By Garrett Dvorkin | Baltimore Business Journal
The Baltimore Ravens are building a new premium tailgating area geared toward businesses that might not be able to afford a suite inside the stadium.
The FlockYard will take over space on the north side of the stadium and consist of a modular structure equipped with 20 “loft suites” that can each hold between 20 and 24 people. The suites will partially encircle a courtyard dominated by a large screen that will show pregame activity. Each suite will go for around $16,000 per game, much less than the roughly $40,000 per game cost for a suite in the stadium’s Blackwing area. The FlockYard suites also don’t require a season-long contract.
The new area will cost $7 million to build and is expected to open toward the end of the summer. The FlockYard will primarily be used for tailgating and will open up two to three hours before kickoff. The team had previously used event tents for premium tailgating but wanted to build a permanent structure that could be used for events year-round.
Richard Lintker, the team’s vice president of ticket sales and operations, said the new area also fills a gap in the team’s offerings, since some businesses want to entertain clients but not lock in to full-season suite packages. Individual fans will also be able to buy tickets to the area as an add-on.
“We had season tickets and full-season suite leases but didn’t have a ton of options in between,” Lintker said. “Baltimore has a lot of small and mid-sized businesses, and we wanted to have something to offer for those local businesses.”
The FlockYard will be used for more than just football tailgating. The area is expected to be finished well before the start of the Ravens’ season and will get some use in August when K-pop band BTS comes to M&T Bank Stadium. The team plans to use the area for a “preshow suite-like environment.”
For Ravens games, the FlockYard will have a DJ to amp up the crowd, and there will be visits from special guests, including Ravens legends, cheerleaders and the team band. The area will have a special food menu that will change every game and reflect who the Ravens are playing and what’s in season, Lintker said.
The FlockYard will give the team a lot more flexibility than the big white tents typically used, which Lintker said were very “static” and didn’t allow the team to host events other than tailgates. The large screen in the center of the area also lends itself well to watch parties or even fantasy football drafts, which M&T Bank Stadium has become somewhat famous for hosting.
“This space was designed to host smaller groups. We have had success with companies booking spaces for watch parties and friends booking for fantasy drafts, and this space is great for that,” Lintker said. “We could even host something like a cornhole tournament here.”
If the new building looks like it belongs next to a golf course, that is by design. The FlockYard was designed by Filmwerks, which has built modular structures for the PGA Championship, as well as Formula 1 races and the NFL Draft.
One of the reasons the team chose to go with a modular building was to conserve space. The Ravens have added a number of new buildings around M&T Bank Stadium as part of a more than $500 million overhaul. Those new buildings, however, ate into the space that the Ravens had used for the tailgating tents. Having a multi-level modular building allowed the team to maximize capacity in a limited footprint.
“Given the size of the space itself, we had to think smart, and how can we maximize the footprint,” Lintker said. “Modular spaces are used for golf tournaments, and are kind of unique and new, and allow us to have a permanent structure that was made for sporting events.”
Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Baltimore Ravens
Originally published June 24, 2026