Target Field

The short answer: which Target Field seat to buy

For the best all-around view of a Twins game, buy a lower-deck seat between the dugouts about 10 to 25 rows back. You sit high enough to see over the on-deck circle and close enough to follow the pitch. For value, the first rows of the upper deck behind the plate and infield show the entire field with the downtown skyline beyond the outfield.

Then factor in the calendar. Target Field is open air in a northern city, so a sunny third-base seat that feels perfect in April can be harsh in July, and a night game in early spring calls for the canopy-covered upper deck and a warm layer.

Deck by deck: what each level gives you

The ballpark sits on a tight eight-acre lot hemmed in by rail lines, a freeway and two streets on bridges. The result is a vertical park where even the upper seats feel close.

• Lower deck (about 19,000 seats): the largest tier, running foul pole to foul pole. It is the closest you can get, with the strongest sightlines between the dugouts.
• Club level (about 7,000 seats by the park's own count): indoor and outdoor premium areas behind the plate and along the infield, with padded seats and lounge access. Another guide counts about 4,000 club seats, so treat the figure as approximate.
• Upper deck (about 13,500 seats): much of it sits under the canopy, which shades and shelters the top rows.
• Outfield seating: a two-tier grandstand in left, more seats in right, and the Budweiser Roof Deck past the outfield, where fire pits take the edge off cool evenings.

Both bullpens are in left-center, the visitors' pen in front of the Twins'. Section numbers and dugout sides differ between sources, so confirm on the interactive map at checkout exactly where a section faces before you buy.

Sun, shade and weather: picking by month

Home plate points east toward center field. In day games, the afternoon sun swings across the south and west, so the side of the park you choose controls your comfort.

• Seats that shade first: behind home plate, along the first-base line and under the upper-deck canopy.
• Seats that stay sunny: the third-base line and left field, which face into the afternoon light.
• April and late September: buy the sun on purpose for day games, and for night games pick the canopy and the heated concourses, restrooms and lounges over an extra few rows of proximity.
• June through August: shade is worth paying for at day games, especially with children.

Summer weekends draw the biggest crowds, so those dates sell first. Cold early-season weeknights tend to have the deepest resale inventory.

Seats to think twice about

• Deep lower-deck corners by the foul poles: the seats angle toward the outfield, so you turn your head for every pitch.
• Back rows of the lower deck under the overhang: dry in a shower, but towering fly balls vanish above the roofline.
• Sun-side seats in midsummer day games: fine for an inning, tiring for nine.
• Open outfield seats on a cold April night: no cover and no wind block, which is a long evening even with fire pits nearby.

Rail, ramps and the walk to the gates

Rail is the easiest way in. Target Field Station, at Fifth Street North and Fifth Avenue North, is the end of the line for the METRO Blue and Green light rail lines and the Northstar commuter train, and it opens straight onto Gate 6. After the final out, trains start their runs here, so you can usually walk onto the platform and find a seat while the ramp traffic is still backed up.

• Driving: the ABC Ramps (A, B and C) sit beside the ballpark, and the Twins also sell game-day spaces in the Hawthorne Ramp. As of the 2026 season the club suggests paying online before you arrive; check current rates first.
• Walking and biking: downtown and the North Loop are close, and the North Loop's restaurants are a popular pregame stop.

The five main gates carry Twins names: Gate 3 (Harmon Killebrew) at Fifth Street and Third Avenue, Gate 6 (Tony Oliva) at the station, Gate 14 (Kent Hrbek) on Seventh Street, and Gates 29 (Rod Carew) and 34 (Kirby Puckett) on Target Plaza, where fans meet by the oversized bronze glove and statues of Killebrew, Carew, Puckett and Joe Mauer.

What you can carry in, and when gates open

As of the 2026 season, the Twins permit single-compartment bags no larger than 16 by 16 by 8 inches. Purses, clear bags and drawstring bags qualify; backpacks, duffels, laptop bags with more than one compartment and anything oversized do not. Free storage for barred bags is available near Gate 6.

• Outside food: welcome, as long as it is not in a hard-sided container such as a tub, hard cooler or thermos. It cannot go into bars, restaurants or suites.
• Gate times: one hour ahead of Monday–Thursday night games, 90 minutes ahead of weekday day games, and two hours ahead of Friday–Sunday games.
• Families: family restrooms with changing tables are located throughout the park, and Sundays are Kids Day.

Confirm the current rules on the Twins ballpark guide before you go. Every Reserved Seat order carries a 100% guarantee with guaranteed entry.

Background on the ballpark

Populous designed Target Field, which cost about 555 million dollars, paid by the Twins, a Hennepin County sales tax and separate infrastructure funding. It is wrapped in Kasota limestone from Minnesota, and the playing field is heated. The first regular-season game came on April 12, 2010, a 5–2 Twins win over the Red Sox. The Minnie and Paul sign in center field, drawn from the club's classic handshake logo, lights up after every Twins home run, and the flagpole on Target Plaza came from old Metropolitan Stadium.

The park has staged the 2014 MLB All-Star Game and the January 1, 2022 NHL Winter Classic, a 6–4 Blues win over the Wild. Paul McCartney, the Eagles and Kenny Chesney have played concerts here, and P!nk drew more than 45,000 on August 10, 2023, the attendance record. A 2017 Division III football game between St. Thomas and St. John's drew 37,355.

Sources

• Wikipedia – Target Field
• Minnesota Twins – Target Field Information Guide
• Ballparks of Baseball – Target Field