What’s New at Carter-Finley Stadium for 2025?

The fans spoke — and the Wolfpack listened.

When NC State football fans visit Carter-Finley Stadium during the 2025 season, they’ll enjoy a combination of traditional favorites and some new enhancements to the stadium and its offerings. 

As always, NC State Athletics made many of these updates as a direct result of fans sharing their suggestions and concerns in postgame fan experience surveys. This feedback is crucial in making stadium improvements during the season and for upcoming seasons.

Raleighwood Upgrades 

NC State Athletics has made major upgrades to the Raleighwood area, which is located near Gate 11 in the northeast corner of the stadium.

The addition of a shade structure, big-screen TVs showing live game broadcasts, a surround-sound system and a bar serving beer and wine will give the area more of a sports bar feel so fans can congregate, unwind and cheer on the Pack.

Live music, games, activities, food trucks and beer stations will be available for all fans in the 27,000-square-foot space. Raleighwood will open 90 minutes prior to the scheduled kickoff time and will remain open through the end of the fourth quarter. Alcohol will stop being served after the third quarter. 

New Concession Offerings 

There will be several new concession offerings this season, along with the return of an old favorite.

• Alpaca will serve Peruvian rotisserie chicken and other Latin dishes from the concourse adjacent to Raleighwood.
• Wolf & Hen will serve chicken tenders and fries along with other game-day favorites in Raleighwood.

In addition, Chick-Fil-A will be returning to various locations on the concourse.

Wolfpack Team Shop 

Visitors to Carter-Finley Stadium can purchase NC State apparel and other items at three Wolfpack Team Shop locations in 2025, with Aramark serving as the new in-venue retail provider. 

The stores will have a new look compared to previous years, with a large Team Shop on the west side of the stadium across from the Dail Plaza Entrance, along with two permanent shops on the east side. The southeast location will be between gates 7 and 9, while the northeast shop will be between gates 9 and 10. There will also be a fourth location on the concourse near the southwest corner of the stadium by sections 118/215.

The Wolfpack Team Shop will have increased selections of women’s and youth apparel this season. Also, a limited selection of items will be available for purchase at various concession stands on the concourse.

Text Assistance

In 2025, NC State Athletics will continue to offer game day text assistance, which helps provide real-time problem resolution for patrons. If fans have an issue, they can text 984-352-7345 on game days or message Pack Guest Services on X at @PackGuestSrvcs. 

Text assistance will begin five hours before kickoff and will run up to one hour after the game ends. 

Gate Changes

Gate 5, located on the south end of the stadium by the Murphy Center, will no longer be a public entrance. Patrons should continue to use Gates 2-4.

Lactation Rooms 

One major upgrade for the 2025 season is the addition of two private lactation rooms. To access these spaces, please visit customer service near Gate 4 or Gate 14 to obtain a key for the room. These spaces replace the previous location in the customer service area near Gate 4.

Parking Lot Updates

College of Veterinary Medicine lots 1 and 2 will not be available on game days for 2025. Also, patrons should note that the old Faculty/Staff/Varsity Club lot has been renamed the Trinity Lot. 

Andy Albright Scoreboard

The main video scoreboard in the North End Zone of Carter-Finley Stadium has been named the Andy Albright Scoreboard to reflect the Albright family’s deep commitment to enhancing the Wolfpack experience for student-athletes, fans and the greater NC State community.

Ticket Account Binding

For iPhone users, ticket account binding adds security to a fan’s mobile tickets by binding the tickets to their Apple ID. This prevents unauthorized sharing while keeping the same easy entry experience fans are accustomed to. We recommend that iPhone users take the following steps for the best account security and to ensure you and your group have seamless entry into Carter-Finley Stadium on game days.

The first time tickets are added to a fan’s Apple Wallet this season, they will be asked to verify their Apple account using Face ID, Touch ID or a password. This creates a secure connection between the fan’s online ticketing account and their iCloud account. Once ticket account binding is set up, all tickets from NC State are automatically bound to the fan’s Apple account. 

Fans will be able to transfer their tickets to family and friends the same as they have done previously. Sharing logins, screenshots or emails with ticket links will result in disabled passes that will not scan as valid on game day. Ticket account binding is not available for Android users and does not affect ALL-IN-1 tickets.