Monster Jam at loanDepot park: tickets, Pit Party and the family plan

Last reviewed: November 8, 2026. Sources for this page are listed in its fact sheet.

Short answer first. Monster Jam runs two Miami shows at loanDepot park, 501 Marlins Way, and they are not the same product. Saturday, January 30, 2027 is the full day: the Pit Party runs 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., doors open at 3:30, the Trackside preview starts at 4:00, and the show starts at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, January 31 is the shorter version: no Pit Party at all, doors at 1:00, Trackside at 2:00, and a 3:00 p.m. start. Families with young kids usually want Saturday, because the Pit Party is where children stand next to the trucks and meet the drivers. Families driving home Sunday night want the early show. Pick by that trade, not by which ticket the resale site lists first.

A large stadium on a grey day. Stock photo, not loanDepot park. Photo: Lewis Ashton, Pexels.

Saturday: the Pit Party is the main event for kids

The Pit Party is a separate ticket layered on the show ticket, and the organizer's rule is exact: every fan age two and up needs a main event ticket for the show right after the Pit Party, plus the Pit Party pass, to get in. An Early Access Pass moves entry up to 11:30 a.m. against the standard 12:30 opening. Drivers leave the floor 30 minutes before the Pit Party closes, so the autograph and photo hour is effectively 12:30 to 3:00. Arrive at opening, not at two. The trucks sit still, the drivers work the lines, and a six year old can measure himself against a tire. That hour is what children remember in March. The show itself is the loud exclamation point after it.

Sunday: no Pit Party, and a marathon in the morning

Sunday's listing carries no Pit Party, and any page or seller implying one is working from the Saturday schedule. Doors at 1:00 p.m. and Trackside at 2:00 give the day its shape without the morning session. The second Sunday fact is across town: the Life Time Miami Marathon runs that morning, Sunday, January 31, starting downtown in the early hours, with road closures on the downtown and causeway network through the morning. The marathon field is gone by the time a 3 p.m. show starts, and Little Havana is west of the race's downtown core, but street reopenings and race traffic can linger into midday. Come from the west or the airport corridor if you can, allow an extra half hour, and read our marathon weekend stay guide if your family is somehow doing both events in one weekend. It happens. Miami stacks its winter weekends.

Ear protection: bring it, do not debate it

Monster Jam's own advice stops at commerce: its FAQ says concessions sell Monster Jam novelty ear protection and disposable ear plugs while supplies last, and fans may bring their own. Treat that as the floor, not the plan. Twelve thousand horsepower in a roofed ballpark is loud at a level that bothers adults and overwhelms small children, and the supplies clause in that FAQ is doing quiet work. Buy before the weekend: earmuffs sized for kids stay on small heads better than plugs, and a spare set of foam plugs in a parent's pocket has saved more family outings than any seat upgrade. Put them on before the first engine starts, not after the first tears.

Tickets, seats and the roof

Buy through the event's official channels from the organizer's Miami page, and price the Pit Party pass in the same transaction so the pair cannot separate. All fans age two and up need a ticket, per the organizer, so a lap toddler is the only free seat in the building. loanDepot park is the Marlins' ballpark, with a retractable roof and air conditioning, which makes this the one January outdoor-style event in Miami where weather barely matters; the roof call is the venue's, and the show runs either way. Lower bowl seats put children closest to the dirt and the noise, in equal measure. Higher seats trade a little of both for a full view of the course, which younger kids often follow better. There is no wrong tier here. There is only the wrong day, and Saturday versus Sunday is decided above.

Getting there and staying nearby

The ballpark stands in Little Havana, west of downtown, with four parking garages on its north and south sides and six surface lots to the east and west. The venue's parking page is blunt about the mechanic: prepaid parking is the only way to guarantee a spot on site, rates are dynamically priced by event with no fixed price published, and buying in advance saves $5 on the daily rate. Garage parking runs on license plates, paid by scanning the barcodes in the garage or at the lobby pay stations. The bag rule matters more than the parking plan, because a bag turned away at the gate goes back to the car at the worst possible moment: the ballpark's own guide allows one clear bag of plastic, vinyl, or PVC up to 16 by 16 by 8 inches, with small clutches up to 6 by 8 inches and medical and infant bags excepted, and every approved bag is inspected. Leave the backpack at the hotel. Families staying over should price downtown and Brickell first, a short drive east, through downtown Miami hotels on Expedia, and pair the show with a Little Havana meal before the gates: our Little Havana food tour page and the neighborhood's restaurant rows sit minutes from the park. A 5 p.m. Saturday show ends into a Havana evening. That is the version of this trip worth taking.

Frequently asked questions

Which show is better for a five year old?
Saturday. The Pit Party is the part a five year old talks about afterward, and the 5 p.m. start still ends at a survivable hour. Bring the earmuffs.

Can we do the Pit Party on Sunday instead?
No. The organizer lists no Sunday Pit Party for this stop. Anyone selling one is selling the Saturday schedule.

Does the marathon close the ballpark area?
The race runs downtown, east of the park, on Sunday morning. Expect lingering closures and traffic into midday on the downtown approaches, and route from the west where you can.

Keep planning

Next steps: the events hub, the marathon weekend stay guide for the same weekend's other event, downtown hotels on Expedia, and the Miami with kids guide.