Upcoming Chicago White Sox dates
Dates and live ticket listings appear here as soon as they are on sale. The guide below covers what to know before you buy.
The short version: where to sit for a Sox game
For a Chicago White Sox game, the best all-around seat is in the 100 level (the lower bowl) between the dugouts, ideally on the home side near sections 137 to 143, where one published seating guide places the White Sox dugout. For an evening game, the first-base line is the reliable shade pick. If you are buying the cheapest ticket in the building, know that the 500 level is steep and set well back, and its ticket holders are reported to be kept off the lower concourse.
- Watch the home team: lower rows near sections 137 to 143.
- Read pitch location: the sections behind home plate, between the two dugouts.
- Stay out of the sun: first-base side at night; upper sections and roughly 110 to 129 in the lower bowl for day games.
- Spend the least: the 500 level, with the trade-offs described below.
Rate Field sits at 333 West 35th Street on the South Side and seats 40,615.
100, 300 and 500: Rate Field level by level
100 level
The lower bowl wraps the field from foul pole to foul pole, with outfield bleacher seating in left and right. The same guide puts the visitors' dugout in front of sections 121 to 127, the White Sox bullpen near 156 to 158 and the visitors' bullpen near 104 and 105. Outfield seats near the bullpens let you watch pitchers warm up, which kids tend to enjoy.
300 level
The middle tier holds the club seats and a mezzanine. It sits closer to the field than the upper deck and gives you access to more of the park, which makes it the sensible upgrade for anyone uneasy about the 500 level.
500 level
The upper deck is the value tier, and it shrank in 2004 when eight rows and about 6,600 seats were removed from the top and a flat roof replaced the old canopy. Fans often describe what remains as steep, and it sits farther from the field than upper decks in many parks. The back rows are under the roof, which helps on a hot afternoon. If heights bother you, or you want to stroll the main concourse, spend up.
Specialty spaces
Left field has a 15,000-square-foot Kids Zone. Center field has the Fan Deck, a raised seating area, and right field has Miller Lite Landing, a 326-seat social space.
How the sun crosses Rate Field
The ballpark faces southeast. The sun moves across left field and finishes behind the first-base side, so the first-base line is shaded for evening starts. For afternoon games, a shade guide points to the upper sections and the lower-bowl sections running roughly 110 to 129, which pick up shade as the innings pass. The left-field outfield seats stay in sunlight for most of a day game.
The field itself is hitter-friendly: 330 feet to left, 400 to center and 335 to right, with an 8-foot wall. Outfield seats see plenty of home-run traffic, which is part of their appeal on a summer night.
Peak demand on the South Side
Spring training takes place in February and March at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, the club's Cactus League base since 2009. The regular season opens in late March or early April and closes in late September, with October baseball for teams that qualify.
- Chicago Cubs at Rate Field: the crosstown series is the hardest regular-season ticket here, with both fan bases in the seats.
- Opening Day: the lots fill early and the crowd is the season's largest in spring.
- Summer Saturdays: fireworks nights and giveaway dates sell ahead of weeknights.
- Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers: division rivals that bring traveling fans when a race is close.
Supply is deepest for weeknights in April, May and September. Recent losing seasons, including a modern-record 121 losses in 2024, have left many routine dates soft on the resale market, and those prices often slide in the final days before first pitch. Crosstown games and Opening Day tend to hold their value.
Lots, grills and the trains to 35th Street
Surface parking lots surround Rate Field, which gives the White Sox one of the few true tailgating scenes at a big-city ballpark. As of the team's current tailgating page, the rules include the following; check the White Sox tailgating rules before you go.
- Timing: lots open two hours before the game, and tailgating stops at first pitch; none is allowed afterward.
- Space: keep your setup inside one parking space and out of driving lanes.
- Grills: small grills only, with charcoal dumped in the coal bins provided.
- Kegs: not permitted on team property.
- Reserved spots: tailgating spaces are sold in Lot E.
If you skip the car, three rail lines serve the park: the CTA Red Line at Sox–35th, the Green Line at 35th–Bronzeville–IIT and Metra's Rock Island Line at 35th Street, a station that opened in 2011.
A bag policy announced for the 2023 season permitted clear totes up to 12 by 12 by 6 inches and small clutches of about 9 by 5 by 2 inches, and banned backpacks. That policy may have changed, so confirm the current rules before game day. Reserved Seat orders carry no digital transfer fees.
Comiskey to Rate Field: names, titles and the Black Sox
The franchise started in 1894 as the Sioux City Cornhuskers, became the St. Paul Saints, and moved to Chicago in 1900 as the White Stockings, shortening the name to White Sox in 1904. It was an American League charter member and has played in the AL Central since 1994. Its colors are black and silver with white.
- 1906: the first World Series title.
- 1917: a second championship.
- 1919: eight players are banned for life for conspiring with gamblers to throw the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds, the Black Sox scandal.
- April 18, 1991: the current ballpark opens, replacing the original Comiskey Park.
- 2003: the park hosts the All-Star Game.
- 2005: the White Sox win the World Series, ending an 88-year drought.
The club holds seven AL pennants. The ballpark has carried four names: Comiskey Park from 1991 to 2003, U.S. Cellular Field from 2003 to 2016, Guaranteed Rate Field from 2017 to 2024, and now Rate Field. The building never changed.
Its long-term future is less settled. Reports in 2025 described a possible new ballpark at The 78, a South Loop site, complicated by a competing soccer stadium proposal for the same land. In June 2025 the team announced that investor Justin Ishbia would take a minority stake with an option to buy control from Jerry Reinsdorf no earlier than 2029. As of those reports, Rate Field remained home. Schedules are on the White Sox website.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the White Sox dugout at Rate Field?
One published seating guide places the White Sox dugout in front of sections 137 to 143, with the visitors' dugout in front of sections 121 to 127.
Is the 500 level at Rate Field worth buying?
It is the cheapest tier, but it is steep and set well back from the field, and guides report that 500-level ticket holders cannot use the lower concourse. The 300 level or 100-level outfield is a better fit if that matters to you.
What are the tailgating hours at White Sox games?
As of the team's current page, lots open two hours before the game and tailgating ends at first pitch, with no postgame tailgating. Check the rules before you go.
What was Rate Field called before?
It opened in 1991 as Comiskey Park, became U.S. Cellular Field in 2003 and Guaranteed Rate Field in 2017, and took the Rate Field name after the sponsor's rebrand.
Which White Sox games are hardest to get tickets for?
The crosstown series with the Cubs and Opening Day draw the most demand, followed by summer Saturday games with fireworks or giveaways.