PNC Arena Parking Guide

Year after year, PNC Arena has provided Raleigh, the Triangle, and the Southeast with a wealth of sporting events, significant concert tours, and other events. The PNC Stadium, which hosts the Carolina Hurricanes, is the second-largest arena particularly built for basketball and the third-largest in the ACC. In this PNC Arena Parking Guide, we have shared Rates and passes to park your vehicle safely.

Parking at this stadium might be difficult if you don’t prepare ahead due to its strategic position. You will learn all you want to locate the greatest parking in this guide. In this article, we would be helping you with PNC Arena Parking.

PNC Arena Parking Guide

PNC Arena

PNC Arena Parking Rates

Fees for certain events may change. Prices are simply provided here as a guide and are liable to change. For detailed prices, please check the webpage for each event. For Carolina Hurricanes, family programming, meetings, and other events, cars, and vans will cost $20 and $40 for a limousine, bus, mini-bus, and RV.

For Events like shows, comedies, and other things, Cars and vans cost $20 to $30. Limousines, buses, minibusses, and RVs cost $40 to $60. Cash, debit cards, or credit cards can be used to pay parking costs.

PNC Arena Parking Passes

For the majority of concerts and events, Premier Parking Passes are available for purchase at PNC Arena’s Box Office. However, that will exclude Carolina Hurricanes hockey games, NCSU basketball, and family shows with multiple performances. Visit the individual event pages for price and availability details, or call the Box Office at (919) 861-2323.

Tailgating and Handicap parking

There can only be one parking place used for tailgating. Do not leave an open fire unattended, and please dispose of charcoal correctly. While tailgating, be kind to your fellow guests, be safe, and properly dispose of all bottles, cans, and garbage. Others who are strolling on the grounds of PNC Arena might be hurt by broken glass.

 Tailgating in PNC Arena Parking
Tailgating in PNC Arena Parking

On the grounds of PNC Arena, accessible parking spaces may be found in the East and West parking lots. In these specified spots, cars must legally display handicapped license plates or window cards.

Taking the bus to the PNC Arena

There is a dedicated shuttle service for the PNC Bank Arts Center. Take the free PNC Bank Arts Center Shuttle to the Aberdeen/Matawan rail station using NJ Transit to get there.

 More about PNC Arena

PNC Arena
PNC Arena

Raleigh, North Carolina is home to PNC Arena, formerly known as the RBC Center and initially known as Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena. Including 61 suites, 13 loge boxes, and 2,000 club seats, the facility has 18,680 ice hockey and 19,722 basketball seats. The structure contains a 300-seat restaurant and three concourses.

The NC State Wolfpack men’s basketball team and the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League both call PNC Arena home. The North Carolina State Fairgrounds, Dorton Arena, and Carter-Finley Stadium, where Wolfpack football is played, are all close by the arena (on the Fairgrounds).

From 2000 to 2002, the stadium also served as home to the Carolina Cobras of the Arena Football League. In the ACC, it is the fourth-largest arena, while in the NCAA, it is the eighth-largest arena.

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 History of The Arena

Under the leadership of then-Wolfpack coach Jim Valvano, the concept for a new basketball arena to replace the Wolfpack’s longstanding residence, Reynolds Coliseum, originally surfaced in the 1980s. The NCSU Trustees authorized the construction of a 23,000-seat arena in 1989. 

PNC Arena
PNC Arena

The North Carolina General Assembly established the Centennial Authority in 1995 to serve as the arena’s governing body. State appropriations, neighborhood donations, and university fundraising were used to pay for the project. The then-Hartford Whalers, who would later change their name to the Carolina Hurricanes, agreed to relocate in 1997 when the Centennial Authority refocused the project to become a multi-use arena.

An estimated $158 million in construction costs were incurred between that year and 1999, with the majority of the money coming from a levy on hotels and restaurants. The state of North Carolina contributed $18 million, while the Hurricanes agreed to pay $60 million of the price.

The Hurricanes received operational management of the facility as part of the agreement. After a protracted hunt for a corporate sponsor, the Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena (or ESA)—known as such from 1999 to 2002—was renamed the RBC Center. For an estimated $80 million, RBC Bank, the Royal Bank of Canada’s US business, purchased the 20-year naming rights.

Corporate headquarters PNC
Corporate headquarters PNC

PNC Financial Services purchased RBC Bank’s US assets on June 19, 2011, and in anticipation of regulatory agency clearance, the company also acquired the name rights to the arena.

A name change to PNC Arena was authorized by the arena’s landlord, Centennial Authority, on December 15, 2011. The new name became official on March 15, 2012. More than 400 personnel are on duty at PNC Arena for security and refreshments on an average hockey day.

The Tree Hill High School Ravens played in an NCHSAA championship game there in a season four episode of The CW’s One Tree Hill, which also featured the arena in fictitious media. In a College Jeopardy episode from 2005, the venue was also used for game shows. On October 29, 1999, the Hurricanes and New Jersey Devils played in Raleigh’s inaugural NHL game. This was the building’s opening night. 

Hurricanes vs Devils

The Hurricanes hosted the Devils in games 3, 4, and 6 of the 2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, the Hurricanes fell to the Devils in game 6. This was the first playoff series to be played in the Entertainment and Sports Arena.

The 2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs and Finals were held in the ESA (then known as the RBC Center), however, the Hurricanes fell short in the championship game.

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