Thousands Expected for Iowa-Iowa State Saturday

Ames will be playing host to a very large tailgating party in and around  for the annual Iowa State-Iowa game this Saturday.

The staff expects the stadium's 55,000 seats to sell out. An additional 25,000 ticketless people will likely hang out in the parking lots. And some of the 75,000 people have already arrived.

Here is what visitors should know:

Public consumption laws do not apply in the Iowa State Center parking areas but people are not allowed to drink hard liquor, bring kegs or drink from glass bottles. No wood fires or real furniture are allowed.

Parking lots open at 5 a.m. Saturday but Cyclone Club members with donor permits were allowed to park their recreational vehicles at noon Friday in the hopes of cutting back on traffic congestion.

Rob Bowers, Iowa State Department of Public Safety deputy police chief, said to arrive early and plan an extra hour or more to find parking.

“Parking will be a premium for this game. A lot of people are in town,” Bowers said.

Security will be the same as for any game, the only difference might be the early start time. The game starts at 11 a.m. and Bowers said they will bring extra patrol on duty at 3 a.m.

More than 20 members of the Ames Police Department will be on hand to provide security in the stadium and Ames Police public information officer James Robinson said they know that they will likely have more calls for service due to the increased number of people in Ames bars and restaurants.

More rules follow below:

 Cyclone Tailgating Rules

• Maintain a clear drive lane in the lot
• Use 1 space only
• No holding spaces
• No smoking
• No wood fires
• Fires in cooking grills only
• No glass bottles
• No kegs or beer bongs
• Please clean your space
• Jack Trice Stadium Policies and Procedures

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