General Information
All persons attending this event, participants or spectators, are subject to the Terms & Agreement found by clicking here.
Tickets/Wristbands
For this year’s event, admission is required for all spectators over the age of 6. You may purchase either a tournament weekend pass, or single day pass.
Tickets/passes for the Northern Lights Qualifier are most often in the form of wristbands, which must be worn on the wrist. Three-day wristbands must be worn all three-days of the event.Lost or forgotten wristbands will not be replaced and must be re-purchased.All sales are final. No refunds will be given for any reason.
Online Ticket/Wristband Sales
Online sales will be available for purchase for three-day wristbands only.
Northern Lights Qualifier (March 22-24, 2024) wristband sales will begin on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 9:00am. Online sales will conclude at 6:00am on Friday, March 22, 2024. After this date and time, all wrist band sales must occur onsite only. All times listed are central time.
Wristbands purchased for the first weekend are not valid for the second weekend and will not be refunded or exchanged.
Senior/student discounted passes as such are not available online, however if you purchase a regular ticket online, the price is the same as the senior discount at the convention center. Senior/student discounted passes can also be bought in person with proof of age at the convention center. Please inform the person in the ticket booth you would like the discounted price when ordering your wristband.
Procedure:
- Click on the black button below.
- After you check out from making your purchase, a QR code will automatically be sent to the email address you provided.
- An option to send this QR code to you via text was also provided after checking out (also available in the email confirmation).
- This QR code must be presented to the Will Call table (Thursday/Friday) or Ticket Booth (Saturday/Sunday) in order to pick-up your wristbands.
- Please have your QR code out and ready when approaching the Will Call table (Thursday/Friday) or Ticket Booth (Saturday/Sunday). The entire process to pick up wristbands should take less than 5 seconds once you are at the table/booth.
- Lost or forgotten wristbands will not be replaced and must be re-purchased.
Wristband Pick-up:
- Thursday 4:00 pm– 8:00 pm (Will Call Table)<– We strongly advise picking up your 3 day wristbands at this time to avoid long lines Friday morning
- Friday 7:00 am – Closing (Will Call Table)
- Saturday 7:00 am – Closing (Ticket Booth)
- Sunday 7:00 am – Closing (Ticket Booth)
Please be aware that lost or forgotten wristbands will not be replaced and must be re-purchased. You must wear your wristband tightly on your wrist. Once we issue you your wristband, it is your physical ticket to enter the event. If you lose it, we will not re-issue you a wristband even with your QR code or ID. The only way to re-enter will be to repurchase your ticket.
Ticket Purchases at the Event (Ticket Booths)
All sales at the event are credit card only. No cash.
- Thursday 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Friday 7:00 am – Closing
- Saturday 7:00 am – Closing
- Sunday 7:00 am – Closing
Single day wristbands cannot be purchased online. Anyone who needs a single day wristband must purchase one from the ticket booth on the day it is needed. Each single day wristband is a different color and will not work on other days.
- Thursday/Friday purchase – Friday single day wristbands
- Saturday purchase – Saturday single day wristbands
- Sunday purchase – Sunday single day wristbands
Please note:
- All sales are final. No refunds will be given for any reason.
- Wristbands must be displayed each time you enter the venue
- All spectators are required to wear their wristbands at all times in the court area to prevent the roving security from questioning them.
- Wristbands must be worn on the wrist. Wristbands on purses or backpacks will not be recognized.
- Lost, forgotten or stolen wristbands must be re-purchased. We do not replace weekend passes because you cut the wristband off or because you put it on too loose and it fell off.
- Children 6 and under are free. They do not require a wristband.
- Please note that a receipt or QR code indicating that you ordered a wristband for a wristband that has already been redeemed is not sufficient proof to replace your wristband. To reiterate, your wristband is the same as your physical ticket to enter the venue. Once it is given to you, it is your responsibility to take care of it.
Coaches & Players:
At team check-in each team will be given wristbands for rostered players and up to 3 unique, rostered coaching staff.
Players
Players will need to wear/show their wristbands to gain entrance to the court area. Player wristbands will be easily removeable and we suggest keeping them on or near their backpacks or water bottles.
Players who wish to enter the venue prior to the date/time their team plays are encouraged to contact their coach to make arrangements to pick-up their player wristband from them early. NLQ staff will not give out extra player wristbands to allow you to enter early just because you haven’t picked up your wristband from your coach.
Coaches
This year in order to comply with new SafeSport requirements, all coaches are going to get a special-colored wristband (meaning, not the same color as spectators):
- In order to be on a team bench, a coach must have the special-colored wristband.
- The wristband must be worn at all times on the coach’s wrist and may not be removed for the duration of the event.
- The wristband must be visible to the referee and worn on the coach’s wrist.
- The wristband must be a coach’s color wristband (not a spectator wristband).
- The wristband cannot be attached to a bag or purse, or carried in a pocket or bag.
Any spectator who is not SafeSport Certified and Background checked, and is found wearing a coach wristband will be expelled from the facility and also jeopardize their team’s continued participation in the event.