Celebration Bowl Tickets

Buy Celebration Bowl Game Tickets

College football fans can get their Celebration Bowl tickets today. Originally known as the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl, the Celebration Bowl is an NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision college bowl game that takes place inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA 30313. The inaugural game took place in 2015 and is an annual matchup between the champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Southwestern Athletic Conference. The game is significant as it is the only NCAA college bowl game at the FCS level and features teams from conferences made up of historically black colleges and universities.

The most dominant team in the history of the bowl is the North Carolina A&T Aggies, who won the game four times in the span of five years from 2015 to 2019. Other teams that have participated in the game include the North Carolina Central Eagles, Alcorn State Braves, and Grambling State Tigers. Cheer on your team live when you buy Celebration Bowl tickets. The bowl game is owned and operated by ESPN Events and is annually featured live on the ABC television network. TicketSmarter is the official ticket resale marketplace of ESPN Events.

Celebration Bowl Ticket Prices

With a state-of-the-art game location at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and a passionate fan base for the teams in the MEAC and SWAC, the Celebration Bowl is always a highly attended matchup. Celebration Bowl ticket prices will fluctuate from the time the tickets first become available until game time. Some of the key factors that affect Celebration Bowl ticket prices include the teams that will be competing, the proximity of the college campuses to the stadium, and the seating location inside the stadium.

How much are Celebration Bowl tickets?

There are several price points for Celebration Bowl tickets. Tickets will generally start in the $15 to $35 range. The average price of Celebration Bowl tickets is around $75. The game only uses the lower level of seating at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with all-inclusive VIP club seats behind the benches going for prices starting at $165. Fans looking for cheap Celebration Bowl tickets should look in the sections behind the end zones and the corners behind the band seating location as those will be the least expensive options.

Celebration Bowl 2024 Schedule

The Celebration Bowl is typically one of the earliest bowl games on the calendar. The game is generally scheduled between December 15 and December 21. The Celebration Bowl schedule includes several days of fun and activities for the fans and teams to enjoy while in the Atlanta area.

Teams will arrive in the city on the Wednesday before the game with a welcome dinner scheduled for that evening. Various community events such as team visits at Hughes Spalding Children’s Hospital, the SWAC Hall of Fame Reception, and team press conferences will take place in the days leading up to the game. The day of the game includes a fan fest along with a pregame show. Kickoff is scheduled for noon local time and fans can stick around after the game to see the Battle of the Bands!

When do Celebration Bowl tickets go on sale?

Celebration Bowl tickets will go on sale during the fall months. As the official ticket resale partner of ESPN Events, TicketSmarter will have seats available early on in the college football season. Tickets will become more widely available once the MEAC and SWAC conference champions have been crowned, which will confirm which HBCUs will play in the game.

Celebration Bowl Seating Chart

Mercedes-Benz Stadium opened in 2017 and took over the hosting duties for the Celebration Bowl from the Georgia Dome that same year. The stadium can hold a total seating capacity of 75,000 for football games, but the Celebration Bowl seating chart will only use the lower level of seating for the game. The seating options for the game include VIP Club, club, sideline, and end zone seats.

The VIP Club option will put fans on the 50-yard line in section 110 or 128 with all-inclusive food and beverage included with the tickets. The club seating is in sections 108-109, 111-112, 126-127, and 129-130. Sideline seats will cover the area from the 20-yard lines to the end zone corners, while the end zone seats will sit directly behind each end zone. There will also be a designated seating area for each marching band, fans can choose to sit behind one of the marching bands at a lower price. The MEAC and SWAC teams switch sidelines every year of competition and TicketSmarter’s virtual ticket office will update to show the current sideline configuration for the current season’s game to ensure customers are sitting among their fellow fans.