MATCHDAY INFORMATION AHEAD OF THE MORECAMBE GAME

Here’s the information you need to know ahead of the Boxing Day clash with Morecambe.

The West Stand ticket office will open at 10am. Matchday ticket offices will open at 1:30pm.

Meeters and greeters and our EDI reps will be around the ground to help with any fan queries.

The Blues Store will be open from 10am – 5:30pm.

Half-time click and collect orders will be available from matchday ticket office - order HERE.

Turnstiles will open at 1:30pm.

FAN ZONE

The Northern Competitions Fan Zone will open at 10am. We now have marquees on the west side of the stadium to shelter fans from the weather.

This weekend, the Nags Head Horse Box will once again feature three local favourites from West Walls Brewing Co.

Also on site will be - Angel Lane Chippie Van, Coffee Rambler, Cumbria Roast Company, Greyhound Burger Van and Lonsdale Tuck Shop.

There will also be face painting available in the Northern Competitions Fan Zone from 10:30am to 12pm.

The LG at Peter Tyson Warwick Road End Fan Zone will open at 12:30pm.

Fans can enter at this time, via the green gate behind the Study Centre, where tickets will be scanned. This gate will then close at 1:30pm, and fans can then enter via the turnstiles.

Nachos, pulled pork sandwiches and draught beers will be available, and there will be a tuck shop for soft drinks and snacks.

The Warwick Road End Fan Zones will remain open during the second-half and close on the final whistle.

Interfresh - who are a locally-based fruit and vegetable supplier - have donated baskets to be placed at the Fan Zone bars on the west side of stadium. In addition, there'll also be one placed in the East Stand Family Zone.

Following half-time, any pies which have not been sold in the East Stand will be brought to the West Stand Fan Zone, Glass Bar and Murphy's Bar - these will be given away for FREE so no food is wasted!

PRE-MATCH

Glass Bar and Murphy's Bar open at 10:30am, last orders at 3pm.

Razzamataz will be performing a selection of songs in the Fan Zone between 1:45pm - 2:45pm.

Bee Unique are attending to promote their autism charity and help shine a light on the work the EDI team are doing on autism awareness. 

We are providing 49 match day tickets to Bee Unique and Carlisle Reivers for their pan disability teams as well as 23 tickets to Workington Falcons Pan Disability Team.

HALF-TIME

Our half-time game, ‘Big Shot’, will continue this weekend!

It gives supporters the chance to win a big money prize with a minimum of £1,400 up for grabs at every home fixture!

20 lucky fans will be able to try and attempt to go home a winner! Book your place online HERE!

For the clash with Morecambe, 20 fans can enter the competition for just £5 each, to go onto the hallowed Brunton Park pitch at the break to have one shot at kicking a size five football through a 14-inch hole into the ‘Big Shot’ target on the goalline at the Warwick Road End.

Perfect placement is required to pocket the cash!

The prize pot is now over £1,400, and £1 from every £5 entry will be donated to Carlisle United Community Sports Trust to help fund outreach programmes in the community, with the remaining £4 all being added to the prize pot and rolling over until it is won.

PARKING

There is no on-site parking available. 

The nearest official car park is at the rugby club which is pay and display £3 for 4 hours pay & display car parking (carlislerugby.club)

Local streets operate as disc zones and offer 2 hours free parking.

For details of council city centre car parks. Find a car park near you.

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