Parking Directions

Parking

Northrop is located in the heart of the vibrant, active University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus—other scheduled events often impact traffic and parking availability.

Select events and all Northrop Season Dance events offer prepaid parking at the Church Street Garage or the Fourth Street Parking Ramp when possible and encourage you to arrive early. Please note, parking spaces fill quickly when there are other on-campus events happening at the same time as those at Northrop. See the Parking and Transportation Services Calendar and a full list of UMN Twin Cities Campus events for any activities that may impact traffic and parking.
Note: If any parking facility is listed as "Reservation Only," you will not be able to park there without a pre-paid parking pass.
View available prepaid parking for Northrop events

Highly recommended if available! Prepaid reservations make event parking on campus so much easier. You can make a reservation at the same time you buy tickets to most events happening at Northrop or purchase prepaid parking separately prior to the day of the event. Purchase prepaid parking for the Church Street Garage or (if you wish to be slightly removed from the busy campus hub) at the Fourth Street Ramp, about two blocks away.

Subscribers, your parking tickets have been delivered along with your performance tickets via email.

Your prepaid parking pass is valid as early as 3 hours prior to the start of your event, and is valid for entry up to 90 minutes after the start of the event. Reservations will be forfeited if you have not arrived by that time.

How to use your prepaid parking pass

Prepaid parking is currently available in the Church Street Garage and Fourth Street Ramp only. Under the direction of Parking and Transportation Services and to help with the flow of traffic in the area, Nolte Garage will open when Church Street Garage sells out.
Prepaid parking is available for most 2024-25 Northrop Season and many other Northrop performances and events. Some exclusions may apply.
Once parking is purchased, you will receive an email from U of M Tickets and Events (umntix@umn.edu) that includes a QR code. This email can be pulled up on a mobile device (or can be printed at home) to scan as you enter the parking garage. NOTE: for those who purchase parking with their 2024-25 Season Package, your parking tickets will arrive via email with your performance tickets by mid-July.

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Below are the most commonly used parking facilities for attending events at Northrop.

Church Street Garage
80 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Fourth Street Parking Ramp
1625 4th St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Washington Avenue Parking Ramp
501 Washington Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Nolte Center Garage
14 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

(Contract Only - unless noted for event parking)

Project dates: March 2024 – December 2025

Hennepin County is improving University Avenue (County Road 36) and Fourth Street (County Road 37) between I-35W and Oak Street in Minneapolis.

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Being on a lively campus means that there are a wide variety of easy ways to get to Northrop. You can drive and park on campus, take the bus to any of the nearby bus stops, or ride the green line to the East Bank stop which is only a five-minute walk away.