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What Emirates Stadium Hospitality Costs This SeasonWhy The Academy Costs £399 for Lille and £1,199 for Real MadridCasual Bars, Restaurants, Box Level or Pitch-Side: Matching the Package to the GuestClub Level, Platinum Membership and the Diamond ClubDress Code, Children, Timings and Delivery: The Small PrintHospitality Against General Admission and the BallotBuying a Seat for the Big Games Without a Hospitality PackageFAQsArsenal hospitality packages for the 2026/27 season start at £239 per person for The Academy and climb to £2,999 per person for the Hero Experience, with private executive boxes listed from £6,990, according to the club's hospitality portal on 9 September 2026. Those are floor prices. The same Academy seat costs £399 for Lille in October and £1,199 when Real Madrid visit in December, and the club had already sold out its Academy allocation for four fixtures before September was a week old.
Article Summary: Emirates Stadium hospitality for 2026/27 runs from casual Club Level bar packages under £400 for a low-category game to fine dining above £3,000 per person for Manchester City or Real Madrid. Arsenal prices every package per fixture, so the opponent matters more than the lounge. No membership or ballot is needed, tickets arrive by email three to five days before kick-off and hospitality sales are final.
- The Academy, Arsenal's entry-level Club Level package, was listed from £239 per person on 9 September 2026 and cost £399 for Arsenal v Lille and £1,199 for Arsenal v Real Madrid.
- The Heritage, dining in The WM restaurant with premium Club Level seats, was priced at £3,499 per person for Arsenal v Manchester City on 28 November 2026 and had sold out by 9 September 2026.
- Executive Box N7 at Emirates Stadium was listed from £9,490 per box for Arsenal v Lille and £19,990 per box for Arsenal v Manchester United on 9 September 2026.
- Arsenal Club Level season tickets rose 3.9% for 2026/27, Platinum Membership is sold out and the waiting list requires a 25% deposit per person.
Hospitality is the only club-sold route into the Emirates that skips the Red and Silver membership ballots entirely, which is why it attracts overseas visitors and one-off buyers as much as corporate hosts. Anyone weighing it against standard Arsenal tickets needs the same two numbers for every fixture: what the package costs for that specific opponent, and what a Club Level or upper-tier seat for the same game would cost without the catering. Every price here comes from the club's own 2026/27 portal or its authorised agents as of 9 September 2026.
What Emirates Stadium Hospitality Costs This Season
Arsenal lists 14 men's matchday products on its hospitality portal for 2026/27, split across four tiers: casual bar packages on Club Level, private restaurants, Box Level lounges and pitch-side experiences, plus three executive box formats. Every listed price is a "from" figure, the lowest fixture currently on sale, and the club's list prices as of 9 September 2026 were as follows.
| Package | Where you sit | What is included | From (9 Sep 2026) | Booking rule |
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| The Academy | Club Level, corner or behind goal | Three complimentary drinks, access to 14 food kiosks on Club Level | £239 pp | Selected games, singles allowed |
| Royal Arsenal | Club Level, Royal Oak bar | Champagne on arrival, bar access | £269 pp | Champions League games only |
| The Academy + | Club Level, halfway line or midfield | Three complimentary drinks, 14 food kiosks | £349 pp | Selected games, singles allowed |
| Foundry Legends | Club Level, The Foundry restaurant | Private table, inclusive drinks | £499 pp | Multiples of two |
| Dial Square Gallery | Box Level, Clock End | Private lounge, inclusive drinks, new 2026 menu | £779 pp | Singles allowed |
| Woolwich Arsenal | Club Level, The Woolwich restaurant | Private lounge, champagne on arrival, three-course dining | £799 pp | Premier League games, singles allowed |
| The Avenell | Box Level, north-east corner | Luxury padded seats, grazing menu, cocktails mixed to order | £799 pp | Multiples of two |
| The Heritage | Club Level, The WM restaurant | Private table in The WM, signature cocktail on arrival | £999 pp | Multiples of two |
| The Touchline (Champions League) | Behind the Arsenal bench | Player arrival viewing, fully inclusive drinks | £1,099 pp | Multiples of two |
| The Touchline | Behind the Arsenal bench | Walk out of the tunnel to watch the warm-up, player arrival viewing | £2,499 pp | Multiples of two |
| Hero Experience | Premium seats plus pitch-side tour | Meet a current first-team player, signed shirt or ball, group photo | £2,999 pp | Party of four only |
| Executive Box N7 | Private box, 10, 12 or 15 seats | North Bank inspired menu, inclusive drinks, 2026/27 replica shirt | £6,990 per box | Whole box |
| Executive Box N5 | Private box, 10, 12 or 15 seats | Champagne on arrival, seasonal dining, legend visit, gifts | £7,188 per box | Whole box |
| Executive Box N7+ | Private 15-seat box, halfway line | Halfway line position, North Bank inspired menu, replica shirt | £14,999 per box | Whole box |
Two familiar names are missing from that list. The Cannon Club, a padded Club Level seat with drink and food vouchers in blocks 66 to 81, is sold only through authorised agents such as Seat Unique and Circuit Hospitality rather than on the club portal, and agents quote it fixture by fixture. Club 1886, the name many guides still use, is now the Dial Square Gallery. Anyone comparing agent listings against the club's Champions League pricing should also note that Royal Arsenal and the Champions League version of The Touchline replace Woolwich Arsenal and Dial Square Gallery on European nights.
The stadium itself explains the price bands. Emirates Stadium has Club Level as its entire middle tier, so every hospitality seat sits between the lower and upper bowls with the same unobstructed sightline; what changes between £239 and £999 is whether you are in a corner block with a bar or on the halfway line with a restaurant table.
Why The Academy Costs £399 for Lille and £1,199 for Real Madrid
Arsenal prices hospitality against its match category system, which for 2026/27 runs C, B, B+, A and A+ after the club added two new bands in February 2026. The club held categories A, B and C flat on general admission this season, but hospitality is priced by demand on top of that scaffolding, so the gap between a Category C league game and a Category A visit from Manchester City is far wider in the lounges than in the stands. These were the per-person prices on the club portal for every fixture on sale on 9 September 2026.
| Fixture (2026/27) | The Academy | Foundry Legends | The Avenell | The Heritage | Box N7 (per box) |
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| Arsenal v Lille, 13 Oct (UCL) | £399 | £799 | £999 | £1,099 | £9,490 |
| Arsenal v Hull City, 7 Nov | £599 (sold out) | £999 | £1,699 | £1,799 | £11,990 |
| Arsenal v Borussia Dortmund, 24 Nov (UCL) | £639 | £999 | £1,499 | £1,699 | £10,990 |
| Arsenal v Everton, 24 Oct | £699 (sold out) | £1,199 | £1,799 | £1,899 | £12,990 |
| Arsenal v Bournemouth, 12 Dec | £699 | £1,199 | £1,799 | £1,899 | £12,990 |
| Arsenal v Leeds United, 10 Oct | £769 (sold out) | £1,399 | £1,799 | £1,899 | £14,499 (sold out) |
| Arsenal v Manchester City, 28 Nov | £1,096 (sold out) | £2,299 | £2,999 | £3,499 (sold out) | £17,990 |
| Arsenal v Manchester United, 19 Dec | £1,099 | £1,799 | £2,699 | £2,999 | £19,990 |
| Arsenal v Real Madrid, 9 Dec (UCL) | £1,199 | £2,199 | £2,999 | £3,499 | £20,388 |
The cheapest fixture is not always the one you expect. Hull City in November was £170 cheaper in The Academy than Leeds United in October, because Leeds was the first game released and demand loaded onto it early. A marquee opponent roughly trebles the price across the range, so The Heritage moves from £1,099 for Lille to £3,499 for Arsenal vs Real Madrid tickets in the WM. Sell-outs start at the bottom: The Academy was gone for Leeds, Everton, Hull and City by 9 September, while the £2,999 Heritage table for Arsenal vs Manchester United was still bookable.
Woolwich Arsenal, the restaurant package on Club Level, is sold for Premier League games only and ranged from £799 for Hull City to £1,599 for Manchester City. Royal Arsenal, its Champions League equivalent in the Royal Oak bar, was £479 for Lille, £679 for Dortmund and £1,229 for Real Madrid. Fixtures from Ipswich Town on 2 January 2027 onwards, including Liverpool on 6 February and Tottenham on 1 May, were not yet on sale and sat behind a priority list on the same date.
Casual Bars, Restaurants, Box Level or Pitch-Side: Matching the Package to the Guest
Who you are taking matters more than the budget. A group of friends who want the atmosphere and a decent seat are better served by The Academy than by a restaurant they will leave 20 minutes before kick-off; a client who expects a three-course meal will not thank you for a food kiosk voucher.
Casual Club Level: The Academy, The Academy +, Royal Arsenal and the Cannon Club
These are bar-and-kiosk packages. The Academy gives a premium seat in a corner or behind-goal Club Level block, three complimentary drinks and the run of 14 food outlets on the tier; The Academy + moves the same package to the halfway line or midfield blocks for £150 to £700 more depending on fixture. Royal Arsenal is the Champions League only version built around the Royal Oak bar with champagne on arrival. The agent-sold Cannon Club is the closest comparison: Seat Unique lists it with four drinks vouchers, one food voucher, a half-time drink, matchday museum entry, a non-matchday stadium tour and a £5 merchandise voucher, with seats in blocks 66, 73, 80 or the front six rows of blocks 71 to 75. Check the Emirates Stadium seating plan before choosing a block, because the Clock End corners and the East Stand halfway line are very different views for a similar fee.
Restaurants: Foundry Legends, Woolwich Arsenal and The Heritage
Foundry Legends is the entry point to seated dining, with a private table in the industrial-styled Foundry restaurant and inclusive drinks, sold in pairs. Woolwich Arsenal adds champagne on arrival and a more formal three-course service in The Woolwich. The Heritage is the top matchday dining product: a private table in The WM, the East Stand restaurant on the halfway line that season members pay from £8,655 a year to use, with a signature cocktail on arrival and premium Club Level seats. The price step from Foundry to Heritage was between 35% and 80% on every fixture on sale, which is the gap between a good restaurant and the club's flagship one.
Box Level lounges: Dial Square Gallery and The Avenell
Both sit on the tier above Club Level. Dial Square Gallery, previously marketed as Club 1886, is a lounge with inclusive drinks and a buffet-style three-course menu, with seats behind the goal at the Clock End; it is the lowest-priced route onto Box Level and the only Box Level product sold as singles. The Avenell is the Art Deco members' lounge in the north-east corner opened for season members, sold match by match in pairs with padded luxe seats, a grazing menu and cocktails mixed to order. On price it sat £100 to £500 below The Heritage on every fixture on sale, and on view it is a corner rather than the halfway line.
Experiential and boxes: The Touchline, Hero Experience, N5, N7 and N7+
The Touchline puts guests in seats behind the Arsenal bench, watching player arrival from a private area and, on the £2,499 Premier League version, walking out of the tunnel to watch the warm-up. The Hero Experience is sold to parties of four only and includes a pitch-side tour with a legend, a meeting with a current first-team player and a signed 2026/27 shirt or ball. Executive boxes N7 and N5 seat 10, 12 or 15 and differ mainly in catering: N7 runs a North Bank inspired menu with a replica shirt per guest, N5 adds champagne, seasonal dining, a legend visit and personalised programmes. N7+ is the 15-seat halfway line box and was priced at £59,985 for Manchester City. For the same format at Old Trafford or the Etihad, the Manchester United hospitality guide and Manchester City hospitality guide use the same fixture-by-fixture method.
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Club Level, Platinum Membership and the Diamond Club
Club Level is not a hospitality package. It is the whole middle tier of the stadium, and a Club Level season ticket is sold as Platinum Membership: every men's Premier League, European, FA Cup and League Cup home game, access to the tier's lounges and bars, a complimentary half-time drink and a programme. The club confirmed in its 2026/27 men's ticketing guide on 17 February 2026 that Club Level 23-game season tickets rose 3.9% for 2026/27 alongside general admission, with The WM and The Avenell Club seasonal dining up 5%. The most recent published floor price is £3,560 including VAT per person for 2024/25, and the club currently publishes its Platinum table as a downloadable price sheet rather than a web page.
Platinum Membership is sold out for 2026/27. The club's own FAQ states that new applicants join a waiting list by paying a 25% deposit per person and that the wait is "likely to be in a few seasons from now". Two seasonal upgrades sit on top of Platinum: The WM, a reserved private table with five-course dining and inclusive drinks at every men's home game, listed from £8,655 per person for 2024/25 and excluding the seat itself, and The Avenell Club, the fully inclusive Box Level members' lounge, from £11,600 per person for 2024/25, both now 5% higher. For anyone who cannot wait several seasons, the guide to buying Arsenal tickets without a membership covers the ballots, the exchange and the secondary market.
The Diamond Club sits above all of this. It is an invitation-only members' club on the halfway line above the Directors' Box, with a Raymond Blanc overseen menu, private dining booths and valet parking, and it has no listed price. Trade press including The Caterer has reported a £25,000 joining fee plus £25,000 a year for two seats, a figure that has circulated since the club opened it and which Arsenal has never updated publicly. Treat it as reported rather than current. For context on what season tickets cost elsewhere, the Premier League ticket price index tracks all 20 clubs.
Dress Code, Children, Timings and Delivery: The Small Print
The club's hospitality terms, as published on 9 September 2026:
- Dress code is smart casual across Club Level and Box Level. Arsenal shirts and colours are permitted; away colours are not permitted anywhere in the hospitality areas and can lead to refused entry. Seat Unique adds that smart jeans and trainers are fine and tracksuits are not.
- Hospitality areas open two and a half hours before kick-off and stay open for up to two hours after the final whistle. Hospitality entry is through the Club Level entrance on the East side of the stadium; Cannon Club guests booked through agents use the Club South entrance between turnstiles X and Y.
- All ages can attend, but every child and baby needs their own ticket. Under-14s must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over, children aged 0 to 3 are not permitted in row one of Club or Box Level and buggies and prams are not allowed in the stadium.
- Tickets are emailed to the lead booker three to five days before the fixture, and the host name on a booking can be changed by contacting the club before the event. Agents typically send e-tickets around four days out.
- The Avenell, The Heritage, Hero Experience, Inner Circle and all executive boxes carry a minimum or fixed party size. Everything else can be booked as a single place.
Fixture movement is the clause that bites. Arsenal schedules every league game for 3pm on a Saturday until broadcasters pick their slots, and the hospitality booking moves automatically to the new date and time with no refund if the new slot does not suit. 15 of the 17 Premier League home fixtures on the portal on 9 September carried a "date and time subject to change" flag. The club also warns that hospitality bought anywhere other than direct or through an agent carrying its authorised insignia may be refused at the gate, because it cannot verify the package.
Hospitality Against General Admission and the Ballot
Hospitality against a £30 ticket is a false comparison, because a non-member cannot buy the £30 ticket. Arsenal's general admission season tickets for 2026/27 run from £1,291 to £2,196 for 23 games according to ESPN's report on the club's February announcement, and single-match general admission goes to Red and Silver members through a ballot that is heavily oversubscribed for marquee games. Hospitality is the one club-sold product with a confirmed allocation at purchase, a seat on the middle tier and no membership fee.
Against that, three costs are easy to miss. Agents add booking fees, around 5% at Seat Unique, and some quote hospitality excluding VAT so the checkout total is 20% higher than the headline. Hospitality is non-refundable once the fixture moves. And the lowest-priced packages sell out first, so a buyer who waits for the derby is choosing between The Avenell and a box, not between The Academy and The Foundry. Across the league the same pattern holds: the low-category games carry the value and the marquee fixtures carry the margin.
Buying a Seat for the Big Games Without a Hospitality Package
Hospitality is the right answer for a corporate host or a once-in-a-lifetime trip. It is the wrong answer for a supporter who simply wants to be inside the ground for Liverpool or Tottenham and would rather spend the difference on a second match. For that buyer, the secondary market lists Club Level and general admission seats from existing holders, priced by the seller and sometimes above face value, with seat detail visible at checkout.
On 1BoxOffice the process is the same for every fixture. Create an account through 1BoxOffice register, pick the fixture such as Arsenal vs Liverpool on 6 February 2027, choose the block and seat pair, and pay with the 150% money-back guarantee applying if the tickets are not delivered as described. Delivery status sits under track order until the tickets arrive. For the reverse fixture at Anfield the Liverpool hospitality guide sets out what the same tier costs there.
FAQs
1. Is Arsenal hospitality worth the money?
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Arsenal hospitality is worth it for a guaranteed seat on a marquee fixture or for hosting guests, and poor value for a supporter who only wants to be inside the ground, since the opponent rather than the lounge sets most of the price.
2. What is the cheapest Arsenal hospitality package?
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The Academy is the cheapest package the club sells, listed from £239 per person on 9 September 2026, with Royal Arsenal from £269 on Champions League nights and the agent-only Cannon Club the cheapest padded Club Level seat.
3. Can I wear an Arsenal shirt in hospitality at the Emirates?
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Yes, Arsenal shirts and colours are permitted under the smart casual dress code, while away colours, shorts and tracksuits are not accepted in any Club Level or Box Level area.
4. How much is an Arsenal executive box for one match?
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Executive Box N7 was priced by the club from £9,490 for Arsenal v Lille and £19,990 for Arsenal v Manchester United on 9 September 2026, which works out at £633 to £1,333 per guest in a 15-seat box.
5. When does hospitality for the North London derby go on sale?
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Arsenal v Tottenham on 1 May 2027 was not on sale on 9 September 2026 and sat behind a priority notification list on the club portal, with authorised agents already quoting restaurant packages above £3,000 per person plus VAT.
Arsenal hospitality is priced per fixture, sells from the bottom up and locks the buyer to whatever date the broadcasters choose. For the supporter who wants the seat rather than the champagne, 1BoxOffice lists verified resale tickets for every Arsenal home game with a 150% money-back guarantee, and the wider Premier League hospitality overview compares what the same money buys at other grounds.
Sources: Arsenal Hospitality (hospitality portal packages, upcoming events and FAQ pages, 9 September 2026), Arsenal FC men's ticketing guide 2026/27, ESPN, Arseblog News, Seat Unique, Circuit Hospitality, VIP Matchdays, The Caterer, Premier League.
