The Stephen C. O'Connell Center is an arena on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville. The building runs to three levels, with an elevator in the Gate One lobby and another next to the Gate Four lobby. It is fully ADA compliant, and accessible seating is arranged at the point of ticket purchase. Concessions and merchandise stands went cashless on January 16, 2026. Parking around the arena sits on UF campus lots, and what is open to visitors changes with the event, so the arena points guests to the profile for their own event.
- Bags and security
- Guests are asked to arrive early and travel light. You may be searched on entry, which can include metal detecting hand wands.
- Cameras
- Video cameras and cameras with telescopic or zoom lenses are not permitted for most events. Check the profile for your event.
- Food and drink
- Outside food and beverage is prohibited for most events. Concessions are sold inside.
- Paying inside
- Concessions and merchandise went cashless on January 16, 2026. Credit cards, debit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay are accepted, and cash can be swapped for a gift card at concession stand 222 inside Gate 1 near section 107.
- Accessibility
- The arena is fully ADA compliant, and accommodations are arranged during the ticket purchase. Elevators in the Gate One lobby and next to the Gate Four lobby reach all three levels.
- Smoking
- No smoking anywhere in the arena, and UF policy bars cigarettes and other tobacco products across campus, including in parking lots and vehicles.
- Signs
- Hand-held signs are welcome. They cannot be mounted on a stick or pole, cannot block another guest's view, and cannot be derogatory or carry foul language.
- Strollers
- Discouraged. If you bring one it must be collapsible and stored in the inner lobby on the main concourse, and staff will not guard it.
- Parking
- Parking instructions vary with the type of event, the season, the time of day and whatever else is on nearby. UF's Transportation and Parking Services controls the lots surrounding the arena on weekdays from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM, and a visitor to any campus lot then has to obtain a temporary pass.