. Seat every guest in the maker, export the PDF, and the Chapel Hill event-services team has a document they can set up from. Full house at Kenan Memorial Stadium is 50,500, but private events run on a far smaller footprint: dinner rounds, program rows, and a head table are usually the whole build.
Hosting a private event at Kenan Memorial Stadium?
Sketch your Kenan Memorial Stadium event in minutes — rounds for dinner service, rows for the presentation, a head table where it belongs. Up to 500 seats per layout, finished as a print-ready PDF the Chapel Hill event team can work from.
Open the seating chart generatorFrequently asked questions
- How many seats does Kenan Memorial Stadium hold?
- 50,500 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 6 on the Chapel Hill chart.
- What are the best seats at Kenan Memorial Stadium?
- West-side lower sideline sections near midfield catch the best football angle and afternoon shade. The upper deck on the west side gives a full view of the bowl and the pine grove that frames the stadium.
- What sections does Kenan Memorial Stadium have?
- Main sections include: Lower Bowl — sideline and end zone; Club / premium level; Upper Deck — east and west. Full breakdown in the sections list above.
- Where is Kenan Memorial Stadium located?
- You'll find Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Check the official site shortly before the event for the street address, parking, and the closest transit to sections like Lower Bowl — gate assignments, lots, and rideshare zones vary across Chapel Hill venues.
- How do I plan a private event at Kenan Memorial Stadium?
- Map it in the Seat Chart App maker below: start from Kenan Memorial Stadium's own layout — sections like Lower Bowl and Suites — drop tables to match your event's footprint, assign guests, and export a PDF the Chapel Hill event-services team can set up from.